Aguereberry Camp

There is gold in the hill in front of you, and old- time prospector Shorty Harris and his greenhorn partner Pete Aguereberry discovered it in 1905. Their discovery triggered a short-lived mining boom. The tent town of Harrisburg blossomed on the neighboring flats, and the surrounding hills still bear the scars of dozens of mines.

Of all the prospectors and miners who toiled here, only one - Pete Aguereberry - persisted. Aguereberry worked this claim for forty years until his death in 1945. His home still stands at the west edge of the buildings clustered at the ridge base.

Pete Aguereberry was Basque, born in Mauleon, France in 1874. For most of his four decades here he worked his mine by himself. Remarkable persistence, not financial success, made him one of the most famous prospectors in the Panamint Range.

Federal law requires the protection of the natural and historic resources here and elsewhere in Death Valley National Park. Please leave them undisturbed for others to discover.

To reach Aguereberry's Eureka Mine and the Cashier Mill, follow the road to the left around the east end of Providence Ridge. . This historical marker was erected by Death Valley National Park. It is in Death Valley National Park in Inyo County California