Keeler - California Ghost Town

KEELER

NAME: Keeler
COUNTY: Inyo
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 3
CLIMATE: Cool winter, warm summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: A couple of people still live here, semi-ghost. Many no trespassing signs.
REMAINS: Quite a few structures and houses including an old train station.

Keeler was a terminal for the steamer ships that traversed Owens Lake from Keeler to Cartago. Keeler took all the ore from the smelter at nearby Swansea, and shipped it via either steamboat or the Carson and Colorado railroad, which ended at Keeler. Keeler handled ore from many towns in the area, but mainly Cerro Gordo, which is only about 8 miles to the NE. Keeler was a much higher slass town than the others, and many miners' families lived in Keeler. Keeler gave out soon after the mines did. Submitted by: Wayne Stuht Keeler Courtesy David A. Wright Keeler Courtesy David A. Wright Keeler Courtesy David A. Wright Abandoned Sierra Talc facility. Courtesy David A. Wright Former Carson & Colorado Railroad depot. Courtesy David A. Wright Ruins at Keeler, CA. June 1989. Courtesy David A. Wright Keeler Courtesy Kurt Wenner	Keeler Courtesy Dolores Steele Keeler Courtesy Dolores Steele Keeler Courtesy Dolores Steele Four Metals Company millsite (1907) just east of town, processed Cerro Gordo ore. Courtesy David A. Wright Four Metals Company millsite. Courtesy David A. Wright Four Metals Company millsite. Courtesy David A. Wright Four Metals Company millsite, looking west toward Keeler. Courtesy David A. Wright

Keeler was a terminal for the steamer ships that traversed Owens Lake from Keeler to Cartago. Keeler took all the ore from the smelter at nearby Swansea, and shipped it via either steamboat or the Carson and Colorado railroad, which ended at Keeler. Keeler handled ore from many towns in the area, but mainly Cerro Gordo, which is only about 8 miles to the NE. Keeler was a much higher slass town than the others, and many miners' families lived in Keeler. Keeler gave out soon after the mines did.

Submitted by: Wayne Stuht