The Lucky Day Mine

The Lucky Day Mine is a gold and copper mine located in San Bernardino, California and once owned by Wyatt Earp. Wyatt Earp is probably to most infamous gun fighter and law man who worked all across the western United States including Alaska.

Wyatt and Josephine Earp in the Lucky Day Mine mining camp near Vidal, California: This is the only confirmed picture of the two of them together.
Wyatt and Josephine Earp in the Lucky Day Mine mining camp near Vidal, California: This is the only confirmed picture of the two of them together.
Wyatt Earp's camp, tent and ramada near Vidal, California and Wyatt's mining operations. Sadie is at left, Wyatt is on the right with his dog. Found among Sadie Earp's private papers. From the Glenn Boyer Collection.
Wyatt Earp’s camp, tent and ramada near Vidal, California and Wyatt’s mining operations. Sadie is at left, Wyatt is on the right with his dog. Found among Sadie Earp’s private papers. From the Glenn Boyer Collection.

Like many other Americans of the time, Wyatt Earp and his brothers worked their way across the United States. The started businesses, worked in bars, owned mines and served as law men. In short, despite the Earp’s notoriety, they did what they needed to do in order to make a living.

Later in life, Wyatt and his wife Josephine travelled up to Alaska before returning to the desert of southern California. In the Mojave, they found several mining claims in the Whipple mountains including the “Happy Days”, “Copper Accident”, “Colorado”, “Cave”, “Giant”, “Hercules”, “Happy Day”, and “Lucky Day”. These mines were spread out over about four miles west of the Colorado River, near Parker Arizona.

Earped owned up to 100 mining claims in the Whipple Mountains. The Lucky Day Mine is said to reach

Mine Summary

NameLucky Day Mine, Wyatt Earp, Happy Day, Roosevelt
LocationSan Bernardino, California
Latitude, Longitude34.2011261, -114.3938443
OreGold, Copper
GNIS245287

The Luck Day Mine Trail Map

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