The Goldfield Ghost Town

June 30, 2009

I thought that the Goldfield Ghost Town was the most exiting trip yet! Our camp leaders, Ms. Liz and Mr. Josh, let us do three very cool things there.

The first was a train ride around the Ghostown. The train engineer told us facts about the Ghost Town, such as the cactus that grew there, what some of the mines were called as we passed them, and about how many people were there. It even 'rained' at one point!

The second trip in Goldfield Ghost Town was a trip into a mine. The guide we went with was named Rusty, and he was loaded with history to tell us. I learned a whole lot. It was so dark down there even though there were electric lanterns; something they did not have back then. Rusty told us all about the mine and how they got the gold. He also turned off the lights to show us how dark it was, then lit a candle to show us what type of light the miners had. The gold found in the mine made 5 million dollars back then, but today that would of been 70 million dollars!

The last trip that we went on was panning for gold. The women we worked with showed us how to rock the pan back and forth to get the gold, fools' gold (iron pirite), and garnits. They even let us keep what we found in our sand!

In Goldfield Ghost Town there are many gift shops of all sorts. You can eat there, for there are many grills and candy shops.

It is very hot there in the summer, and I suggest that if you go, you might want ot consider bringing a hat, sunscreen, and bottled water. You can bring a camera too.

I recommend this trip to all sizes, although the mine trip might be scary for the younger ones.

Hannah
11 Years Old