Calico Mountains...

It is believed that a man named Lee discovered silver here, in 1875.  Unfortunately, Lee was killed by Indians.  That was the rumor, anyway.

Calico's mining history evolved slowly, in the following years.

In 1880, a Barstow mill operator by the name of Porter found some previously-lost silver claims in the Calico Mountains.

More silver was discovered here in 1881, by a gentleman whose last name was, coincidentally, Silver.  Later that year, several others moved to the area, and these men founded the Silver King Mine.