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more Sperry Wash palm.
The nearest 'town', Tecopa used to have a restaurant called the Miner's Dinner, got business from rockhounds and mines from talc and metal mines in the area. It was open into the late 80's. Couple of talc mines at the head of Sperry Wash with a comfy tin can dump w a couple rusted car bodies from the 40's and earlier.
Precious opal location across hwy 128 from Tecopa, occurs in the middle of mud concretions in the low hills in the area. Camp just about anywhere.
Tecopa is also known as Tecopa Hot Springs. county used to maintain sex-segregated bathing facilities. Dont know if anymore.
Also when in the area stop by China Ranch Date Farm for a date shake.
A chinaman used to grow vegetables back in the 1800's to sell to the miners in the area. Lot of gypsum was mined there also. All of a sudden, one day, the chinaman was gone and a white man was running the place. Never did hear where the chinaman got to.......
Interesting area
