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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWZ_stopes_Tonopah-NV.html
The stopes are where the ore bodies were mined out. These show where the veins actually came to the surface. Jim Butler's original discovery was on these veins near the back of the old fire house. The ore bodies averaged about 500' in depth and mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWY_framing-building_Tonopah-NV.html
The pile of pipe beside the building is fan pipe which was used to send air down the mine and through the workings for ventilation. The air was supplied by large fans on the surface. The pile of wire on the hill behind the building is banding from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWW_the-leasers_Tonopah-NV.html
A great mystery of the desert is how quickly word travels of a rich mineral strike! The discovery started America's last great mining rush.Belle and Jim devised a plan to handle the rush. They leased parts of their claim, the richest of all, to en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OUB_firmin-bruner_Austin-NV.html
For sharing his memories of history as he lived them here in Berlin, West Union Canyon, and other parts of Central Nevada during the early years of the twentieth century.His efforts will allow present and future generations to more fully understan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OUA_doctors-office-home_Austin-NV.html
Because the area was sparsely settled and his patients were few, Dr. Bruton was a poor man. He walked when he visited the sick in Berlin and Union Canyon, carrying his satchel which contained all the instruments and medicines he might need. If any…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OU1_the-clubhouse_Austin-NV.html
The Two-Story building that stood here was called the "Clubhouse". It might have been erected to house the mine and mill office, but during the years from 1906 to 1908, it was used as quarters for visiting company officials and local supervisors t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OU0_charcoal-yard_Austin-NV.html
Thousands of sacks of charcoal were stacked in this area. The charcoal was used to fire the furnace used to assay the ore samples at the nearby assay office, and as fuel for blacksmith forges in the machine shop at the mine.Because charcoal is eas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OTZ_company-boardinghouse_Austin-NV.html
The Company-owned boardinghouse that stood here was leased and run by (China) Tom Joe at the turn of the century.From here, China Joe moved to Ione to operate a boardinghouse of his own.From 1905 until the mine and mill shut down in 1907, the comp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OTY_company-store_Austin-NV.html
The Company Store stood on this lot. It sold nearly everything needed in everyday living, including clothing, groceries, prospecting supplies, grain, and drugs. The local doctor acted as his own druggist by compounding the drugs he prescribed from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ON1_the-berlin-mill_Austin-NV.html
This building was a beehive of activity while Berlin was in its heyday.One man tended to the primary crusher and did other odd jobs, another tended the 30 stamps and the concentration tables, and a third man fired the five boilers and looked after…