Freiberg Smelter
Back in 2012, we went on a trip through central Nevada and spent a night in the old mining camp of Freiberg.
Illinois Mine
Lead-silver and gold ores were first discovered here in 1874, and the little camp of Lodi was formed. The town had at least 100 residents by 1878. By 1880, the boom was over, and the mine had produced over $400,000. Things were quiet until the mine came to life
Wyler Spring Cabin
In February 2011, my friend Ed and I did a long walk out to the Wyler Spring Cabin. The cabin is in a lesser-visited corner of Eureka Valley in the BLM’s Piper Mountain Wilderness.
Eden Creek Ranch
Eden Creek Ranch was a small family ranch and the center of the community for the mines up in the hills above it. According to Helen Fallini, Giovanni Fallini employed Abe Arigoni to build a stone ranch house at Eden Creek around 1910. The Fallini family lived there and supplied
Fields Gollab Cabin
Millspaugh
Millspaugh was a small family mining camp settled in the late 1890s. According to the writings of Elizabeth Mecham, the first mill burned in 1902 but was immediately rebuilt with metal siding. Most of the buildings were hauled off in 1914.
