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Poeville Peavine Mountain mining camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, buttons, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1862-1880 gold, silver and copper camp
Camp on Peavine Mountain promoted by John Poe as the next Comstock, which grew to 200 people by 1864 and several hundred in 1873 to 1874 with three hotels and a post office. The ore proved to be mostly copper, mining stopped in the late 1870s and only 15 people remained by 1880.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine workings
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