Protect Historic Resources
"Take only photos, Leave only footprints."
Please respect our historic heritage. Help us assure that future generations can appreciate our living history, as we do today. Thanks for your cooperation! For your safety, do not enter mineshafts: hazards from unstable rock, poisonous gasses, snakes, pitfalls and more.
Scott's Leadwell — Historic Watering Site
There is a natural spring at this site. The windmill was used to pump water into holding tanks; then, gravity-flow to watering troughs for livestock when needed. Scott's Leadwell served cowboys and their cattle. The cattle pens and waterers still exist as of 2016.
Due to the windmill being shot apart by vandals over time, and graffiti and gunshots to the tanks, BLM removed the windmill as being a hazard, and restored the tanks.
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How You Can Help
- Stay on designated trails — do not create new tracks through historic sites
- Do not remove artifacts, rocks, or any materials from historic sites
- Do not disturb structures — old cabins and mine buildings are fragile
- Pack out all trash — leave the area cleaner than you found it
- Report vandalism or damage to the appropriate land management agency