EAGLE BORAX WORKS

NAME: Eagle Borax Works
COUNTY: Inyo
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 3
CLIMATE: Desert
BEST TIME TO VISIT:
Winter
COMMENTS: 12 miles southwest of the paves Badwater Road.
REMAINS:
Foundations of the Eagle Borax Works is al that remains.
Isadore Daunet discovered these mineral deposits while on his way to Arizona. the Eagle Borax Company was quickly formed to mine the deposit. Between 1882 and 1883 the company shipped 260,000 pounds of borax. Sweltering summer heat and competition from other companies put an end to the Eagle Borax works two years after it started. Courtesy Stanley Paher
What remains of the Eagle Borax Works. Courtesy Stanley Paher.

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