http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/ an exploration journal into the shadows of the copper country Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-357 Joe Dase Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:38:56 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-357 Yeah, the rock pile for the shaft at the very base of the hill is barbwired, there is actually two shafts in that general area, they were dozed shut and the rock pile is very grown over. There is a third shaft yet closer to cliff drive hidden in the bushes (kinda in that low swampy ground)... The adit is further north from the barbed wire area, and is very hard to notice (its a crawl on your belly to get in). Theres not much in there, no rail even, a small copper vein is visible in the back and it dead ends a short ways in. There is another loner adit in the area which connects to the workings but I never found any sign of it. Yeah, the rock pile for the shaft at the very base of the hill is barbwired, there is actually two shafts in that general area, they were dozed shut and the rock pile is very grown over. There is a third shaft yet closer to cliff drive hidden in the bushes (kinda in that low swampy ground)… The adit is further north from the barbed wire area, and is very hard to notice (its a crawl on your belly to get in). Theres not much in there, no rail even, a small copper vein is visible in the back and it dead ends a short ways in. There is another loner adit in the area which connects to the workings but I never found any sign of it.

]]> http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-356 explorer Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:28:39 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-356 Joe - Thanks for the warning. We don't plan on going back until the snow is gone and we can see what we're walking on. During our first snowshoe trip (before we even knew the North American was around) we had thought we found the old rock pile which was almost grown completely over. We also found what probably was a shaft based on the barb wire fence surrounding it, but we didn't notice any steam coming from the hole so we weren't sure. Either way we kept our distance. Joe - Thanks for the warning. We don’t plan on going back until the snow is gone and we can see what we’re walking on. During our first snowshoe trip (before we even knew the North American was around) we had thought we found the old rock pile which was almost grown completely over. We also found what probably was a shaft based on the barb wire fence surrounding it, but we didn’t notice any steam coming from the hole so we weren’t sure. Either way we kept our distance.

]]> http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-354 Joe Dase Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:08:49 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/03/07/hidden-p2/#comment-354 Be careful where you wander, the North American was all Vertical shafts, and not all of them are known... One I think I found on accident, in the woods closer to cliff drive, its timbered over. Theres also a short adit if you do a little searching. Be careful where you wander, the North American was all Vertical shafts, and not all of them are known… One I think I found on accident, in the woods closer to cliff drive, its timbered over. Theres also a short adit if you do a little searching.

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