The Silica Mine Buildings
 

At the Silica Mine which was in operation in the 1940's, two buildings remain in quite good condition. The one in the foreground is the workers quarters and the one in the background is the building where the bags for holding the silica were kept. It has been aptly named the "baghouse". A curious feature of the construction is the number of nails used by the builders. Inside the buildings are nails everywhere on the ground. It is perhaps this great quantity of nails which has helped to hold these buildings together despite the high winds common at the crater.