Wild Irishman or Preston or Rexford

WILD IRISHMAN or PRESTON

NAME: Wild Irishman or Preston
COUNTY: Summitt
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, cool summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Just above Saint John.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

The Wild Irishman is found above the ghost town of Saints John and reached only by Jeep or hiking. The camp was a settlement where small numbers of men and their families lived and worked during the mining periods. An old map identifies it as Preston, but the U.S. Geological Survey call it Wild Irishman. It was a heavy producer of silver in the late seventies and peaked in the early eighties. It had no Church or school and was never formally incorporated as a town, even though people occupied servel cabins around the mine. Submitted by: Dolores Steele Cabin - only 3 walls standing Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Mine Area Courtesy Dolores Steele Mine Area Courtesy Dolores Steele Family outhouse - two higher holes in the back for tall people One lower hole in front for the little people Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood	Getting There Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Courtesy Dolores Steele Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood Wild Irishman Todd Underwood

The Wild Irishman is found above the ghost town of Saints John and reached
only by Jeep or hiking.

The camp was a settlement where small numbers of men and their families lived
and worked during the mining periods.

An old map identifies
it as Preston, but the U.S. Geological Survey call it Wild Irishman. It was a
heavy producer of silver in the late seventies and peaked in the early
eighties.

It had no Church or school and was never formally incorporated as a town, even
though people occupied servel cabins around the mine.

Submitted by: Dolores Steele