This mine was discovered in the early 1870s and was worked first by Mexicans. In 1909, the Clair family bought the claims and worked for a long time after.
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In 2007, I read a book on Nevada mining history with a photo of a wooden ore car sitting out front of a mine. “Wow!” I thought to myself. “That would be an incredible sight to see.” Of course, I immediately set out to find it. I scoured my notes,
