SLATE RANGE CITY

NAME: Slate Range City COUNTY: San Bernadino ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot in summer, cool to cold in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring, Fall

COMMENTS: 1st post office in Searles Valley, before Trona. Is located within the Navel Weapons Center bombing range. Permission required to enter. REMAINS: Mine diggings, foundations, dugout dwelling, wooden bridge

Located on the west slope of the Slate Range between New York and Layton canyons. The Searles brothers first mined gold and silver there until they discovered borax on the dry lake which now bears their name. Submitted by: Peter Canning

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