Back in the 1890's Goldfield boasted 3 saloons, a boarding house, general store, blacksmith shop, brewery, meat market and a school house. Just when it looked like the town would outgrow Mesa, the vein faulted, the grade of ore dropped and the town died a slow painful death. After several unsuccessful attempts to reopen the mines, the town did come to life again from 1910 on and off until 1926.
We were lucky enough to get to go visit the Ghost Town with the Eggleston family. It was very informative and we had a great time. The kids absolutely loved being with cousins.
The kids on the train ride around the town (from front to back: Ryker, Aaron, Ashlyn, Sarah, Emma Janyce, and Spencer)
This is a picture of the mine that made the town rich, once it dried up is when everyone left the town and it was then known as the goldfield Ghost Town, people continued to try to get more gold out of it but all they got was water, eventually it was cemented over for safety reasons.
All the kids (from left to right: Ashlyn, Emma, Spencer, McKay, Aaron, Ryker, & Sarah)
