Rhodes Spring
Albert Rhodes and a partner located the Black Metal Mine a few miles away in 1886, around the same time he named this spring for himself. Rhodes brought 1200 pounds of silver to Daggett in May 1886, intending to return to his mine after summer. On his return trip, Rhodes disappeared and was not heard from again. Some sources say that the same fate befell Rhodes' cousin, who attempted to relocate the mine in 1894.
In 1905, the mine was rediscovered, tailings of which contained about two tons of silver ore. Others soon arrived, and by the end of 1906 Rhodes Spring had developed into a small camp with five mines nearby. Some production was made, primarily by the Bonanza Greenwater Copper Company, but the Panic of 1907 seems to have put activity to rest. Some sporadic work continued for decades thereafter, most notably during the 1930s when Lou McGirk built a cabin and mill at the spring.
