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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Page 102
... wooden buildings had already appeared in the heart of the camp . The view looks east . DIDNT THINK I'D LIKE IT DAILY BOOSTER HE CAME HE. WONDER , 14 miles north of US 50 at a point 39 miles east of Fallon . Prospectors from Fairview ...
... wooden buildings had already appeared in the heart of the camp . The view looks east . DIDNT THINK I'D LIKE IT DAILY BOOSTER HE CAME HE. WONDER , 14 miles north of US 50 at a point 39 miles east of Fallon . Prospectors from Fairview ...
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... wooden buildings . BERLIN , 2 miles south of SR 91 at a point 19 miles east of Gabbs . State Senator Bell originally located the Berlin mine , which was first worked for silver about 1895 , and sold out to John G. Stokes of New York ...
... wooden buildings . BERLIN , 2 miles south of SR 91 at a point 19 miles east of Gabbs . State Senator Bell originally located the Berlin mine , which was first worked for silver about 1895 , and sold out to John G. Stokes of New York ...
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... wooden buildings face the deserted streets . GOLD MOUNTAIN , later Stateline , 2 miles north- west of SR 71 at a point 6 miles southwest of Gold Point . Thomas Shaw originally discovered gold out- croppings on Slate Ridge in 1864 but ...
... wooden buildings face the deserted streets . GOLD MOUNTAIN , later Stateline , 2 miles north- west of SR 71 at a point 6 miles southwest of Gold Point . Thomas Shaw originally discovered gold out- croppings on Slate Ridge in 1864 but ...
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