I finally found a map that had a location in the north of the Ruby Mountains. From google maps I can't really see much that confirms the location described in the OP, but this is the only abandoned mine up there I have found so far.
Everyone here has a respect for the unknown. We also have a duty to discover. Fuck off.
So far Battle mountain has shown itself to be a rather large complex. There are 10+ claims, and probably at leas half as many abandoned mines. A few in particular mapped right onto the turn in the road which meets the description in the OP.
So as of this afternoon, three more mines have been shown to exist right on that location
Fuck you guys for spooking me.
Hook up with some other Zig Forumsommandos and kill some giant badgers, user.
Now for the Northern Location called Robinson Creek Beryl.
The geocodes give a location but visually there is nothing linking it to the OP description, so I went to see if there was a plat map to help. The location per Minerals of Nevada, Issue 31 was Sec. 19, T33N, R60E.
That produced a map which is attached. The website is a bag of cocks and I can't seem to find a download link for the map image, but it does show a stream bed that goes directly through that section labeled 'dry channel'. This is confirmed by google images which showns a creek bed pretty close to the marker.
As a note, sections are usually 1sq mile, so thats really the are we are looking in if I've got this right.
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Used to live in Reno. Horrible city, but otherwise Nevada is quite nice.
Thats it for now. I need a beer.
Glad to see you made the thread user. I was the other guy posting google map images. I'm glad you pulled up all this mine shaft info it really helps narrow down the location.
took the words out of my mouth
Which brings up what I've been wanting to bring up since the last thread while panning through google maps for that cabin. I want to put boots on the ground in that valley and mountain range.
Detractors: I'm currently dealing with a hurricane and I'm used to camping/hiking in the smokey mountains not the high and dry desert.
So I don't know the best times of year to plan a trip any Nevada fags want to help a florida fag out with tips and tricks for your neck of the woods?
Thanks m8. Nevada is basically a high desert. Hot days, cold nights. Nevada natives, especially the sort that hunt are well aware of this. Here is what has me concerned now that you mention it. I brought it up in the prior thread but I'll post it again now that its relevant.
This is condradicted in another article wherein
user pointed out a couple things. First that its common for people suffering from hypothermia to get naked. Second, that the location of Birch Creek is pretty far from the proposed location. Both points are true, but both are missing something.
The first point is missing the fact that Jacob froze to death in August. The Ruby mountains, with the exception of the peeks really doesn't get below freezing in the summer. From a physiological standpoint, it would be hard to freeze to death if you are athletic and moving ~30 degrees. In other word he should have been able to descend from the peak to the highway without any real fear of hypothermia, just by staying moving. Second his body was recovered from the base of a cliff, his clothing and backpack near the top. Finally it was originally reported that he died from falling, which to me implies his body was covered in bruises. Later the cause of death was revised to hypothermia.
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After reviewing lots of other missing 411 cases, this seems like one to pay attention to, mainly because of the location of the body which is implied to be both nearly impossible, and
The impression I get is this kid literally stripped naked, and then jumped off the side of a cliff. Even with hypothermia, this is really odd. I don't want to detract from digging on the northern location, but this kids death and Battle Creek in general are fishy. Next thing I'll do is try and figure out why none of those mines by Battle Creek are still active.
Does missing 411 also have a case file on this guy? If not I want it. Because the article doesn't have enough info.
But just base don your green text that boy didn't die from hypothermia. You're 100% on the august temps usclimatedata.com
a low of 60 degrees is definitely not super cold weather and its not a the kind of conditions that if you go to sleep in and then wake up hypothermic and get all confused undress and jump off a cliff.
I'd also like to know that cliff height its obviously not tall enough for the fall to have killed him if the cops think it was hypothermia over jumping off a cliff.
When it comes to mines you've got the large industrial complexes and smaller holes in the side of the mountain dug by X amount of guys until they can't get at what they're going for anymore with what they've got or the mine itself went dry after hitting paydirt.