Food for the Mines

Food for the Mines (HM18VE)

Location: Calpine, CA 96124 Sierra County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 36.996', W 120° 29.404'

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49 Miles Along Highway 49

Hay was packed to Sierra City from Sierra Valley as early as 1852. Many of these pack trains used 50 to 75 animals. By the end of the decade, beef, butter, barley, oats, hogs and poultry products were being packed to west side.

In 1870, the Yuba Gap wagon road was opened. The first wagon over the summit belonged to Joseph Miller and carried butter and eggs. Originally a toll road, a horse and ride paid $1.50, cattle .50 each, sheep and hogs .25 each.

This high Sierra country was a perfect location for sheep herding. The Basque people from the Pyrennes Mountain of Spain used this area for herding flocks of sheep.
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HM NumberHM18VE
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Placed ByTahoe National Forest
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 12:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 715453 N 4388215
Decimal Degrees39.61660000, -120.49006667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 36.996', W 120° 29.404'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 36' 59.76" N, 120° 29' 24.24" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 102 Forest Rte 12, Calpine CA 96124, US
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