North Entrance to French Lily Mine

Trail Overview

This short trail is an alternative entrance to the French Lily Mine mill site. The first part of this trail starts from the north and is easygoing until you pass a windmill and corral. After these structures, the trail then becomes more technical with a huge rut in the middle of the trail. This rut is over 18 inches deep and will cause you trouble if you slip into it. You must straddle this rut or it may high-center you. This trail is marked as Forest Service Road 688.

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Difficulty

There's a big, long rut in the middle of the trail over 18 inches deep.

History

The French Lily Mine was in operation from 1936 to 1938 with primary ore of copper, lead, zinc, and gold. This was an underground mine that still has the main mining shaft present. This shaft is said to be 200 feet deep and 1,025 feet long.

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