Nevada Mining Tour

2021 Mining History Association Tour
Eureka Mining District
Eureka, Nevada
Tour Leader, Richard Reid
June 11, 2021

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF EUREKA

This historical photo shows part of Eureka (Ruby Hill Townsite) during the early boom days (ca1879).	A more recent view is shown in the photo above.
Eureka Sentinel Newspaper was published from 1870 to 1960. The building, now a museum, dates from 1879.	The 1880 Colonnade Hotel building was built by the Italian Benevolent Society. After being vacant for several decades, it resumed operation in the 1940s as a boarding house..
The Eureka Opera House was built in 1880 on the site of the Odd Fellows Hall which was destroyed in the great fire of 1879..	The Jackson House Hotel was rebuilt after the 1879 fire. The building was restored in 1981 and again operates as a hotel.
The 1877 Tognini and Company building initially operated as a saloon and billiard parlor. The company was a large producer of charcoal.	The 2018 mural on the side of the building features Basque sheep herding.
The building was built in 1879. It is associated with the Italian Coalburners Protective Association which led the unsuccessful Fish Creek War to raise the price the burners received per bushel.	A plaque celebrating the General Motors’ segment of the Lincoln Highway in Eureka.
The Eureka County Court House was built in 1880 after the great fire. Alarm bells at the Court House were rung during emergencies.	The Masonic Building was built after the fire of 1880. Since 1872, the predecessor American Exchange Building was shared by the Odd Fellows and the Masons.
The narrow-gage Eureka & Palisade Railroad was established in 1874 to haul ore from the mines to the Richmond Consolidated Smelter and to haul metal to the Central Pacific Railroad connection in Palisade.	The preserved Crew Car #28 is the only remaining piece of rolling stock in Eureka. The railroad ceased operation in 1938.
Two historic buildings dating to 1880 became Raine’s Market in 1974. In 2016 the market moved and became Raine’s Supermarket and ACE Hardware on North Main Street. The Raine’s family has preserved much of Eureka’s history, mining and otherwise, on its website, www.rainesmarket.com.	THE SMELTER SLAG PILE One Eureka mining landmark we missed is the large slag pile at the south end of town. Built in 1871, the Richmond Consolidated Smelter processed ores from the Richmond Mine. The smelter was dismantled in 1890.

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*Due to Covid-19 restrictions, all photographs are from computer screen shots taken during the virtual presentations. This accounts for lower resolution images than those from the usual MHA conferences.