Treasure Hill, Portrait of a Silver Mining Camp

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Treasure Hill, Portrait of a Silver Mining Camp

Treasure Hill, Portrait of a Silver Mining Camp

$19.95

Category: Of Northern Nevada Interest Tags: Ghost Town Mining Camp Northern Nevada Silver Mining White Pine County

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TREASURE HILL, PORTRAIT OF A SILVER MINING CAMP, by W. Turrentine Jackson. 254 pages, index, maps, bibliography. Very rich silver ore discovered in eastern Nevada led to a furious mining rush to the White Pine district in 1868-69, though significant mining lasted until 1885. Here is the complete story which includes information about British investors, prospectors and merchants who were drawn to the area, west of modern Ely. $19.95.