Location Notice (mining claim)

From the discovery marker for the Sinbad #2

The Mojave Desert’s diverse landscape and ecosystems have supported a rich, layered human history over the last 12,000 years,and is the homeland of the Mohave and Chemehuevi. Over time a main travel and trade route called the Mojave Trail (now Mojave Road) developed. The trail supported the waves of people looking for opportunity that followed early the western explorers Father Francis Garces (1776), Jedediah Smith (1826) and John Fremont (1844). The cultural legacy now protected within the preserve includes prehistoric archeological sites, Civil War Era military outposts, mining structures, cattle ranches, homesteads, travel routes, railroad systems, and supporting work camps and towns.

This location notice legally describes one of Mojave Preserve’s historic mines. These documents, found desert-wide, are folded into a variety of containers which are tucked into the center of stacked stone markers. The discovery marker and location notice, along with the associated corner markers, delineate the miner’s claim. Often they represent the only information available about the area and are extremely valuable to document the region’s history.

Today the Mojave National Preserve provides opportunities to experience distinct geologic features, sweeping vistas, and complex ecosystems, along with the well-preserved evidence of human history.