January 28 - 29, 2007 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, San Bernardino County, California Calico Ghost Town is located at 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, in San Bernardino County, California Telephone number 1-800-TO-CALICO   Vi provianterede i San Diego søndag morgen, og satte derefter næsen mod Calico Spøgelsesby, hvor vi ankom sidst på eftermiddagen. We stocked up on food and water in San Diego Sunday morning and headed for Calico Ghost Town, arriving in the late afternoon.     Vores campingplads ~ Our camper space     Området er fyldt med gamle mineskakter ~ The area is full of old mine shafts       Calico Kirkegård har i dag circa fyrre synlige gravsteder, men der menes at være over hundrede, der er begravet her. Den tidligste begravelse, man kender til, fandt sted i 1869, men langt de fleste grave er fra 1880'erne og 1890'erne, da minedriften var på sit højdepunkt. Today Calico Cemetery has about forty visible grave sites, but it is believed that more than a hundred individuals are buried here. The earliest known burial took place in 1869, however, the vast majority of the burials are from the 1880's and 1890's, when mining was at its peak.

Nogle af dem der vides begravet her: 1881 Fru Wright, mineformandens kone Joe F. Kelly, værtshusejer 1882 James White, læge 1884 William Dugan, smed 1885 Edward A. Adams, præst John McDonald, minearbejder 1888 Alan Sutfin, smed og minearbejder Bruce, Cochran & Eva, børn af en minearbejder, sansynligvis døde i tyfus-epidemi 1889 James Baker, minearbejder 1891 Daniel Malloy, politimand 1893 Philip Hartoin, skomager 1895 Edward Bancroft, handlende 1932 Margaret Olivier, skolelærerinde i Calico 1941 Robert Greer, kusk Der er også nogle få nyere grave på kirkegården. Some known to be buried here: 1881 Mrs. Wright, wife of mine foreman Joe F. Kelly, saloonkeeper 1882 James White, doctor 1884 William Dugan, blacksmith 1885 Edward A. Adams, minister John McDonald, miner 1888 Alan Sutfin, blacksmith and miner Bruce, Cochran & Eva, children of a miner, probably died in typhoid epidemic 1889 James Baker, miner 1891 Daniel Malloy, constable 1893 Philip Hartoin, shoemaker 1895 Edward Bancroft, merchant 1932 Margaret Olivier, school teacher in Calico 1941 Robert Greer, teamster There are a few contemporary graves in the cemetery as well.     Bidrag til kirkegårdens befolkning? ~ Contributing to the cemetery population?   Goe grunne te hængnin  1) Stjælle miner 2) Skynin bagfra 3) Bank-røvnin 4) Dillesjance-røvnin 5) Heste-stjælleri 6) Snynin i kortspel 7) Ouerlast på barpigrene 8) Skynin af klaver spelleren 9) Skynin af spissehusets kok 10) Ingen kasten mæ sten, ku vær gull eller søll i bjærvene beordres af By Råddet   Just Cause for Hangen 1) Clem Jumpen 2) Back Shooten 3) Bank Robben 4) Stage Robben 5) Horse Thiefen 6) Card Cheaten 7) Damagen the Sallon Grils 8) Shoten the panio Player 9) Shoten The Eaten House Cook 10) No Rock Thrown, Mit be Gold or Siliver in them Munds by order of Town Counzle         Man kan tydeligt se, hvordan jordskorpen er blevet vredet her ~ You can easily see how the crust of the earth has been wrung here.

En lille skumringstur rundt i Calico ~ A little walk at dusk around Calico               Solnedgang over Calico-bjergene ~ Sunset over the Calico Mountains       Aftensmad omkring lejrbålet ~ Supper around the campfire

Vi stod tidligt op mandag morgen, klar til at udforske Calico. Silver King Minen var den første sølvmine i Calico, og blev opdaget i 1881. I løbet af 1880'erne blev der grundlagt flere og flere sølvminer, på et tidspunkt over halvtreds, og der var en overgang over 5000 indbyggere i Calico Minedistrikt. Byen blev stort set forladt i 1892, efter den sidste mine blev lukket, da sølv havde mistet meget af dets værdi i de foregående år. We got up early Monday morning, ready to explore Calico. The Silver King Mine was the first silver mine in Calico, and was discovered in 1881. During the 1880's more and more silver mines were established, more than fifty at one time, and there were over 5000 residents in the Calico Mining district. The town was largely abandoned in 1892, after the last mine was closed, as silver had lost much of its value in the previous years.         Calico blev købt af Walter Knott, som grundlagde Knott's Berry Farm, og i 1950'erne restaurerede han byen. Meningen var, at han ville lave en forlystelsespark her, men under pres fra de lokale endte han med at give byen til San Bernardino amt. Calico was purchased by Walter Knott, who established Knott's Berry Farm, and in the 1950's he restored the town. He had meant to establish an amusement park here, but under pressure from locals he eventually gave the town to San Bernardino County.

INGEN HJEMMEBRÆNDERI, SPRIT ELLER ALKOHOL MÅ BRINGES IND I BYEN                 Den gamle brandstation i Calico ~ The old fire station in Calico

Påfuglen Harry ~ Harry the Peacock               Maggie Mine       Hank's Hotel

Calico Flaskehus er bygget af Knott i 1950'erne af 5419 flasker. The Bottle House was built by Knott in the 1950's from 5419 bottles.           Calico & Odessa Railroad

Mystery Shack Et slags hurlumhejhus ~ A sort of topsy-turvy house

Sandbunken i midten indeholder sølv for fire millioner dollars. Men da det vil koste ti millioner at udvinde det, bli'r det, hvor det er. Den hvide stenbunke til højre viser, hvor det første sølv blev fundet i 1881. The pile of sand in the middle contains silver for four million dollars. But since it will cost ten million dollars to extract it, it stays there. The white stone marker on the right shows where silver was first found in 1881.         Smedjen ~ The Blacksmith

Calico Skole ~ Calico School House     Calico Kat ~ Calico Cat         Dynamitforretningen ~ The dynamite store     Ruinerne af Calicos Chinatown ~ Ruins of Calico's Chinatown     April og hunden "Prinsesse" fra keramikforretningen ~ April and "Princess" the Dog from the ceramics store

Calico har masser af agerhøns ~ Calico has lots of partridges         Diamant Lils håndtaske ~ Diamond Lil's Purse     En lille dam-pause ~ A little checkers break

Lane's Merchandise

Sidst på eftermiddagen kørte vi over Panamintbjergene mod Death Valley. In the late afternoon we headed toward Death Valley over the Panamint Mountains. Højt oppe i Panamintbjergene på "Padre Crowley Point" eller "Padre Point Overlook" står der en mindesten til Fader John Joseph Crowley (1891-1940), "Ørkenpræsten". High in the Panamint Mountains at "Padre Crowley Point" or "Padre Point Overlook" stands a memorial to Father John Joseph Crowley (1891-1940), "The Desert Padre".

Boondocking Information We stayed at the Calico campground. Camp sites are $18 - $22 a night, depending on hook-ups, and camping fee includes admission to the park (otherwise $6 per person). Facilities: Restrooms Picnic areas Barbecues Campground Museum and various attractions Restaurants Shopping More Ghost Towns Here More Historical Sites Here More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW