HIGHLAND MARY
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HIGHLAND MARY |
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NAME: Highland Mary COUNTY: San Juan ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, Pleasant Summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer only |
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Road ends just beyond Highland Mary REMAINS: Mining remants, especially the mill foundations, next to a beautiful waterfall. |
| Highland Mary was known for its mill, which served the Highland Mary mine located just above the mill site. The site was found by the Ennis brothers who went to a spiritualist to have them point to where they should start digging. The spiritualist told them where to dig and which way to go. By 1885 they had sunk one million dollars into the mine and had not received enough return. They declared bankruptcy. Unfortunately, the spiritualist had misguided them and they had missed good veins of ore by feet. The new owners of the mine used their technical abilities and the mine started paying off immediately. There were many businesses and the mining continued for years. Submitted by: Todd Underwood |
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