LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA

Our friends, the Hansons, had the next day off, so we spent the day together. We drove up to Lead (rhymes with seed), an interesting little town.

Its claim to fame is the Homestake Gold Mine which was active until a few years ago, when it was closed because so many men had fallen to their death in it. It's so deep, you can't see the bottom. Truly amazing

Here's a little about it.

You can pan a little gold if you wish.

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This is the building where they processed the gold. Now it's owned by Sanford Underground Lab.