tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post3435720972657236565..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: The Santa Ana Tin Mining Co.Chris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-3869883958160236082014-06-16T19:50:03.957-07:002014-06-16T19:50:03.957-07:00Jim Sleeper wrote a history of the cabins in Holy ...Jim Sleeper wrote a history of the cabins in Holy Jim. It's unpublished, but I'll bet (hope) some of the longtime residents out there still have copies. If Jim wrote it, you can take it to the bank.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-16619166060153828452014-06-16T18:56:12.777-07:002014-06-16T18:56:12.777-07:00We were told when we bought our cabin in Holy Jim,...We were told when we bought our cabin in Holy Jim, that cabin 28 used to be a bar for the local tin miners upstairs and the downstairs was a house of ill repute. I don't know if this is true but the previous owners told us that story like it was the absolute truth. Did you hear anything about this in your research efforts?Leslee Riddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223845653936753623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-36704462530980020602013-08-11T20:09:27.059-07:002013-08-11T20:09:27.059-07:00Dr. Bell: Perhaps you're thinking of another m...Dr. Bell: Perhaps you're thinking of another mine. Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-20823096914753438262013-08-11T18:06:30.510-07:002013-08-11T18:06:30.510-07:00The tin mine is not in trabuco, but in corona, ca....The tin mine is not in trabuco, but in corona, ca.<br />Take Lincoln to Skyline drive trail and follow the creek one and a half miles to the first tunnel, it will be obvious. There are five tunnel openings spread out over several thousand feet. They are barred with steel grates. YOU CAN LOOK IN THEM WITH FLASHLIGHTS.<br />dr.bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316662825215187088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-48207918129439575912009-05-10T16:27:00.000-07:002009-05-10T16:27:00.000-07:00Great post; the photographs especially are much ap...Great post; the photographs especially are much appreciated! Just a few months ago, on my own blog, I got to wondering about the tin mining in Orange County: http://orangecountynaturalist.blogspot.com/2008/10/tin-mining-in-orange-county.html<br /><br />Thanks, Chris! You've satiated my curiosity!doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197363433396645938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-47856162762740320902009-04-29T18:03:00.000-07:002009-04-29T18:03:00.000-07:00On the left hand side of Trabuco Creek Road about ...On the left hand side of Trabuco Creek Road about .5 mile or so after you enter the part where the canyon narrows, on the way up to Holy Jim Canyon.<br /><br />To Chris: I was friends with Glenn Gunn and his wife... a couple of bona fide canyon characters as you'd ever want to meet.<br /><br />I miss those two old farts.Captainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938019758171312409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-47948970091370125432009-04-27T15:50:00.000-07:002009-04-27T15:50:00.000-07:00I understand Obama is about to bail them out.I understand Obama is about to bail them out.colony rabblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541427126818487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-17819095797657196022009-04-23T16:31:00.000-07:002009-04-23T16:31:00.000-07:00Nice post. Where in Trabuco Canyon was this mine?Nice post. Where in Trabuco Canyon was this mine?outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.com