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Silver Vein
When the prospectors wandered the Nevada Desert, they looked for specific types and combinations of rock. Often a certain rock, such as quartz in this vicinity, would signal the presence of gold, silver, or other metals which could mean a new strike.
In 1900, Jim Butler found a silver-bearing quartz vein which led to the founding of one of the What's premier mining communities, Tonopah. Numerous other veins were found and exploited, with millions of dollars of silver and gold taken out of the hills. Veins were followed underground, and eventually many of the mines were connected to each other through vast tunnel systems.
Even so, not every vein was located or mined. Near this spot, several silver veins break the surface, but were never exploited during the mining boom of the early twentieth century. These veins, though small, are a reminder of the work of thousands of men who searched for and mined the precious metals in some inhospitable areas of the desert, and in the process created many communities which continue to be a part of Nevada today.
Dedicated this 15th day of September, 2013 By the Queho Posse Chapter 1919 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus In Conjunction with the Tonopah Historic Mining Park and the Tonopah Town Board |