John de Arrieta grew up here at Walker Mine, a copper mine that shut down in 1945. His father, , was the chief engineer of the mine. John de Arrieta frequently spoke of this place in his last days. At the end of our visit we scattered his ashes here. The group was Gladys de Arrieta, Cheryl Rae Bart, Lynn Adell de Arrieta, Gwen Barnes, Marilee Vela, Marty and Nancy Pohll.

To get to Walker Mine, a mile or two east of Genesee, CA , we crossed the Flournoy Bridge (labeled on the Forest Service Genesee Valley map), and proceded on road 25N42. We followed this road onto the Mount Ingalls map. We left 25N42 and headed east toward the area labeled on the map as "Ruins, Walker Mine". Maps were obtained from the National Forest Service.

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Cheryl Rae Bart in front of the ruins of Walker Mine.
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Gwen Barnes, Gladys de Arrieta, Cheryl Rae Bart
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Lynn Adell de Arrieta, Mary and Marty Pohll, and Marilee Vela examine old pictures of the mine and compare them to what is left.
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Gladys de Arrieta
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We climed the hill and found the enterance to the mine. Here Nancy and Marty and Marilee stand in front of an old ore cart, with the enterance to the mine behind them.
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The mine enterance.
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Cheryl Rae and more rusty ore carts.
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Peeking through the trees is the top of a tram support.
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Here is the base of a tram support. John's father worked on the tram, in addition to his other mine responsibilities.
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We scattered John's ashes under this tall pine tree.
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John's ashes are in this pretty blue urn. Here we prepare to scatter them under the tree.
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Good bye, Grandpa. May you rest in peace.
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Here is a base for the tram system that John's father worked on.
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Through the trees, the top of a still standing tram support can be seen.
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