J.U.N.K 2004

J.U.N.K. 2004
August 27, 28, 29
N.G.H. Ron Thornton Leader

Noble Grand Humbug Ron Thornton ordered this years J.U.N.K. to be held in Fletcher Nevada. We had 37 in attendance including 5 new members. Everyone who attended made the Saturday trip to Bodie, Masonic and Sweetwater. A grand time was had by all.


	Heading to Fletcher by way of East Walker Road that goes by Pine Grove


Heading to Fletcher


	Looking back on the road.


An electric toothbrush? And we thought we were roughing it!


	The Plane, the plane, the plane. Pilot Pete buzzed the Clampsite on Friday. Proceeded to land on the dirt road and join us for a short time. Pilot Pete then took off, and flew back to Reno then drove out and stayed the weekend. Thats DEDICATION. (Plane hard to see as it is behind the portable shade) Tail of plane is visible.


Pilot Pete "buzzing" the Clampsite.


	Starting out for Saturday's Trek.


Starting out on the road to Bodie


	Noble Grand Humbug Ron Thornton helps explain the Del Monte Mill.


Ruins of the Del Monte Hoist Works. See Black and white image below for landscape comparison.


	More ruins of the mill.


Upper portion of the mill.


	Stanley Paher points out that the Del Monte Hoist Works was located at this very location. Notice the image below and the contour of the mountain rising coincide with a picture taken about 1863.

More trees can be seen from todays photos. Back during the time the mill was in operation, all the trees were cut and used as firewood or in the mines. This mill processed ore brought in from Aurora about 2 miles the other side of the mountain.

Picture taken from: Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps, by Stanley Paher.


	XNGH Bob (The Fan Man) Rodgers.


Ruins of a toll house on the Bodie Road. There were several over the years.


	More of the same toll house.


This is not High Rock Canyon, that will be next year.


		Another Toll House. We are now in Bodie State Park.


This building dates back to about 1865.


		Looking out of the toll house.


The town of Bodie.


		Twenty years after William Bodey was buried the townspeople decided to re-bury him in the town cemetery. A public service was held and in the ceremony it was stated that a shaft with an urn should be erected to the memory of Bodey. The shaft and urn were to catch the morning’s sunrise and capture the rays. The people of Bodie raised $500 and hired a sculpture to make the memorial. The town received word that President James A. Garfield was assinated and it was changed to comerate Garfield instead of Bodey. Inscribed on the monument is: Dedicated to James A. Garfield. Bodey was forgotten, and is buried in an unmarked grave outside of the cemetery.

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