Up to the Hills

I’ve been to the mountain! I’ve seen the mine! I photographed the “mountains and cliffs” in Cory’s “last glorious look.” In a visit to Mt. Nebo, hosted by two local gentlemen who were familiar with the Little Eva mine and how to get to it. We drive in a four wheel drive truck up the Mona Pole Canyon Road to the top of the peak just to the south of North Peak, where the mine is located. Late snow pack will keep us from going directly to the mine until July, next month. But we viewed the mine from across the ravine and saw the tunnel opening and the trail running by it. We saw where the cabin was located and where the blacksmith shop would have been.

Then the thrill of the afternoon. After I located the mine in the telescope, I turned around to see what Cory would have seen on the fateful noon just before he picked up the caps and fuses. Through my moistened eyes, I saw what his eyes saw just before they never saw again. Here is what we saw:

(((picture to come)))

Naturally, I will include this and other photos in my book. On my July trip to the actual mine and surroundings, I will take a professional photographer and we will document every relevant scene we see.

John