On the road from Belleville, look up and you can see the old railroad right of way. |
Down the road, more evidence of the old C&CRR |
Anthony volunteered to climb the hill for a closer inspection |
Historic debris of all kinds! Note the giant Kinross tailings |
An old boiler or water heater or something. |
There's nothing like a little of Mom's old-fashioned cyanide to leach out every last bit of gold. |
A general view of town looking east. |
Although probably best known as the bank, this building was used for other things too. |
A view of some nearby ruins and the back of the bank. |
This cozy one bedroom no bath cabin is energy efficient and has RV parking. |
Not to insult its residents, but I found the Candelaria graveyard to be unimpressive. The nearby mine does detract from its appearance somewhat. |
A distorted panorama of the graveyard. |
On the other hand, the name could have come from Candelaria in the Canary Islands. (Photo courtesy Petr Suchomel) |
A much better picture from the graveyard from Luis. | A more contemporary building and probably a block house of some sort near the beginning of what once was Pickhandle Gulch. |
| A contemporary overhead view showing the approximate locations of Candelaria and Metallic City. | ||