GLEESON GHOST TOWN
The area was initially settled as a mining camp called Turquoise after the mineral which had been mined by Native Americans in the area.
When local miner John Gleeson registered a copper claim and opened the Copper Belle Mine, the town of Gleeson was created just downhill from the old site of Turquoise.
About 1000 people engaged primarily in copper mining, including veins of lead, silver and zinc.
The mines played out by the 1930s
The new jail has an open house on the 1st weekend of each month.
The Saloon and Bar
The Jail
Adobe remains of the school
As we are enjoying the 'decorations' of the area,
we meet one of the residents.
He enjoyed telling us of all the families reunions here-
many stories of past 'doings'
and he pointed out that he had worked on the copper mining hoist
on the hill across.
This is the copper mine that was so prolific earlier.
