Cactus Springs is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is currently within the boundaries of the Nellis Air Force Range.[1]
Cactus Springs | |
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  Cactus Springs | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′09″N 116°52′58″W / 37.53583°N 116.88278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Named for | Cactus and Spring |
Activity began in 1901 with the discovery of turquoise on Cactus Peak.[2][3] Silver was discovered nearby in 1904, and by 1910 the Lincoln Gold Mining Company had constructed a small camp near its holdings called Camp Rockefeller.[4]
Activity in the Cactus Range ended by 1935 and the camp never had a population greater than approximately 50 persons.
Notes
edit- ^ "Cactus Springs". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923), Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada, Reno, Nevada: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, p. 164, hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807
- ^ Kral, Victor E. (January 1951). Mineral Resources of Nye County, Nevada (Report). Vol. XLV. Nevada State Bureau of Mines and the Mackay School of Mines. pp. 40–42. hdl:11714/1440. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Good Assays at Rockefeller". Tonopah Daily Bonanza. April 19, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
References
edit- Hall, Shawn (1999). Preserving the Glory Days: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Nye County, Nevada. University of Nevada Press. pp. 195–197. ISBN 9780874173178. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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