Mineral Hill Mill
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Mineral Hill: Not the Mineral Hill in White Pine it turns out. This Mineral Hill was in Elko County (soon to be in Eureka County). It was located in 1869 on the west slope of the Sulpher Springs Range. Robert Stewart found the ore veins, but had to head back to Austin. So he told a few friends including John McDonald (any relation to Allen?).
By early 1871 the major claims had been purchased by the English company of John Taylor & Sons for $1,200,000! Over-hyped and under-performing, the company was soon locked in legal battles in England. (See parts of a one page ad from the Railway News of June 24, 1871 below.) By 1881 there were only two families left living here.
Still the mining district made a splash. The major years of production were 1871 to 1874. It was the third largest producing district in Eureka County.
Mineral Hill Milling Company: The first ores had to be processed in Austin. In 1870 John Huber & Sons built a mill of 15 stamps with a costly Stedefelt roasting furnace. This would be none other than the Mineral Hill Milling Company.
In their ad in the Railway News it is claimed that in five months the mines had yielded 34,000 Pounds Sterling. This ore had to be processed by the independent Mineral Hill Mining Company since the English Company had no mill on site as of yet!
The Note on the Back: The names are a bust. but the amount is quite substantial. $2,753. 50 is the equivalent of $50,000 by today's standards. That's a lot of dough!
By early 1871 the major claims had been purchased by the English company of John Taylor & Sons for $1,200,000! Over-hyped and under-performing, the company was soon locked in legal battles in England. (See parts of a one page ad from the Railway News of June 24, 1871 below.) By 1881 there were only two families left living here.
Still the mining district made a splash. The major years of production were 1871 to 1874. It was the third largest producing district in Eureka County.
Mineral Hill Milling Company: The first ores had to be processed in Austin. In 1870 John Huber & Sons built a mill of 15 stamps with a costly Stedefelt roasting furnace. This would be none other than the Mineral Hill Milling Company.
In their ad in the Railway News it is claimed that in five months the mines had yielded 34,000 Pounds Sterling. This ore had to be processed by the independent Mineral Hill Mining Company since the English Company had no mill on site as of yet!
The Note on the Back: The names are a bust. but the amount is quite substantial. $2,753. 50 is the equivalent of $50,000 by today's standards. That's a lot of dough!
- "Nevada Place Names" by Carlson
- "Nevada's Mortheast Frontier" by Patterson, Ulph & Goodwin
- "Railway News, Volume 15"
- "Nevada's Metal and Mineral Production" by Couch & Carpenter