Heading back south from the overlook, there's another relic from the days of J Tree gold, one of two old cyanide tanks that are still mostly intact, albeit full of bullet holes. Cyanide was used to extract gold from low-grade ore that had been reduced to a slushy slurry. It was a nasty business and could prove deadly.

From this point, there are a couple ways to get down to Gold Dust Gulch; the zig-zag 'trail' that leads almost directly down into the wash, or the old mine road that was once used by the miners. These days, my choice is the old mine road, for two reasons. There's neat stuff to see along the way, and it's a lot safer.