Friday, 20 May 2016

CALICO GHOST TOWN

SUNDAY, 15th MAY.

Leaving Barstow in the late morning after a restful night's sleep, we visited Calico Ghost Town, a former silver mining town which in its heyday produced $86 million in silver and boasted a population of 1,200 with 22 saloons, China Town and a red light district.  It  turned out to be a very worthwhile stop which lasted three hours before we continued the journey, which included a lengthy 6% gradient into Las Vegas.


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