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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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The entrance to the Old San Cristobal Mine Tunnel is eerie, yet exciting.
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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Joan Pendleton
Jan 3, 2017 near Almaden Valley, CA
“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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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.
April Trestle (remnants seen here) carried cinnabar (mercury ore) in mining cars out of April Tunnel, which cut deep into Mine Hill.
Powder House (restored) was where blasting powder (used to make mine tunnels, shafts, etc.) was kept.
Mine Hill Trail winds through hilly wooded terrain in east Quicksilver Park.
The Mine Hill Trail offers occasional glimpses of the San Francisco East Bay.
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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