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metal249
Gender: Male
 |  | Helvetia ghost town/mine
< on 12/26/2008 3:57 PM >
|  | | | I discovered this site just outside of Tucson, AZ, in the Santa Rita Mountains. I found a surprising amount of untouched history. The town of Helvetia was founded in 1899, and was abandoned in the 1920's. There are hundreds of mines and ruins around this site, and I have much more exploring to do. If anyone wants directions, let me know, this site is fairly public knowledge.
PS. Entering an abandoned mine is VERY dangerous, and I cannot recommend it. NEVER explore mines by yourself and wear a helmet. In fact, you probably should just stay away from mines.1.
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Abandoned mines are awesome and plentiful. |
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metal249
Gender: Male
| | Re: Helvetia ghost town/mine
<Reply # 1 on 12/26/2008 4:09 PM >
| | | | I have many more pics of this site and others. I will get more this week with a higher quality camera.
Abandoned mines are awesome and plentiful. |
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Wiccan
       
location:
Hamilton Ontario
Gender: Female
| | Re: Helvetia ghost town/mine
<Reply # 2 on 12/26/2008 6:37 PM >
| | | | Looking forward to seeing more,cool place!
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trevorland
location:
Phoenix, AZ
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Helvetia ghost town/mine
<Reply # 3 on 12/27/2008 8:15 AM >
| | | | Awesome find, but be please careful poking around those tunnels! What else was on the surface?
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Cheddar
location:
Tucson, AZ
Gender: Male
| | Re: Helvetia ghost town/mine
<Reply # 4 on 12/28/2008 4:29 AM >
| | | | We live off old Helvetia Mine Road. I was planning a mountain bike trip up to the mine this weekend, but all the mountains around Tucson, and our house, got snowed in. Such an oddity.
Stop plate tectonics! |
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metal249
Gender: Male
| | Re: Helvetia ghost town/mine
<Reply # 5 on 12/28/2008 3:13 PM >
| | | | Yeah seriously, it's 32 degrees right now in Tucson. All this rain and snow has prevented me from exploring.
Abandoned mines are awesome and plentiful. |
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