Historic Ghost Towns. Ophir Utah

Ok where to start . This place gives off one of those creepy children of the corn vibes lol. I swear every time i come here. Im good till we get close to the town. Its a quite little town. Everyone keeps to themselves. Its full of living history. Meaning you can still see alot of it right there in your face. Alot of the old building mixed with the new. It really gives you that feel that you warped back in time. The more you drive up the mountain the more you see. They have little parks dedicated to the old mining town and it production in its heyday. Theres more to see as u drive up. But sooner a later your not going to be able to go much further unless you got a truck. Cause BOOM. Right in front of your face a river runs cross the road lol. I was having flashes of raging rivers and craziness. lol. But it was a beautiful site to see. Now i know the reason why the were up there too. It was the water. So we went back down and checked out the road side sites . and on the way back down. I saw the sign for the cemetery. Well if you know me. Im not going to turn down no cemetery. lol. Well the road up there was crazy. You need a truck. Lol. When you get up there the newer part of the cemetery is what you see. But the hidden jem is that there is a path way on the side that leads to the older part of the cemetery up on the hill. I dont know whats up with these settlers and burying folks on hills????? But that was the thing. Cause it reminded me of Mercur Cemetery that was right up the road. So all in all. If you like creepy old town. Then Ophir is for you. Much love and happy Hunting. Heres a little history.....

History

Silver deposits were found in 1864 in Rush Valley by soldiers of the California Volunteers stationed at a nearby military post known as "Camp Relief." Efforts at smelting the ore at first met with small success and the mines were abandoned by the end of 1865.

After the Civil War the original claim owners, who were soldiers, were discharged and returned to their homes; however, mining laws were amended to make their claims permanently valid. This action restricted development of the district for several years. Lead deposits were found in the Ophir area in 1865, but very little work was done on claims until 1870. Additional discoveries of silver-lead ores in the early 1870's in the Ophir area caused a brief period of prosperity that lasted until about 1880.