dutch john Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 Montana Bob... Glad to see you are up and about... I hope youhad a successful time in Montana... And I fully agree that it can getchilly in eastern Nevada... Ely is about 6400 ft. The elevation of Hogumabout 7000 ft. But, back in the 1930's and 1940's staying (with permission)in the well constructed Boone Tilford log cabin was cool in the summer andwarm in the winter. Now to give you a "heads-up;" back when we were at Placerites, I took several good photos of you in the sticker weeds and Mormon crickets. I never rush into things and Lost Treasure may use a article about Mormon crickets in the next issue to hit the newsstands. Depending upon editing;one of the photos of you determinedly detecting your patch while ignoring the "stickers" and "crickets" may be used. (It is obvious your success is due to your PDDK (persistence determination and dedication, as well as your knowledge.)Regarding the "draglined pit"... (Grin) William "Dragline" Miller was one ofthe best dragline operators... He was well known for casting and "gettingdrag." He would say, "I got drag." Thus, he was know as "Dragline."Also Bob... (I hope Sandtrap doesn't see this)... But you have created a "nuggetfinding monster in him"... he is finding good stuff with the 4000. Leaving nothingfor the rest of us! Next time you go through Ely. Stop off at Desert Mountain Realty Inc. Take a lookat the painting on the wall... And remember the fishing is great at Cave and Bakerlake(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dutch John. Glad to hear Sandtrap is finding some gold. I figured he would get the hang of the 4000. I regret that I haven't gotten to NW Nevada this year. Montana was good to me considering the very little detecting time I had. ----Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurthawk Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thanks for the trip down memory lane guys...I grew up in Ely. I never did any prospecting in the area (I now live in the Motherlode area and do my prospecting there)I did find the location of the Mineral City dump in the 1960's and spent two days hauling bottles out of there until I was spotted and the hoards of bottle collectors decended on the site...I think I still have a box of the best bottles stuffed in my garage somewhere.The family names and places in your posts brought back great memories of my years in Nevada.HHRick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch john Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Montana... Sandtrap is one happy camper... Hurthawk... Back in the early 1930's the "Red Rooster" in Lane City (Mineral City) was quite a well known saloon as soon asprobition was lifted. While it was widely known forBeck Beer; it was a unofficial meeting place for theminers who were leasing ground from the mining company.At this time the coppermines were shut down. As you remembergold mining was before the area became a copper camp in 1906.My dad was involved in working for several leasers who were leasingidle gold mines on a yearly lease. Several of the mines carriedgold. They are now gone. Now open pit There were several trash dumps in Lane City... The Red Roosterwas still in business during WW-2; but there is now nothingleft of the site. In 1939 my family bought a small house (In Ely) It was/is on the hill just east of John Gallaghers Ranch log Cabin whichnow has sideing hiding the logs. Our house was moved from Lane City in 1906. Ely boomed during the war years... 1942-1945. Copper was needed for the war. My dad worked underground for both the mining companies. One controled Ruth, and the other Kimberly... It was earlier mentioned about Ward... I will now add more, over the years a few silver coins were found there... All Carson City mint... Fat's Meghini was out deer huning on Ward mountain about 1943 and his son spotted a 20 dollar gold coin on the ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Wow ... This is an amazing thread ...Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Uncle Ron,We never made it to Osceola... had to settle for Artillery peak instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Wow is this an old thread!I still want to make it to Osceola one of these days. I will probably pass through Ely in April, so I will be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim straight Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Bump :) The Gholsons, Chris and his dad Steve spent a week in Ely with me; and we had a great time in Osceolaat the Hogum with both Cecil Weaver and Dave Tilford (the grandson of Boone Tilford) as our guides... Cecil even tookme to the secret spot off hwy 6 where my grandfather panned a little color. Gosh the three of us even wrote an articleabout the Boone Tilford Cabin and Kenneth Harn published it in the CMJ... The article created some interest and generatednew subscriptions for the CMJ/ICMJ and Chris later wrote several articles for the ICMJ... jim straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 A very interesting place in Eastern Nevada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim straight Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Reno Chris I agree. Eastern Nevada is still overlooked and has a future and an interestingpast too.... In many ways I have been fortunate to have been born in the copper campof Ely and raised there . Times were hard during the Great Depression . But back then wehad the freedom of choice. The hard part was to make the best choice. jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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