Elevation 2700 Feet

Oatman was founded about 1908. By 1931,

the areas mines which had produced over

1.8 million ounces of gold. By the mid 1930's,

the boom was over and in 1942 the last

remaining mines were closed as nonessential

to the war effort.

Burros first came to Oatman with early day

prospectors. The animals were also used inside

the mines for hauling rock and ore outside the

mines. Burros were used for hauling water and

supplies. As the mines closed and people moved

away, the Burros were released into the

surrounding hills.

The Burros you meet today in Oatman, while

descendents of domestic work animals, are

themselves wild - - they will bite and kick.

Please keep a safe distance from them.Wild Burros

are protected by Federal Law from capture, injury,

or harassment. Help protect these living symbols

of the old west.

Marker is on Oatman Topock Hwy ( AZ 66 ) near Bannon Lane, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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