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Ophir canyon silver camp

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: ore-sack seals.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

An Oquirrh canyon silver-lead camp from the 1870s that dwindled to a hamlet; terrace dumps and cabin lots line the narrow gulch.

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