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Along the road is a post with a white object attached to it

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06657-claim.jpg At the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by miningThumbnailsI can't resist the temptation to open the bottle and see if the paper inside is readableAt the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by miningThumbnailsI can't resist the temptation to open the bottle and see if the paper inside is readableAt the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by miningThumbnailsI can't resist the temptation to open the bottle and see if the paper inside is readableAt the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by miningThumbnailsI can't resist the temptation to open the bottle and see if the paper inside is readableAt the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by miningThumbnailsI can't resist the temptation to open the bottle and see if the paper inside is readable

The white object turns out to be a bottle whose lid is nailed to the post. White paper is folded up inside: a mining claim.