Nevada Expeditions

Unusually named Ullaine was a small camp that emerged between 1906 and 1910. Variously spelled as Eullaine, Ulaine, Eulaine, and maybe others, the camp was named for the original discoverer's wife (though one unsupported story claims it was after a popular brand of kerosene at the time). #Nevada

Not a bad start to Fall! 🌈🍂

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Revivals were seen in the twentieth century, which even brought construction of a new mill just after World War II, but today the only residents of Troy are found in its hard-to-reach cemetery. 🧵 2/2

Silver was discovered in the Grant Range in 1867, giving rise to the town of Troy. English investors spent $500,000 to build a 20-stamp mill equipped with two furnaces in 1872, but the endeavor was ultimately a failure and Troy was all but abandoned within a few years. 🧵 1/2 #Nevada #History

As a reminder, all of Hot Creek is private property, and permission must be obtained from the owners prior to visiting.

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At Lower Hot Creek, an impressive stone mansion is found, completed by Williams in 1908 at the site of an earlier hotel that was lost to fire. During the past few years, the current owner has undertaken the massive task of restoring the home - and I look forward to seeing it take shape! 🧵 2/2

Hot Creek: home to one of Nevada's most iconic homes.

Started 1867 as two separate mining towns, Hot Creek became an important ranching community after 1870. J.T. Williams and his wife Sophie transformed the two townsites into productive ranches, known today as Upper and Lower Hot Creek. 🧵 1/2

Nevada Hills Mill Company's concentrating mill and cyanide plant started work at Fairview, NV (in Churchill County east of Fallon) on Sep 15, 1911. It operated at least into 1917. t.co/Y34khdYSJy

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Silver ore was found as early as 1865, but it took a few years before a camp developed. Once it did, it gained a short-lived stamp mill and a post office that lasted an astounding 32 years! Total production was around $475,000, and the site today has a surprising amount to see. 🧵 2/2

The road to Morey can be described using the Three Rs: Rocky, Rough, and Rewarding.

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William T. Pritchard (aka "Nick of the Woods") built this stone station about 1874 on his newly completed toll road between Tybo and Eureka (and on to the railroad at Palisade). It was also a junction point for those traveling to Pioche and Hamilton. It isn't clear when it was finally abandoned.

The station, restored in recent years, remains private property and permission must be obtained prior to visiting.

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They also planted an orchard, among the first in Nevada. Though its time as a station was short, Moore's Station has continued to function as a ranch intermittently for the last 150 years; even being reinforced during the 1960s to withstand the Project Faultless nuclear test just 5 miles away. 🧵 2/3

The late author Shawn Hall described Moore's Station as his personal favorite, and it's easy to see why. The attractive stone house was built in the 1870s by the Moore brothers, who operated it as a station on the road between Tybo and Eureka. 🧵 1/3 #Nevada #History #GhostTown

Tybo was a silver-lead camp

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In 1877 alone, fourteen kilns were built to keep up with demand for charcoal at the smelters in Tybo, using some 600,000 bricks!

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I think it's safe to say that the Hot Creek Range has the highest concentration of charcoal kilns anywhere in Nevada.

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Definitely the best known and best preserved! Nevada kinda lacks the main ingredient for much charcoal: wood. The few scattered sets tend to be in areas with a bit more tree availability.

They are not incredibly common around Nevada, but there are a few sets scattered around.

Moore's Station. Private property, but we were lucky enough to gain access.

Those are charcoal kilns, built in the 1870s to make charcoal for the mills in the area.

Still, one Jeep didn't make the trip at all and the other came home on a trailer. Nevertheless, I think we had a great time and made plenty of memories! 😂

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Labor Day weekend means NVTami's annual birthday camping trip. This year, it was off to the middle of the state where we got to check out over a dozen incredible places.

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What. A. Weekend. 🤯

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It "Happened" in Hazen!

But, what happened? You can read all about it and more than two dozen other stories from the Silver State in Nevada Gold!, a new book from my friend Mike Popovitch with dazzling illustrations from DMZ Fine Arts. Head on over to Barnes & Noble or Amazon to order your copy! 📙

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Recently, a large swath of the old Weslead townsite land was leveled, destroying the grade of the old T&T and B&G railroad junction (pictured here, before leveling). 🧵 4/4