My buddy and I recently explored New Idria and we found two places where someone could be feasibly living. There is a camera (the signs stating "This area is under audio/video surveillance are not totally false) on one of the hills in front of a green house. Also, past the polluted pond, there was a house with a living flower bed, a thermometer, intact glass windows, and laundry hanging in back. We are convinced that whoever lives in New Idria lives there. Although on our trip, we never saw any actual people other than the two cars that just passed through town. Supposedly the roads are public property and go from King City to Panoche. I have a ton of photos, but I just got back and I don't have the patience to put them up.