2022-01-13, 01:13 PM
The location is about ten yards due east from the coy pond at China Garden, the little oasis between Panamint Springs Resort and Darwin, CA off of the old toll road a mile or so. I believe it's also the head waters of Darwin Falls.
The galvanized sheet metal is about 4-6 feet in diameter and it appears to be the bottom or top of a cylinder shaped tank. I did not see a top or sides to this piece and it's strange how it's partially anchored in the ground perpendicular. The mix of round and square holes is a puzzle.
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China Garden Spring, Inyo County.
China Garden Spring is within Darwin Canyon about one mile south of the community of Darwin Falls. Water from the spring was used by Chinese to grow vegetables in the late 1880's. At that time, there were three structures next to the spring that were used by the Chinese. By 1987, only one structure remained. Reference: Nash Collection; United States Geological Survey 1987.
China Gardens Spring, Inyo County.
China Gardens Spring emerges from an alluvial fan located in the China Lake Naval Weapons Center area. The water was used by Chinese to grow vegetables that were sold in nearby mining towns. See China Gardens Wash, Inyo County. Reference: United States Board on Geographic Names 1985: 2; United States Geological Survey 1982.
China Gardens Wash has water flowing down it for about three miles where it joins Darwin Wash. China Gardens Spring is the water source. See China Gardens Spring, Inyo County. Reference: United States Geological Survey 1982.
The galvanized sheet metal is about 4-6 feet in diameter and it appears to be the bottom or top of a cylinder shaped tank. I did not see a top or sides to this piece and it's strange how it's partially anchored in the ground perpendicular. The mix of round and square holes is a puzzle.
https://www.californiaschineseheritage.c...ierra.html
China Garden Spring, Inyo County.
China Garden Spring is within Darwin Canyon about one mile south of the community of Darwin Falls. Water from the spring was used by Chinese to grow vegetables in the late 1880's. At that time, there were three structures next to the spring that were used by the Chinese. By 1987, only one structure remained. Reference: Nash Collection; United States Geological Survey 1987.
China Gardens Spring, Inyo County.
China Gardens Spring emerges from an alluvial fan located in the China Lake Naval Weapons Center area. The water was used by Chinese to grow vegetables that were sold in nearby mining towns. See China Gardens Wash, Inyo County. Reference: United States Board on Geographic Names 1985: 2; United States Geological Survey 1982.
China Gardens Wash has water flowing down it for about three miles where it joins Darwin Wash. China Gardens Spring is the water source. See China Gardens Spring, Inyo County. Reference: United States Geological Survey 1982.
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