Cherry Creek Canyon Silver Mill

“In 1866 the Silver Lode Mining Go. erected a 10-stamp mill at the mouth of Cherry Creek, where the camp of Alpine was laid out. A number of stone buildings, now in ruins, attest this early activity. The veins proved to be narrow and low-grade, so that the district was abandoned after several years. Except for sporadic prospecting, there has been little mining since the early days. In all probability not more than a few thousand dollars has been produced. In April 1939 the only mining in this area was on the Nevada Gold group of claims.” (Vanderburg, RoMDICCN)
Clan Alpine

It is not popular to state that the long-term environmental impact of this operation (last attempt to resume was, sometime in the 1970’s), apart from the esthetically questionable condition of the old mill site, appears negligible. Vegetation grows as abundantly as anywhere else on the dry mountain, and wildlife flourishes. Several crows and an owl are living there, keeping it rodent-free.

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