The Ghost Town Of Rhyolite --- How A RICH Town Went BUST!

#rhyolite #ghosttowns #abandonedmines Blair Nevada -- https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Jd4pCSrc68Q Keane Wonder Mine -- https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/mJI5wxI3Y0E Skidoo Mine -- https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/f4zPZSgrvkA This video is about the boom town of Rhyolite Nevada and the Montgomery Shoshone Mine. Rhyolite grew fast as it saw many prospectors and miners coming to seek their fortunes. This town was luxury all the way with many amenities that most towns back then lacked. But the boom turned to a bust as with most old mining towns of Nevada. It was in the month of August, way back in 1904 that two prospectors, Frank Harris and Ernest Cross found gold in the hills of of an area known as the Bullfrog district. It was thing find of high grade ores that started a stampede. The town of Rhyolite was a result of this stampede and this area saw thousands of prospectors, miners and merchants rush to this camp. These ore samples from the site suggested values up to $3,000 a ton which would be around $100,000 a ton in today's dollars when adjusted for inflation. There were a few camps that set up in the area with news of these finds. Towns like Blair and Silver Peak got their start during this time, however it was Rhyolite that took the center stage and became the big grand town. Now I want to just pause here for a moment and make you aware of some timelines and ponder what you are about to hear. The town of Rhyolite started out as a two tent camp in January 1905, and within two weeks there were 1,200 people and by June that same year, there was a population of 2,500. By that time there were 50 saloons, 35 gambling joints, 19 boarding houses, 16 restaurants, a couple of barber shops, a public bath house, and of course numerous brothels. Thank you for watching! If you enjoy videos like this, why not consider becoming a subscriber. You can read about this gold rush at: http://lostmines.net/rhyolite-nevada.html See many more old lost mine stories at: http://lostmines.net/index.html Check Out These Camouflage Phone Cases at: See Old Lost Mines on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/lilbowster/old-lost-mines-ghost-towns-graveyards/

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