Field notes, v1378
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Journal R.E.Johnson 1968 March 12 So. Lassen Co., Calif. to Berkeley, Calif. (cont.) mine, noticing in route that another road (which might be drier) joins my route above the soggy part. This route left the main hwy (395') further south than where I turned. I'll try it next time. On arrival at the mine it appears a bit more complex than at a distance. There are actually 5 mine dumps in a row but 2 are less conspicuous. These all face NW & thus were seen from Hallelujah Jet. However there are also several other diggings. These are in a sequence also but face SW & are lower in elevation so that they are not so conspicuous from a distance. The 1st of these is just above a shack at the mouth of the small canyon in which all the shafts are located. It appears to be a horizontal shaft in unstable dirt which has caved in. A short ways further up is a round hole that also appears to be a cave-in into the horizontal shaft below. Further up is a large vertical shaft with a small headrig above it & most of the hole covered with planks, obviously placed since the time of operation of the mine. Further up is another shaft which is at 1st horizontal but then plunges straight down in solid rock. It seems likely