Elko — Elko County

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Elko — Elko County

Gold Mining Site NV • Elko County County
Description
5 miles northwest of Elko is the old camp of Good Hope. Many mines in this area had gold showings. West of Elko 10 miles, in the Burner Hills is the old camp of Burner. Near Burner, area mines had minor by products of gold. South by Southwest of Elko by 27 miles, 12 miles southeast of Palisade by dirt roads, area mines produced a by product of gold. Northwest of Elko 28 miles by poor roads is the old camp of Merrimac (Lone Mountain) which had area mines producing gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: elko_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Elko. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. 5 miles northwest of Elko is the old camp of Good Hope. Many mines in this area had gold showings. West of Elko 10 miles, in the Burner Hills is the old camp of Burner. Near Burner, area mines had minor by products of gold. South by Southwest of Elko by 27 miles, 12 miles southeast of Palisade by dirt roads, area mines produced a by product of gold. Northwest of Elko 28 miles by poor roads is the old camp of Merrimac (Lone Mountain) which had area mines producing gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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