Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1999.26.29Description
Photo of a dirt road or track in the desert with white canvas tents in the distance. Written in ink on edges of photo: on top edge, "mine, cook tent, our tent," and on bottom edge of photo, "Coso Keyes Gold Mining Co., Inyo Co., Calif., 1910."
Caption on album page: "Mustang." Mecham's Coso Keyes Gold Mining Co. 1910. Note the International car truck in front of tent. 2 cylinder engine under the seat--built lik a wagon without the tongue.
Written in blue ink on reverse: Road into Coso Keyes Camp (Dad's) from old Coso Rd. and the one on up the hill was to the mine. Dad Mecham and Bill Keyes--former pardner [partner] of Scotty's--came through here on a prospecting trip in 1908. Bill had these claims--a deal was made and Dad called the property after Keyes. In 1909 camp was set up and shaft sunk--Milo came out to be with his dad and it was the summer of 1909 I first met him at Frank Howard's ranch where I had gone to collect some money and Milo came to get a horse from Frank. He rode home with me to get his mail. I was home for the summer and went back to Los Angeles in Sept.--not knowing our "fate was sealted"--a year later we started "keeping company"! He and Lonnie and Mrs. Lally had good times together and they were married in 1911. Lonnie and Margie "stood up" with us when we were married in Independence 1910, July 12 [date listed elsewhere as July 12, 1912].Collection
Elizabeth and Richard Mecham Collection