coffin maker
Explorations along highways and byways sometimes bring strange encounters. At the end of a dirt road a mile out of Jerome is the Gold King Mine Ghost Ranch. The site is a 30-year accumulations of rusted mining equipment, old trucks and remnants of a mining town, interspersed with chickens, goats and Pedro the begging donkey. As we left, we met this fellow and asked what he was building. The answer? Coffins. Since it was his day off, he thought he could make some cash off coffins. We had noticed a model upon entering the ghost town, but thought it part of the Western decor. With Halloween approaching he thought he'd get about $150 per coffin. He also noted that the rough-pine boxes could also be used as coffee tables.
Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Jerome, Arizona
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