The Nelson-Searchlight Mining District,
South of Las Vegas in Clark County.
Photos and descriptions courtesy of Larry Finn of Boulder City, Nevada.
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The Techatticup Mining Camp is situated about four miles east of Nelson, about 25 miles southeast of Boulder City, Nevada.
There is a general store and you can arrange mine tours, there.

View on the approach just east of Nelson.

The mill, built in 1861, is in great condition========>

Gold Mines in Eldorado Canyon yielded over $500 million dollars
from the 1860's to the early 1900's.

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The Historic Plaque for the Techatticup Mine. .==========>
Anyone who knows about the Nevada Mine Owner-Miner Wars would never be anti-union.

Looking at the main gas station of the mining camp.

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A Mine Comfort Station Relic.==========>
In the background is a pile of ore tailings from the Glory Days.

The Mine Tour entrance. Recently featured on the Wild Nevada TV Program on PBS in Reno.

A mine diggings and head works, seen here at the entrance..==========>
Any experienced person is still at risk when looking into the depths of these mines.

Artifacts used in the movie Breakdown, with Kurt Russell

Scrapped Jets used in the movie, "3000 miles to Graceland"=========>

The Nelson District was the site of several mines -- the Duncan Mine, the Solar Mine, The Rand Mine, & the Golden Empire Mine.
Eldorado Canyon was followed to the east to the Colorado River, to what is now Nelson's Landing, where the gold was shipped to San Francisco.

Descriptions provided by Larry Finn, Boulder City, Nevada.

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