Mining Railroads of Nevada - Revision history

Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2021-11-30T20:49:28Z

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	==Mining Railroads.==		==Mining Railroads.==

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	~~<span class="rltitle">[[ Ash Meadows Clay \| United Clay Products]] </span><br />~~
	~~'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]]. ''' <br /><br />~~
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Near Death Valley Jct Nye County. 1927 - ca. 1931, Standard gauge 1931-1940</span>~~
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	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''Hauled gold ore from the Quartette mine near Searchlight to their stamp mill 16 miles away on the Colorado river. Discovery of a water source close to the mine lead to the construction of a new mill near the mine in 1906. Operations ceased on the railroad shortly thereafter, the remaining equipment and rails were sold between 1910 and 1915.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''Hauled gold ore from the Quartette mine near Searchlight to their stamp mill 16 miles away on the Colorado river. Discovery of a water source close to the mine lead to the construction of a new mill near the mine in 1906. Operations ceased on the railroad shortly thereafter, the remaining equipment and rails were sold between 1910 and 1915.
	<span class="rlbottom">Searchlight, Clark County. 1902 - 1908</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Searchlight, Clark County. 1902 - 1908</span>
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			<span class="rltitle">[[ Ash Meadows Clay \| United Clay Products]] </span><br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]]. ''' <br /><br />
			<span class="rlbottom">Near Death Valley Jct Nye County. 1927 - ca. 1931, Standard gauge 1931-1940</span>
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Randy Hees: /* Mining Railroads. */

2021-06-07T00:43:58Z

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	==Mining Railroads.==		==Mining Railroads.==

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			<span class="rltitle">[[ Ash Meadows Clay \| United Clay Products]] </span><br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]]. ''' <br /><br />
			<span class="rlbottom">Near Death Valley Jct Nye County. 1927 - ca. 1931, Standard gauge 1931-1940</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-11-18T18:24:48Z

Mining Railroads.

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	<span class="rltitle">[[Yellow Pine Company\|Yellow Pine Company.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Yellow Pine Mining Company\|Yellow Pine Mining Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''Constructed to tap lead and manganese deposits west of Jean. The railroad hauled ore from the mines down steep grades to the smelter in Goodsprings for processing. The final product was then shipped down to Jean for transloading on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (now Union Pacific). Ore shipments ceased by 1930 and the railroad was scrapped in 1934.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''Constructed to tap lead and manganese deposits west of Jean. The railroad hauled ore from the mines down steep grades to the smelter in Goodsprings for processing. The final product was then shipped down to Jean for transloading on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (now Union Pacific). Ore shipments ceased by 1930 and the railroad was scrapped in 1934.
	<span class="rlbottom">Jean to Goodsprings, Clark County. 1911 - 1934</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Jean to Goodsprings, Clark County. 1911 - 1934</span>

Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-11-18T17:04:44Z

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	<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Compnay in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold.<br />		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Compnay in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold.<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon ([Virginia & Truckee Railroad\|V&T]) to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon ([[Virginia & Truckee Railroad\|V&T]]) to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
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	<span class="rltitle">[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.
	<span class="rlbottom">Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Dayton ([[Carson & Colorado Railroad\|C&C]]) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-11-17T20:03:21Z

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	<span class="rltitle">[[~~Pacific Tungsten Company~~\|~~Pacific Tungsten Company~~.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|~~24in~~ Gauge]].'''<br />		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Compnay in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold.<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Mill ~~City, Pershing County~~. ~~1918~~ - ~~1947~~</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon ([Virginia & Truckee Railroad\|V&T]) to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-10-03T05:39:43Z

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+<span class="rltitle">[[Cortez Mining Company|Cortez Mining Company.]]</span><br />
-'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.
+'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads|30in Gauge]].''' <br /><br />
-<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
+<span class="rlbottom">Near Tenabo Eureka County. 1890 - ca. 1930</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-10-03T05:29:52Z

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	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].'''<br />		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].'''<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-10-03T05:24:17Z

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	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].'''<br />		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].'''<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-09-08T05:23:04Z

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Andrew Brandon: /* Mining Railroads. */

2020-09-08T04:53:36Z

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	<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>		<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>
	~~'''~~[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]~~'''~~<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]</span><br />
	[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]]. Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.		'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.
	<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
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	<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>		<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>
	~~'''~~[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]~~'''~~<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]</span><br />
	[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]]. Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.
	<span class="rlbottom">Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>
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	~~'''~~[[Pacific Tungsten Company\|Pacific Tungsten Company.]]~~'''~~<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Pacific Tungsten Company\|Pacific Tungsten Company.]]</span><br />
	[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]]. <br />		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].'''<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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	[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]<br />		'''[[Eureka Mill Railroad\|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]'''<br />
	~~'''~~[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].~~'''~~ Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.		[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]]. Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.
	<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
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	[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]<br />		'''[[Lyon Mining & Milling Company\|Lyon Mining & Milling Company.]]'''<br />
	~~'''~~[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].~~'''~~ Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.		[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]]. Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.
	<span class="rlbottom">Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900</span>
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	[[Pacific Tungsten Company\|Pacific Tungsten Company.]]<br />		'''[[Pacific Tungsten Company\|Pacific Tungsten Company.]]'''<br />
	~~'''~~[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].~~'''~~ <br />		[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]]. <br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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