GC2CWH0LSP&L Orphan Boy Mine
Type: Traditional
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By: Grand High Pobah@
| Hide Date: 08/04/2010
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 16.547 W106° 06.139 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
The cache is a decon container. It is not winter friendly.This is one of the caches in a series of caches dedicated to Fallen Flag railroads. Fallen Flags are those railroads that no longer exist either through abandonment or corporate takeover. With each cache will come a short history lesson explaining a little something about the railroad.
LSP&L are the initials of the London, South Park, and Leadville railroad. It was a narrow gauge line (3’ between the rails) that ran between London Junction (Alma Junction) and the North London Mill, a distance of about 7 miles.
Near here is the site of the Orphan Boy Mine. The mine was first opened in the 1880's and then reopened after World War II. The mined mineral contained gold tellurides. Mines in this district, during their heyday, produced over $1.5 million in 1880 dollars of ore annually.
The cache is on a mild 4x4 road that you will probably want to drive in and back out of. The road is the old railroad roadbed. Leave the Mosquito Pass Road at N 39 16.376 W 106 06.017
Additional Waypoints TN2CWH0 - Turn off of Mosquito Pass Rd N 39° 16.376 W 106° 06.017 Turn off of Moquito Pass Road
GC2CWH9 LSP&L Climb to North London Mill (1.92 kms W) GC2CWEX LSP&L Out of the Valley (2.03 kms E) GC2CWHH LSP&L North London Mill Switchback (3.30 kms W) GC2CWEG DSP&P London Junction (4.74 kms E) GC2CWE7 DSP&P Alma Branch (5.76 kms E)
LSP&L Orphan Boy Mine
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