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Bill



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Location: Wrightwood, CA
PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:58 pm    Post subject: Native son Mine Reply with quote
Has anyone done any exploration of the native son mine along Praire fork between Lupine and Cabin flat?
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edenooch



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Location: Eagle rock
PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i asked the mine expert about this....i think its all fire road
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Bill



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Location: Wrightwood, CA
PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
edenooch wrote:
i asked the mine expert about this....i think its all fire road

I have hiked along the road from both directions.  Its very difficult to get there from Vincent gulch as the trail is unmaintained.  The fire road from
Blue ridge 3n39 gets you to Lupine but the road washes out in spots.  Anyway, I did'nt realize there was a mine in that location at the time, or I might have looked for it.  
Has the expert checked it out?  Is it worth exploring?
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moppychris



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Native Son mine is hard to find. I have been down that road twice, looking for the mine from the road, also bush whacking to the spot that it is labeled on my map. I have yet to find a trace of it. (maybe I just suck at that sort of thing) It is possible it has caved in.
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Elwood
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It can be seen, with difficulty from the pine mountain fire road, the one that goes up from the spring above Lupine Campground.



The 12 Megapixel original is here" http://www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other2/P1030040X1.jpg "

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Bill



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Location: Wrightwood, CA
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Elwood wrote:
It can be seen, with difficulty from the pine mountain fire road, the one that goes up from the spring above Lupine Campground.



The 12 Megapixel original is here" http://www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other2/P1030040X1.jpg "

Thanks Elwood.  I don't see the road from this photo, so I'm assuming it's far enough off the road to make it a good bushwack to get to. Confused
Might be fun to try though. Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
is this the actual location, as in the photograph? looks close to the road
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Bill



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zé wrote:
is this the actual location, as in the photograph? looks close to the road

They don't look the same but it is difficult to tell from the photo.  The location you gave is the exact location I was prepared to explore.  I have the GPS coordinates so I'll give it a go.  I am familiar with the road along Pine ridge where Elwood took the photo.  I would be interested to know the exact location though.
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Elwood
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll be the first to admit some confusion as to the location of the mine. My picture is obviously up one of the drainages North of 3N34 in Prairie Fork. The USGS topographic maps show Native Son adjacent to the Prairie Fork Guard Station site. There is another unlabeled mine in grid square 23, well East of the Guard Station. I suspect that my picture and the mine itself are up the drainage, East of the unlabeled mine symbol. Caveat Explorator!
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