Homeward Bound Mining Claim - BCC
Stone cabin remains at the Baker / Homeward Bound mining site below
the cliffs near Kessler Peak - c. 2005
Copyright
2005 - Donald Winegar - Tintic Images
Location data
QUICK LOCATION PATH: Utah / Salt
Lake County / Big Cottonwood District / South Fork or Cardiff Fork / Kessler Peak
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Approximate GPS Location:
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40.37.346 N - 111.40.003 W (field) |
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Approximate Elevation:
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9913' (field)
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30 x 60 Minute Map:
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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7.5 Minute Map:
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DROMEDARY PEAK, UTAH
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Mineral Survey Plat
Below is a copy of the Mineral Survey Plat for the Homeward Bound
Lode Mining Claim, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Mineral District #5, Mineral Survey #4, Lot #40, dated July 26, 1872. The
original claim was 200 feet wide, and 800 feet long, running East South-East to West North-West and encompassing 3.67 acres
of ground.
The Plat shows
the discovery marker near the center of the claim on the East slope of Kessler Peak near the Carbonate Claim. At the time
of the survey, the Homeward Bound Claim was being worked by 1 tunnel. The tunnel length was not specified, nor are any structures
noted.
There was at
least one cabin at the workings, as it is shown on the plat done just 4 years later for the Baker Mining Claim. The plat does
not mention the size of the cabin as others do, but having visited the site, there are now in the area scant remains of two
rock or stone cabins about 8 feet square each.
Base Plat is from original scans by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Modified
digital map image Copyright 2011 - THRP - Tintic Images
Detail From larger 1902 Cottonwood - American Fork - Park City Claim
Map showing the location and surrounding claims. THRP - Winegar Collection
What remains
Only the stone cabin remains shown above and the caved portal of the
old workings are at this site. No structures remain standing.
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