Photo A1 - Marvelous Millsite (Mother Lode mine) in 1973.  Clearing done by Walter Wigger; looking east at Diamond Creek canyon and at pickup that obviously got there by travel over the McCarthy - Green Butte Road. [Wigger_ML_1973_05b]

Photo A2 - D-5 Cat and trailer owned by Walter Wigger.  These are still at the Marvelous Millsite as of 11/03.  Wigger told Pilgrims at the time they purchased the property this equipment was suitable for transport over the road of building and other supplies from McCarthy.  Wigger later provided this photo to them. Marvelous Millsite (Mother Lode mine) in 1973 looking northeast.  [Wigger_ML_1973_17a]

Photo A3 - Metal beams typical of those used by Walter Wigger for stream crossings on the McCarthy - Green Butte Road.  Marvelous Millsite (Mother Lode mine) in 1973.  [Wigger_ML_1973_17b]

Photo A4 – Wigger double girder bridge at the “Black Cliffs” at mile 5 on the McCarthy - Green Butte Road in 1973.  [Wigger_ML_1973_13a]

Photo A5 – Bridge on McCarthy - Green Butte Road in 1974.  Trip made by Eleanor Tjosevig, Charlie and Inge Ricci and the owner of the orange jeep pictured, Mr. Anderson, the operator of a fuel business in McCarthy.  [eleanor74trip_03a]

Photo A6 – Another of the bridges over McCarthy Creek on the on McCarthy - Green Butte Road in 1974.   See road continues into the distance. [eleanor74trip_05a]

Photo A7 – The Marvelous Millsite to Mother Lode mine trail in 1973 is very prominent and is in the identical location as it is today.  Looking west across McCarthy Creek valley. 

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Photo A8 – This truck was driven in on the road by Gary Green in August 1973 to within two miles of Green Butte mine.  It was owned by Gordon Burdick.  Photo taken 8/03 by Ray Kreig. [3635-14]