Ajax Mine and Telegraph Canyon, Arizona Photo Gallery by George Kolb at pbase.com

Ajax Mine and Telegraph Canyon, Arizona

These images are from an off-road trip from Superior, Arizona to the Ajax Gold mine via Telegraph Canyon and Forest Road 4. It is 10 miles one-way to the Ajax Mine which was established in 1915 and contained the minerals gold, copper, lead and many others. There is a 30 foot deep vertical shaft that continues underground. The processing structure is across the wash and is well preserved. It was used to separate the ore from the rock. Telegraph Canyon is a beautiful ride and winds through the hills. Near the Ajax Mine is another mine called the Orphan Boy. We found a vertical shaft and many tailing piles. Minerals removed were gold, copper, lead and zinc.

Video from Superior to Ajax Mine: http://youtu.be/2QonE4N5l0M

Video from Ajax Mine to Superior: http://youtu.be/7kAyJ0Qjv_Y

Forest Road 4	Picketpost Mountain Looms Ahead
	Doug Looking at Game Tracks	An Abandoned Cabin at the Orphan Boy Mine Area	Nothing Good in the Fridge

Looking Down from the Orphan Boy Mine		Lot's of Old Iron Around	The Main Vertical Shaft
Approx. 30 Feet Deep with Cross Adits at Bottom	Old Foundation for Derek		On the Way to Ajax
The Ajax Processing Sturcture	The Main Shaft

	The Road Back to the Trucks	Heading Back
		Many Minerals in the Stream Bed	Bell Butte

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