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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
It meets up with another 4x4 trail in the desert flats. A right turn and traveling to the northwest ultimately leads through the La Posa North Camping Area and to Highway 95 just south of Quartzsite.The Desert Queen and Glory Hole Mine Trails in the Granite Wash Mountains are further to the east, near Vicksburg. The Desert Queen Trail is easy four-wheeling. The second, a branch route to the Glory Hole Mine, is just a bit more difficult.In March 1909, a colorful local from Salome named Dick Wick Hall reported that he had discovered rich gold ore deposits. The rush was on and the town of Winchester quickly developed, complete with a wide variety of businesses and services. In just two months it had grown to about two thousand residents. But, yields of gold at nearby Desert Queen Mine and Desert Mine dwindled rapidly. Winchester was abandoned in short order. Remnants of the town do not exist because the buildings were dismantled and the materials recycled for use elsewhere.Remnants of an old cabin, an ore loading hopper, and mine shafts still stand at the Desert Queen Mine site.Just north of the Desert Queen Mine, the trail branches hard to the left, crossing Calcite Wash. Another road that leads straight ahead dead-ends at additional mine sites.The 4x4 route rejoins Calcite Wash and follows it northward. After traveling one mile, a road intersects at the right, which is the continuation of the Desert Queen Mine Trail eastward to Calcite Mine. It ultimately leads to the town of Salome farther to the east.The start of the Glory Hole Mine Trail is from that intersection northward, continuing up Calcite Wash. While not a particularly difficult route, the trail does include a section of narrow shelf road that requires driver attention. The long climb from the wash bottom includes a couple of loose spots, continues past a couple of mine shafts, and then culminates at the saddle. Here, we experience powerfully scenic views to the north. The narrow road then descends from the saddle into a small valley. Here are found remains of a concrete
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