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We took another detour back into the Little Rockies to visit the mining town of Landusky for the very first time! I was not disappointed, it was amazing! It was like stepping back in time. There were old mining cabins galore and beautiful treasures and people leading a slow-paced way of life.
"Powell Landusky, a teenager from Missouri, came to Last Chance Gulch during the late 1870s and eked out an existence panning for gold. In 1880, Landusky, in a fight with some Souix Indians, took a bullet in the jaw, which disfigured him for life. In 1893, Landusky and a partner were prospecting along a ridge when they discovered a vein of rich ore thirteen feet wide that would yield them $13,000 a ton and the stampede was on. The mining camp was known as Sandusky and on June 9, 1894, it officially became the town of Sandusky. Christmas was always a time for celebration for mining activity was at a minimum due to heavy snowfall. It was to be Powell Landusky's last Chtristmas. On the morning of December 26, 1894, Powell Landusky walked into a saloon and ordered a drink for it was bitter cold that morning. Kid Curry, with whom Landusky had been feuding, came into the saloon and a fight between two ensued. Landusky was shot and killed by Kid Curry who later was to join up with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Enough old structures remain to imagine what Landusky was like in its violent days." -ghosttowns.com
As the sign reads:
James H. Simpson put the future site of Ely on the map during his 1839 exploration through the Great Basin. In the 1860s, silver and gold deposits were discovered nearby in what became the Robinson Mining District. Ely developed as a regional center, becoming the White Pine County seat in 1887. The area grew dramatically in the early 1900s with major copper discoveries. The Nevada Northern Railway, headquartered in East Ely, carried ore from the mines at Ruth to the McGill smelter, as well as connecting Ely to the world on its 150 mile route north to the transcontinental railroad.
The towns of eastern Nevada were joined during the late nineteenth century by a network of wagon roads. In 1913, the road through Ely was incorporated into the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, though it was not paved until 1922. Ely had over 2,000 residents and offered many services, making it an excellent stopping place on the long road across the Great Basin. When the copper industry declined after World War I, the struggling town turned to travelers for income.
The Lincoln Highway was designated U.S. 50 in 1926. By mid-century the popularity of the Victory Highway, now Interstate 80, reduced U.S. 50 to the status of "The Loneliest Road in America."
In addition to the Lincoln Highway, two other major national roadways converge at Ely. The Midland Trail, designated Route 6 in 1937, was an early coast to coast automobile road that also connected Ely to Tonopah and Southern California. U.S. 93, which passes north-south through Ely, takes travelers from Canada almost to the Mexican border.
Westley's Newsagency and Commonwealth Bank at Iron Knob. The former mining town has approx. 280 inhabitants and is 68 km from Port Augusta and 52 km from Whyalla.
Shay Gap used to be a mining town in a remote area of North-Western Australia. The temperatures here in the summer months regularly reach the high 40's. The town was completely destroyed by a cyclone but was rebuilt and operated for quite a few more years. It was dismantled and removed some years ago and here is a photo of me at the old town site.
The town is named for W.S. Body (or Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed a rich vein of ore, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown. In 1881, Bodie's "bust" began and the town's population declined drastically. The town's population continuing to decline until only a few remained. Mining officially ceased in Bodie in 1942, the final nail in the coffin for Bodie's township. Two large fires in 1892 and 1932 reduced the town's remaining structures down to less than 10% of the 2,000 structures that once stood.
This place rivals the brothel in beauty. And it looks very much in good condition. What I can't figure out is whether it was a school, a home or a business so for now I'm going with house. It was so far off the road and up the mountain that I couldn't easily get to it to see inside :(
I wish I could tell you what this place was but I unfortunately have no idea. If you can read this map (link below) and figure out what this is please let me know! I'm leaning towards school or mining boss's house.
www.angelfire.com/ia2/flybee3/pg6.html
"During 1900-1901 Gilt Edge was considered one of the best towns in the country. Gilt Edge reached its peak between 1908 and 1909. Calamity Jane, calling it her favorite, frequented Gilt Edge. On several occasions she spent time in their jail." -centralmt.com
For more information on this old mining town check out these very helpful links:
One of a series of images, all taken at the site of the old Silver Front Cafe, a former restaurant in Miami, Arizona.
The silver mining town of Pioche reached it's peak in the 1870's, when it had a population of about 6,000. Today around 1000 people live in town. It is a wonderful and historic frontier town to explore.
A stroll around the CBD of the Western Australian gold mining town of Kalgoorlie. Due to the extreme summer heat, verandahs are very prominent throughout the area.
A recent day trip we took out to Shay Gap which used to be an Iron Ore mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Cripple Creek is an historic mining town located high up in the Colorado Rockies. Founded in 1890 during the Colorado Gold Rush, ten years later it had a population of over 50,000. Today it is a popular tourist town, with casinos taking over most of the downtown buildings.
TOMBSTONE ARIZONA: To many people the name creates images of gunfights and dusty streets, whiskey and Faro games, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and numerous old western movie scenes. However, Tombstone is a real town in southern Arizona, known as "The Town Too Tough to Die, and today tourism is its main industry. (13-02-28-1692)
Silverton Museum is located in the old gaol buildings. Silverton was established in the 1880s after miners came to the region seeking silver. Lead and zinc was also found in the region. Most miners moved on to the larger centre of Broken Hill nearby and Silverton gradually dwindled towards becoming a ghost town. It has been maintained as a tourist destination. Located in far western New South Wales in Australia.
We took another detour back into the Little Rockies to visit the mining town of Landusky for the very first time! I was not disappointed, it was amazing! It was like stepping back in time. There were old mining cabins galore and beautiful treasures and people leading a slow-paced way of life.
"Powell Landusky, a teenager from Missouri, came to Last Chance Gulch during the late 1870s and eked out an existence panning for gold. In 1880, Landusky, in a fight with some Souix Indians, took a bullet in the jaw, which disfigured him for life. In 1893, Landusky and a partner were prospecting along a ridge when they discovered a vein of rich ore thirteen feet wide that would yield them $13,000 a ton and the stampede was on. The mining camp was known as Sandusky and on June 9, 1894, it officially became the town of Sandusky. Christmas was always a time for celebration for mining activity was at a minimum due to heavy snowfall. It was to be Powell Landusky's last Chtristmas. On the morning of December 26, 1894, Powell Landusky walked into a saloon and ordered a drink for it was bitter cold that morning. Kid Curry, with whom Landusky had been feuding, came into the saloon and a fight between two ensued. Landusky was shot and killed by Kid Curry who later was to join up with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Enough old structures remain to imagine what Landusky was like in its violent days." -ghosttowns.com
Cabins are now located where the railway yard used to be. Originally built by Del and Rosemary Wilkie, who operated the Monte Cristo Lodge from 1951 until 1963 they're now owned by the US Forest Service.
Masonic Hall (1872)
The silver mining town of Pioche reached it's peak in the 1870's, when it had a population of about 6,000. Today around 1000 people live in town. It is a wonderful and historic frontier town to explore.
Located along busy Interstate 70 in the Colorado Rockies foothils west of Denver, Idaho Springs was founded in 1859 during the Colorado Gold Rush.
Mogollon 'ghost' town, located in the wild mountains of southwest New Mexico, visited September 8, 2014. Much to my disappointment, it was much more 'town' than 'ghost', with only a handful of abandoned buildings but several houses and a few businesses, lots of people about getting things fixed up and prepared for the winter. The drive up this location was more interesting than the town itself, one-lane hairpin curves carved out of the hillside. Mogollon boasted a population of several thousand in the late nineteenth century and produced many millions of dollars in gold and silver, but as with all these mining towns, eventually fell victim to played out mines and changing economic fortunes, as well as multiple fires and floods (a creek runs through the middle of the main street).
Central City Opera House (1878)
Gold was discovered in Gregory Gulch in 1859. Within one year, 10,000 people arrived in the area. Central City became known as "The richest square mile on earth". Today, Central City is an interesting mining town to explore. Much more historic than neighboring Blackhawk, which has been overrun with fancy casinos.
Located at an elevation of 10,152 feet, Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States. Founded in 1877 as a silver mining town, Leadville was at one time the second largest city in Colorado, after Denver. Many of the historic mining era building still exist today.
Located at 9,305 feet in southwest Colorado, Silverton was a booming mining town in the late 19th Century. Today it depends on tourism, especially day trippers arriving on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Looking through the iron bars of a closed mine.
Hecla mining town. Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest National Forest, Montana.
Silverton Museum is located in the old gaol buildings. Silverton was established in the 1880s after miners came to the region seeking silver. Lead and zinc was also found in the region. Most miners moved on to the larger centre of Broken Hill nearby and Silverton gradually dwindled towards becoming a ghost town. It has been maintained as a tourist destination. Located in far western New South Wales in Australia.
Idaho City was founded in 1862 after gold was discovered in Boise Basin. It quickly became the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. Today tourism is the main business in Idaho City.