Finally Finding SELDOM SEEN SLIM | Reaching the End of the Rainbow | Ballarat, CA

The journey to seek out Seldom Seen Slim concludes in Ballarat, California. Here we find the final resting place of Slim and examine where he spent his remaining years. Our whole journey from old mining ghost towns through Death Valley led here.

Seldom Seen Slim, born Charles Ferge, was a prospector known throughout the American Southwest. Often seen as the original desert rat, Slim moved from mining town to mining town across Nevada and California. He felt at home in the desert landscapes and enjoyed the quiet and solitude that it offered.

This simple man who felt at peace with enough meager belongings to get by in his prospecting activity ended up in Ballarat later in life and became somewhat of a local celebrity. Despite the name "Seldom Seen", Slim was said to be quite welcoming of company and enjoyed sharing information and history about the area.

Slim's lifestyle and carefree attitude made him a bit of an archetype of the prospector of the Old West. His likeness is seen throughout the region as an older man with a mule.


VIDEO FILMED: 11/11/2021

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⚪ Exploration of CALICO GHOST TOWN in Search of Seldom Seen Slim | Yermo, California -    • Exploration of CALICO GHOST TOWN in Search...  
⚪ The MIZPAH & Mining History of TONOPAH, NV | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -    • The MIZPAH & Mining History of TONOPAH, NV...  
⚪ Remnants of the TONOPAH & GOLDFIELD RAILROAD, Goldfield Cemetery & More! | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -    • Remnants of the TONOPAH & GOLDFIELD RAILRO...  
⚪ The Birth & Death of the Mining Town of RHYOLITE, NEVADA | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -    • The Birth & Death of the Mining Town of RH...  
⚪ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK and the Complicated Journey of Crossing It | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -    • DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK and the Complic...  

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00:00 The Roots of Ballarat, California
03:02 Slim's Life in Ballarat
04:12 What Remains of Ballarat Today
09:11 Slim's Latter Years
11:26 The Final Resting Place of Seldom Seen Slim

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