Rocky Developments
A Gold Mine And A Frog
Today, two stories from the world of rocks, as it occurred to us that it’s been a while since we wrote about our favorite subject here.
So, a Gold Mine and a Frog
The David Dana Forest Gold Mine
Our friend Rebekah Wyman sent me some photos of a hike she took the other day to a former gold mine in Dalton, NH. The NH Forest Society owns a plot of land up by the Vermont border in which one can, apparently, hike to an old Gold Mine Shaft! I had no idea!
Anyway, back in the 1880s, the Whitefield Mining Company thought they had a gold strike on their hands but the dig went bust and was abandoned as not being economically feasible. In the 60s, there was talk of a row of luxury homes in the area but that never transpired either. So, the Forest Society took over in 2003, cut a pleasant (approx) 2-mile round trip trail to the old Gold Mine and now you can visit. It’s a deep mine shaft though and usually full of water, so be careful if you decided to go mining for gold! The GPS of the gold mine, by the way, is 44°23'27.2"N 71°38'30.0"W.
Frog Rock Has a Close Call!
Meanwhile, a little closer ot home in New Boston, NH, the favorite rock from our NH Rocks That Rocks book had a close call with a great big tree. Our friend, New Boston historian Dan Rothman, sent us this pic of the huge tree that uprooted and came down a mere foot or so away from the head of the frog! Ribbit indeed!
No parts or pieces of Frog Rock were noted in the debris so apparently the fellow dodged a bullet, or a redwood in this case. Little Bean and I will head out there soon with some saws to see if it’s possible to clear away any branches.
If any of you happen to stop by Frog Rock, please take some pics and let us know how things look! GPS for Frog Rock inside the Francis Hildreth Towne Memorial Forest, by the way, is 42°55'56.3"N 71°43'22.8"W.
