ORIGINAL! PINE GROVE MINE - PINE GROVE MINING CAMP WHEELER NEVADA PHOTO c1880's

Description: ORIGINAL! PINE GROVE MINE - PINE GROVE MINING CAMP WHEELER NEVADA PHOTO c1880's PINE GROVE MINE - PINE GROVE MINING CAMP in WHEELER NEVADA. PHOTO c1880's. THE PINE GROVE MINING CAMP WITH ITS ORIGINAL BUILDINGS SEEN NESTLED BETWEEN THE HILLS OF SOUTH WEST NEVADA WITH TAILINGS SEEN IN THE LOWER RIGHT ALONG WITH A MILL'S SMOKE STACK. MANY FINE DETAILS CAN BE SEEN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH FROM THIS NOW GHOST TOWN AND HISTORIC SIGHT. HAND OPAQUED CAPTIONED IN THE NEGATIVE IN THE LOWER RIGHT : Pine Grove Mine THIS PHOTO'S MOUNT IS PERIOD ID'D ON THE REVERSE : Old Pine grove Mining Camp, Nevada (Pine Grove was once a big deal. It had its own weekly newspaper, the Pine Grove Chronicle, a freight-stagecoach line, and grew to be home to more than 600 people. The town is located in Pine Grove Canyon, a heavily wooded, ruggedly beautiful slash in the eastern slopes of the Pine Grove Hills. The journey up into the canyon passes through scenic, craggy cliffs and gullies. William Wilson originally discovered gold in the canyon in 1866. A second mine, called the Wheeler Mine, was started soon after, and within two years there were two large mills in operation, a post office, several businesses and an estimated population of about 300. Additionally, a stagecoach-and-freight line was established, which connected the mining camp to nearby Wellington in the Smith Valley. By the early 1870s, the town had grown to some 600 people and additional businesses, ranging from saloons and hotels to a school and blacksmith shop. By 1893, the Wilson mine had produced more than $5 million, while the Wheeler generated some $3 million, both largely in gold ore with traces of silver. The mines began to decline in the mid-1890's) CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A DAMP STAIN ON THE PHOTO'S RIGHT EDGE, TRIMMING TO THE ORIGINAL MOUNT AND MODERATE HANDLING FROM ITS 135+ YEARS. VERY SHARP FOCUSED WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. SEPIA. DIMENSIONS: 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

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