Old Stagecoach Road to Stanton
Sunday Mike and I enjoyed an afternoon road trip on Stagecoach Road east and south of home to Stanton and back with several photo op stops and a little walk up a dry wash.

Boot Hill RV Park
Today, Stanton, once known as Antelope Station, is owned by the Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association and has been transformed into a campground for RVs.

Many recreational prospectors visit especially during the winter to try their luck.

And all hope to find “spud-sized” nuggets of gold like those reported by the first prospectors in 1863 who dug up $100,000 worth of gold in six months from nearby Rich Hill.

Hillside scattered with mines
By 1868 there were 3500 residents.

Then in 1871 Charles Stanton arrived and took over the town becoming the postmaster, deputy and justice of peace.

Although the town grew under Stanton’s management he had a bad reputation for deceitful acts and was shot in 1886 in his own store over insulting a man’s sister. The post office was closed in 1905.

Now, Stanton is considered a modern-day ghost town where the population increases with the arrival of winter snowbirds. Some are out looking for the gold while others played an afternoon game of bingo in the old Opera House.

Hotel Stanton now houses a pool room, game room and library.

View south to Vulture Peak in distance
Mike belongs to one of the many prospectors’ clubs with mining claims on the 1700 acres that make up the Weaver Mining District under the Bureau of Land Management. We could go camping out here and try to stike it rich finding the elusive gold.

Antelope Peak, antennae marks home
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