BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170826T170000Z DTEND:20170826T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Mining Trail Walks at South Pass City DESCRIPTION:Mining Trail Walks!\n\nBeginning in 1868 South Pass City was the center of economic life in the Dakota Territory\, gold had been found the previous spring and thousands of miners flocked to South Pass City to mine along the Banks of Willow Creek. The boom didn't last long and the less hardy miners fled after a few hard winters and little gold production. What they left behind has been preserved is ready for you to enjoy on a guided walk! \n\nSouth Pass City offers guided walks along the Flood and Hindle Mining Trail every Saturday in July and August at 11 am. Along this 1 mile walk you will see one of a kind mining equipment demonstrated and enjoy a trek along Willow Creek. Highlights include a working Arrastra! What is an Arrastra you say? It is a water wheel powered ore crushing machine Also a functioning scale model of a stamp mill\, brick kilns and much more.\n\nAdmission is $2 for residents of Wyoming\, $4 non-residents\, children under 18 are free. Reservations are recommended and can be made at http://www.southpasscity.com/walks.html\n\nor by calling 307-332-3684. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Mining Trail Walks!
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Beginning in 1868 South Pass City was the center of economic life in the Dakota Territory\, gold had been found the previous spring and thousands of miners flocked to South Pass City to mine along the Banks of Willow Creek. \; The boom didn&rsquo\;t last long and the less hardy miners fled after a few hard winters and little gold production. \; What they left behind has been preserved is ready for you to enjoy on a guided walk! \;
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South Pass City offers guided walks along the Flood and Hindle Mining Trail every \;Saturday \;in July and August at \;11 am. \; Along this 1 ½\; mile walk you will see one of a kind mining equipment demonstrated and enjoy a trek along Willow Creek. \; Highlights include a working Arrastra! \; What is an Arrastra you say? \; It is a water wheel powered ore crushing machine Also a functioning scale model of a stamp mill\, brick kilns and much more.
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Admission is $2 for residents of Wyoming\, $4 non-residents\, children under 18 are free. \; Reservations are recommended and can be made at \;http://www.southpasscity.com/walks.html
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or by calling \;307-332-3684. \;
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\n LOCATION:South Pass City State Historic Site UID:e.1258.11501 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T134141Z URL:http://info.landerchamber.org/events/details/mining-trail-walks-at-south-pass-city-08-26-2017-11501 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR