The Gold Street Cabin In Mammoth, Utah

Water Future Mammoth residents are limited to buying an existing cabin or building on an existing foundation.  This is largely due to water shortage.  Most Mammoth residents get their water by going to a water source in Eureka, shown below.  Virtually every home has a truck with a tank. Wildlife Although we find the wildlife (deer, rabbits) a positive feature, they can be a challenge to growing anything.  We found these volunteer tulips a cheerful site next to our foundation.  We think it was a rabbit who thought it would make a good lunch.  A senior citizen was honored at a senior citizen luncheon with twelve yellow crookneck squash plants.  She wisely offered to share with any takers. Although this will only be a temporary deterrent, we'll see if it will keep the wildlife out until another solution is found. Well, the animals didn't get my plant but the frost did. The wind We built a cover over the existing basement to ...

The place is full of mining relics-- some preserved, some not.  This headframe stands at the south-west edge of town, complete with historical marker. In Eureka, there is a mining museum run by volunteers, so it is hit and miss to see the inside. Other unofficial relics:  The broken-down back hoe at the side of the road was returning from doing some excavating work on our property when he had a tire problem.  There are abandoned homes. Miner's junk is everywhere. This was cleaned out of our basement And a new relic manifested itself after this wet spring  This sinkhole is a collapsed headframe shaft, and is thought to be 1200 feet deep.  It is still growing, and has swallowed some of the fence put around its edge to stop little explorers. This is as close as Barbara dared approach the sinkhole with her camera.  At the right hand edge of the hole, it swallowed an entire shed, and is approaching another ...

We had arranged with Margaret Gillen to rent a trailer.  Margaret purchased an old miner's cabin up the street from our own.  Her son is renovating it.  It had uneven floors and a falling-in roof the first time we saw it.  Pat, our friend who lives in Mammoth, introduced us to Margaret.  When she learned we needed a trailer to rent while we were working on our house, she said she had a couple.  The one we will be renting needs some repair, so Margaret invited us to stay in the Tintic Goldminer's Inn in Eureka, which she owns.  She made us a two-week deal to stay in the Zinc room.  You can see pictures at the website.  It is off season for her right now and she and her husband are currently out of town.  Check out her website.  Under the "History in Eureka" tab, you can read about Amelia Earhart's unexpected visit to Eureka.  That was BIG news around here and especially fascinating to Don who loves aviation. http://www.tinticg...

We saw some friends we had known in Chile.  They asked us what we are doing now.  We indicated that we are planning to build in Mammoth.  They said, "We have an eccentric friend who is building in Mammoth."  We said, "We think that is part of the criteria of building there." It is pretty in a Utah desert kind of way.  These views show our vista to the west.  It goes and goes.  The sunlight and clouds vary its view.  We are looking forward to some spectacular sunsets and dramatic star shows. You can see the clouds casting shadows on the land below here.  Sage brush fills the yard and the air.   We have one tree--an apricot tree but the long, cold spring froze the blossoms and we don't expect any fruit this year. Three miles away, Eureka has a Senior's Citizen's Center in the old Carnegie Library.  September to May, there's a monthly get together, with food, entertainment, and good fellowship. There's a...