Tungstonia, Nevada

Tungstonia, Nevada
Ghost town
Country United States
State Nevada
District White Pine County
Elevation 7,640 ft (2,329 m)
Coordinates 39°39′27″N 114°09′52″W / 39.65750°N 114.16444°W / 39.65750; -114.16444Coordinates: 39°39′27″N 114°09′52″W / 39.65750°N 114.16444°W / 39.65750; -114.16444
Timezone Pacific (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
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Tungstonia, Nevada is a ghost town on the Southern flank of the Kern Mountains of Eastern White Pine County, Nevada, along Tungstonia Wash.[1]

History

Tungsten was originally discovered here in 1910 by George Sims and C. Olsen,[2] and full-scale mining began in 1914 with the introduction of two companies from Utah: the Salt Lake Tungstonia Mines Company and the Utah-Nevada Mining and Milling company.[3]

The community that developed in support of the mining operations reached a population of ca. 50 persons in 1916 with the usual cadre of businesses commensurate with a mining camp of this size, including "...a couple of saloons and stores, a boardinghouse, and several wood-frame buildings."[4] The community was also briefly granted a post office, under the name 'Tugstonia,' which served the locale from January 4, 1917 until August 3 of the same year.[5] One Kirby Smith served as its postmaster for the tenure of the service.[6]

Borasca came after the Salt Lake Tungstonia Mines Company ceased operations in early 1918, and the population dwindled precipitously immediately thereafter. That company's property was leased by the Griffin Mining Company during the summer of 1918, however this venture proved fruitless and most of the remaining populace abandoned the site.

The area saw a brief resurgence in the years 1935-1942 when three new mines, the Dandy, the Whiskey Bottle, and the Tungstonia renewed activity; only sporadic leasing activity has occurred in the district since 1942, with the total valuation of ores removed ca. $126,000.00.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas, Benchmark Maps, Medford, Oregon 2003, p. 53
  2. ↑ Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 p. 202
  3. ↑ Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 p. 202
  4. ↑ Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 p. 203
  5. ↑ Nevada Place Names, Helen S. Carlson: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1974, p. 235
  6. ↑ Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 p. 203
  7. ↑ Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 p. 203

References

http://www.geodata.us/usa_populated_places/usapop.php?featureid=854710&f=usa_pop_117
Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas, Benchmark Maps, Medford, Oregon 2003
Romancing Nevada's Past, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994
Nevada Place Names, Helen S. Carlson: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1974


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