Chloride City is located on the northern
end of the Funeral Mountains in a remote part of Death Valley.
There are a few crumbling buildings left.
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"Cousin Jack"
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Old automobiles
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride City. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Hill City
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Inside remains in a Chloride City ruin. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride City. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride City
Courtesy Gar Jorgenson
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Chloride City
Courtesy Gar Jorgenson
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Chloride City in the Snow
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Dugout Dwelling
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Mercury processing plant
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride City boarding house
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Boarding house ruins. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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WESTERN PLACES publisher Alan Patera and his dog, Charley, check out
a dugout that once housed a single or group of miners. It continues to
be a well insulated and cozy home, complete with stove remains, shelves
and well braced against winter's cold or summer heat. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Grave of James McKay. There is nothing known about him. Otherwise there
are no other known graves in Chloride City. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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A cousin jack type dwelling. The rear access, once buried into the
hillside, leads its way into a mine tunnel. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride Cliff, elevation 5,279, making it at least 5,379 feet above
the floor of Death Valley below. The townsite of Chloride City is located
a half mile behind the camera and a few hundred feet lower. April 9, 1999.
Courtesy David A. Wright
Great Basin Research
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Chloride City Building Remains
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Chloride City Dwelling
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Snow in Chloride City
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Truck Fenders
Courtesy Bill Cook
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Chloride City Sign
Courtesy
Jyri&Mia
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Mine Shaft
Courtesy Jyri&Mia
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Water Tank
Courtesy Jyri&Mia
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