Broken Hills, Nevada

Broken Hills is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It was developed in 1913, after gold was discovered in the area.

Broken Hills was founded by two Englishmen, Joseph Arthur and James Stratford.[1] They were the first people to find ore within Broken Hills. After five years of labor, both Arthur and Stratford were only rewarded with $68,000. Arthur and Stratford then sold their claims to George Graham Rice, who promoted the mine and sold shares of property. Rice invested $75,000 of stockholder money into the mine to produce only $7,000 of revenue.

References

  1. ↑ "Ghost Towns Broken Hills, Nevada". Retrieved 13 April 2011.

Coordinates: 39°02′59″N 118°00′37″W / 39.04972°N 118.01028°W / 39.04972; -118.01028


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