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April Trestle (remnants seen here) carried cinnabar (mercury ore) in mining cars out of April Tunnel, which cut deep into Mine Hill.
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The entrance to the Old San Cristobal Mine Tunnel is eerie, yet exciting.
This is the view approaching the remnants of April Trestle on April Trail. Mining ore cars brought cinnabar (mercury ore) out of the April Tunnel at the left end of April Trestle.
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Joan Pendleton
Jan 3, 2017 near Almaden Valley, CA
“April Trestle (remnants seen here) carried cinnabar (mercury ore) in mining cars out of April Tunnel, which cut deep into Mine Hill.”  

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April Trestle (remnants seen here) carried cinnabar (mercury ore) in mining cars out of April Tunnel, which cut deep into Mine Hill.
This is the view approaching the remnants of April Trestle on April Trail. Mining ore cars brought cinnabar (mercury ore) out of the April Tunnel at the left end of April Trestle.
Powder House (restored) was where blasting powder (used to make mine tunnels, shafts, etc.) was kept.
The Mine Hill Trail offers occasional glimpses of the San Francisco East Bay.
Mine Hill Trail winds through hilly wooded terrain in east Quicksilver Park.
Santa Isabel mine shaft remains. This shaft was one of several shafts to mine the cinnabar (mercury ore).
April Trestle is nestled against Mine Hill. April Tunnel (leading into Mine Hill) is at the left end of the trestle. Ore cars rode the trestle.
The entrance to the Old San Cristobal Mine Tunnel is eerie, yet exciting.
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