Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining CampsPresents a detailed and accurately researched history of the sometimes fleeting, sometimes permanent 600 towns and camps in Nevada. Vitality and personality infuses the story with the addition of 700 photographs, some culled from the great collections of Nevadans' and other family treasures in order to make the work more descriptive, accurate, and valuable. |
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... miles west - southwest of SR 140 at a point 24 miles west of its junction with US 95 . Mining activity began about 1910 after the dis- covery of the Alabama and other mines , and dur- ing the next year on the east slope of the Slumber ...
... miles west - southwest of SR 140 at a point 24 miles west of its junction with US 95 . Mining activity began about 1910 after the dis- covery of the Alabama and other mines , and dur- ing the next year on the east slope of the Slumber ...
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... miles northwest of SR 38 at a point 9 miles north of its junction with US 93 ( 63 miles west of Pioche ) . Indians led two prospectors to ore - bearing rock on the eastern flank of the Worthington Mountains in the fall of 1865 , and ...
... miles northwest of SR 38 at a point 9 miles north of its junction with US 93 ( 63 miles west of Pioche ) . Indians led two prospectors to ore - bearing rock on the eastern flank of the Worthington Mountains in the fall of 1865 , and ...
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... miles south of SR 3 at a point 30 miles west of Lida Junction . Three years after lead - silver discoveries in 1869 , mining began and a camp formed . Stone and eventually log buildings were erected , includ- ing a general store that ...
... miles south of SR 3 at a point 30 miles west of Lida Junction . Three years after lead - silver discoveries in 1869 , mining began and a camp formed . Stone and eventually log buildings were erected , includ- ing a general store that ...
Contents
Chapter Page Preface | 7 |
Acknowledgments | 12 |
Storey County | 15 |
Copyright | |
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abandoned assay Austin Battle Mountain began blacksmith boom borax buildings remain Bullfrog California camp's Canyon Carson City Carson River century Collection Comstock copper county seat Creek decade declined desert district was organized dozen early Elko Eureka freight gold Gold Hill Goldfield graded road hauled Hill Humboldt Indians junction Lake later leasers located lode lumber main street miles east miles north miles northwest miles south miles southeast miles west million miners mining camp Mormon Mountain nearby northeast Nye County operations Peak Pioche platted population post office production prospectors railroad ranch Reese River Reno revived Rhyolite rich rock ruins saloons salt shaft Silverpeak smelter soon southwest spring stage station stamp mill stone ten-stamp mill tents tion Tonopah town townsite Truckee University of Nevada Valley Vegas veins Virginia City wagons Washoe Washoe City White Pine wooden buildings Yerington