![]() ![]() When the price of silver plunged – due to the frenetic pace of exploration and mining during those years – Calico began losing population, and by 1896 most of the inhabitants had moved away, leaving it a ghost town. It thrived for around twelve year as over $20 million worth of silver ore was extracted from some 500 mines, including the important Silver King Mine. ![]() The town of Calico was settled beginning in 1881 as news of California’s largest silver strike spread.
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