OAUSA Net – August 20, 2015 Ghost Town Esmeralda Co NV

[toms]

Tonight’s discussion is a trip to the ghost towns of Esmeralda County NV. And while we are at it we will throw in some factoids* about Nevada and Esmeralda County.
Some but perhaps not all of the ghost town in the County are:
• Stateline
• Blair,
• Coaldale,
• Hardluck,
• Lida,
• Goldpoint,
• Weepah,
• Gold Hit,
• Columbus ,
• Gilbert, and
• Palmetto.
We might throw in Silver Peak although it has been taken over mostly by The Chemetall Foote Corporation and Scorpio Gold Corporation.

We will not be able to discuss all of them but this might wet your appetite to explore Esmeralda County, NV.

*Factoid: 1. an insignificant or trivial fact. 2. something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is presented as fact, devised especially to gain publicity and accepted because of constant repetition.

[toms]

NV Counties - Esmeralda County is colored yellow

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[toms]

Books

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Also
Ghost of Glory trail – Nell Murbarger

You should be able to find any or all of them on Amazon.

[toms]

This is an off road-route south to north that connects to most of the ghost towns. However, most of them are not far from paved state highways today and be reached in a passenger car.

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Some maps that will help you
• AAA Nevada State Map for an overview;
• Bench Mark NV book;
• California BLM Surface Management Maps: Saline Valley, Betty, Last Chance Range, & Goldfield (order 916-978-4400).
• Nevada BLM Surface Management Maps: Pahute Mesa & Tonopah (order 775-861-6500)

[toms]

Hard luck Mine Castle
For Sale : 775-772-2413 cell Randy Johnston
Tours: $10 donation

Hard Luck Castle

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Well equipped auto shop

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State Line Mine & Cabin

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State Line Cabin - Photo by John Chase

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For better pictures of Stateline Mine then mine!
http://silverstateghosttowns.com/goldmountain.html

[toms]

Gold Point

The next 4 pictures are of Gold Point on memorial Day - several hundred people came to town to party
Don't confuse Gold Point (Ghost Town) with Gold field (County Seat)

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[toms]

Clayton Valley

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Silver Peak NV

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Blair NV

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[toms]

Diablo Base Line Marker - about 3 miles south of Weepah NV (Ghost Town) on the east edge of the wash.
Weepah is in Township T1N Range R39E S24 (that puts it 232 miles east of the Diablo meridian)

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Initial Points: US Base Lines and Meridians
http://www.clui.org/page/initial-points-map - this link will take you to the same map but with "hot" links

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[lrsrngr]

Looks like a great NET and I apologize for missing last week with Mike but I was hiking Mount Washington in New Hampshire and some of the AT last week.

Net check-in for 20 AUG 15 for KK6CTT please and thanks for the adventures and what you guys do!

[KAP]

Dave,
Please give me a courtesy check in. I will be listening.

KK6DGL
Kevin