Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

I am asking for help from my fantastic reader's knowledge base. What type of mill is this? I have never seen one like it. I have twenty projects going on, but not knowing drives me crazy! Daney Mill only has only one reference I have found online, Nevada Expeditions, which took me to this little treasure. He found the mine dated to 1859, and milling started in 1862. The primary ... VIEW POST

As Austin said, it doesn't have the same ring as Jeeping. But I still had a great day exploring Gold Rush towns and mines. Sunday was the first full day I had to get out since the kids' surgery. Unfortunately, the Jeep is getting the bumper repaired from the Pevine incident. After the heavy rain and wind that Northern Nevada received, I was also concerned with roads.I had seen pictures of ... VIEW POST

Trails West Dry Run I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Friday, I had a long but fun day following emigrant routes as a dry run for tours next month. We started our morning at Stockton Well, meeting with Carolynn from the Battle Born Stockton Well Grange. The land, including the well, former hotel site, and wagon ruts, has been donated to the Grange. They will be building the first ... VIEW POST

Fingers crossed for good weather; I will be doing a trial run for the Trails West conference trips next month. I am starting my day taking the alternate tour: Fort Churchill, Buckland's Station, and Stockton Well. The 1865 Stockton Station was a trading post on the crossroads of five emigrant trails. The property is private and fenced, but we get special access. Unfortunately, we don't have ... VIEW POST