Some towns survived the gold rush; other towns were not so lucky. When the gold disappeared, the people did the same, and without people a city has no life. That said, the inevitable death of the town does not take away the time it shone with hope and greed as gold flowed, like the memory […]
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Metal Detecting in Nevada for Lost Coins & Relics
Nevada has a long history of mining and early settlement which makes it a perfect state for finding all kinds of relics. From the old gold and silver camps, abandoned ghost towns, hidden treasure to raw gold nuggets, there are plenty of things to search for in Nevada. There are many great places to find […]
The Lost Gold Ledge in the Nevada Desert
During the gold rush era in the town of Goldfield of Nevada, hundreds and thousands of prospectors were drawn to the areas of Tonopah and Rawhide in search of gold. This is the time when an ambitious prospector named Tim Cody also came to the deserts of Nevada to look for his fortune. He quickly […]