Essays About Bodie's History and Technology

as documented by Michael H. Piatt, author of
Bodie: "The Mines Are Looking Well ..."

Beyond his book, Michael H. Piatt here provides essays on several aspects of life and industry in this mining community. Use links below to learn about:
Correcting Recent Bodie Myths:
Let's Set the Historic Record Straight
What the Historic Record Reveals About Bodie’s Peak Population
The Bad Man from Bodie: A Frontier
Legend Rediscovered

Sinking the Bell Lode Shaft; Bodie, Calif.
(Narrow Guage & Short Line Gazette;
Sept./Oct., 2001)

The Death of Madame Mustache:
Bodie's Most Celebrated Inhabitant

The Technology of Mining Gold:
Introduction to Bodie’s Mineralogy

"If Hell Is Below, It Wouldn't Take Long to Go There": Drilling and Blasting at Bodie

Getting Gold and Silver Out of Rocks:
Milling at Bodie

The Problem of Water: Mine Drainage at Bodie Developments in Electricity 
and Bodie’s Long Distance Power Transmission

4KCy+2Au+O+H2O = 2KAuCy+2KHO: Cyaniding at Bodie

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Dedicated to presenting thoroughly researched, historically accurate articles about Bodie’s past.
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Stamp Drive
Stamp Drive

Piano Keys
Piano

Workman's Boots
Boots
Hoisting Works, Bodie, 1893
Standard Hoisting Works, 1893
Courtesy Engineering and Mining Journal
Main Street, Bodie, 1927
Main Street, 1927
Burton Frasher photograph, courtesy Bob Pilatos


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Bodie: "The Mines are Looking Well ..." are the copyrighted work of James C. Ritchie. More of his work can be viewed in the Bodie Gallery at his web site, www.JCRitchie.com, or he may be contacted by e-mail at PhotoGraphics21@aol.com.

Main Street, Bodie today
Main Street today
Long View of Bodie, California
Bodie Country