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Although many believed that this was built by early Spanish miners, it most likely dates from the 1860's and was used to smelt mercury from cinnabar deposits in the surrounding hills. The mercury would then have been used in the process of extracting gold from the crushed ore.

Although many believed that this was built by early Spanish miners, it most likely dates from the 1860's and was used to smelt mercury from cinnabar deposits in the surrounding hills. The mercury would then have been used in the process of extracting gold from the crushed ore.