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I spy


I spy with my little eye a tall chimney among those tall trees.  I reckon there are some ruins over there, worth a side trip one of these days.

When I got home I googled and found that Sunny Corner had a a silver smelter.

Learn more of the history of Sunny Corner over at 100 Towns.

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  1. JulieMarch 12, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    They left a lot of tailings. That would not be allowed today.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM

      I'm surprised that the mess is still so visible, surely this mining operation shut down years ago.

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  2. WinamMarch 12, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    What an intriguing landscape of a chimney stack amoung native and man-made forests.

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  3. Red Nomad OZMarch 12, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    I SO love a good chimney ... I don't think they're at all out of place in a natural landscape, in fact they fit in better than - say - houses, people and cars!!!

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