Bodie in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Red Cloud Mine

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2015

1. The Red Cloud Mine Marker

Captions (clockwise from the upper left): Red Cloud Mine Hoist Works interior 1922; Mines operating around Bodie in 1880; Red Cloud Mine Hoist Works machinery 1951; Treadwell-Yukon Mine and former Bodie Railway Office; Red Cloud Mine View 1940s; (bottom row, right to left) Steam Powered Hoist; Headframe; Steam-Powered Air Compressor; Boiler for Steam Engine.

Inscription. In 1973, the Red Cloud's shaft house and adjoining structures were torn down. The head frame of the hoist works and some of the hoist equipment were moved here for safe keeping.
The Red Cloud Mine operation housed the equipment you see illustrated and on display. The boiler (A) was a real workhorse - it made steam to power steam engines, which drove the hoist (B) that lifted men and equipment up and down the mine shaft on cables stretched over pulleys on the head frame (C). The boiler also powered the air compressor (D) that operated air drills and other machinery used by the miners.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 38° 12.814′ N, 119° 0.879′ W. Marker is in Bodie, California, in Mono County. It can be reached from Bodie Bypass Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeport CA 93517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bodie (a few steps from this marker); Return to Bodie (a few steps from this marker); Life in Bodie (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Bodie (within shouting distance of this marker); James Stuart Cain

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Bodey’s Grave (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bodie and Benton R. R. (approx. 8 miles away); Aurora (approx. 8.2 miles away in Nevada). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bodie.

More about this marker. This marker is located near the parking lot, behind the restrooms at Bodie State Historical Park.

Additional keywords. mining

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2015

2. The Red Cloud Mine Marker

The Standard Consolidated Mine at Bodie image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2015

3. The Standard Consolidated Mine at Bodie

These buildings house equipment similar to that found at the Red Cloud Mine.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.