Saturday, April 1, 2023

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and remnants of Victoria Mine



The remaining building of a foregone era, the early prospector Victoria mine location within Organ Pipes National Monument. The ores from this area contained gold, silver and copper. This site is just a few miles from the U.S. and Mexico border, with the border wall visible in one of the photos.

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