Big Bend National Park # 019-01-023 © Russ Finley Photography

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Big Bend National Park # 40

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Ruin at Mariscal Mercury Mine - Big Bend National Park, TX. This mine was opened by D.E. Lindsey, an immigration inspector. It contained rich deposits of cinnabar -- the source of mercury. Several miners who worked this mine, motivated by dreams of sudden wealth, later discovered their work led only to chronic illness from mercury poisoning. Big Bend National Park, TX. Film Size 6X7cm