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Lander (Bullion) (Campbell District)

DIRECTIONS: From Tenabo, head north for 2 miles. Exit left and follow for 1.75 miles to Lander.

"Initial discoveries in the Bullion District took place in 1873. Two mines, the Campbell and Young and the Eagle, began producing ore during 1874. The mines closed down at the end of the same year, but produced $21,000 before they ceased working the site. The district remained silent until 1880, when a number of new mines were established and the camp of Lander formed. By 1883, Lander's population stood close to 100. Of the several mining companies actively engaged in the district, the Bullion Mining and Milling Company was the most prominent. The company owned the Lady Don, Hooverdon, Mary Ann, Annie, Eagle, Lady of the Lake, Silverside, and Lovey mines. A 5-stamp mill was constructed during the spring of 1883. Forty men were employed by the company. The mill was started in May, processing ore from the Silverside Mine, and four bars of bullion, valued at $4,200, were shipped within the first month. In August a Bruckner furnace and 5 new stamps were added to the mill. A small company, the Nutmeg, also built a 5-stamp mill, the Frisbie, in 1882. The company was badly managed and in the summer of 1883 Bullion Mining acquired all of Nutmeg's holdings.

Both mills closed down in 1885, and mining activity gradually slowed. By 1890 only occasional efforts were made to mine the Bullion District. The camp wasn't abandoned, however; around 20 residents still lived in Lander during the 1890s. A school was built in 1889 and was used until 1898, serving students not only from Lander but also from nearby Utah Mine Camp and Mud Springs. Lander experienced a mining revival beginning in the summer of 1906, when mines, new and old, were worked. The Grey Eagle, Maysville, Bonnie Jean (formerly Lovey), Silver Prize, Silverside, and Silver Grey mines were active. A couple of mines were located southeast of Lander, and a rival townsite, Bullion, was platted on lower Indian Creek. A number of wooden buildings were quickly constructed, but the camp, which had a population of 25, folded within months of its organization. A post office opened at Lander on October 15, 1906, and Joaquin Bianchi was appointed postmaster. By 1907 Lander reached its peak, with 75 residents. However, the revival ended during the summer of 1909 when the mines ran out of paying ore. That fall the camp quickly emptied, and the post office closed on October 15. Lander had joined the ghosts by 1908. A couple of the mines were worked intermittently until 1921, and then the district was abandoned for good. Production from 1905 to 1921 was $625,000. Today stone ruins mark the Lander townsite. Only some faint wood rubble, half a mile east of Lander, shows that Bullion ever existed."

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