请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Columbus, Nevada
释义

  1. History

  2. Notes

  3. Gallery

  4. References

{{Infobox settlement
|name = Columbus, Nevada
|official_name =
|settlement_type = Ghost town
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline = Columbus Nevada main street 1870s.jpg
|image_caption =
|image_flag =
|image_seal =
|pushpin_map = Nevada#USA
|pushpin_label = Columbus
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Nevada
|pushpin_mapsize =
|image_map =
|map_caption = Location within Esmeralda County
|image_map1 =
|mapsize1 =
|map_caption1 =
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Nevada
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Esmeralda
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 =
|area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
|population_as_of =
|population_footnotes =
|population_total =
|population_density_km2 =
|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_ft =
|coordinates = {{coord|38|06|37|N|118|01|09|W|type:city_region:US-NV|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|blank1_name =
|blank1_info =
|website =
|footnotes ={{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Nevada Historical Marker|designation1_number=20}}
}}

Columbus was a borax mining boom town in Esmeralda County. Its remnants are located on the edge of the Columbus Salt Marsh.

History

In 1863, a group of Spanish miners discovered silver in the area. The Columbus mining camp was established two years later, when American miners began to mine gold and silver nearby. A stamp mill was moved to town from Aurora in 1866. Columbus was the ideal location for a mill, as it was the only stop for several miles with sufficient amounts of water for the operation of a mill. It wasn't until 1871 that borax was discovered near the town's site, and as a result Columbus increased substantially in its importance.[1][2]

Borax was discovered at a salt marsh near town by William Troop in 1871. The site later became known as the Columbus Marsh.[1] By 1873, four borax companies were actively working the deposits on the marsh. Columbus' zenith occurred around 1875 when there was around 1,000 people in the town. Borax plants were running continuously day and night, during eight months during the year. The town had a post office and local newspaper, The Borax Miner, an adobe school, an iron foundry. Stage express offered daily service to Fish Lake Valley, Candelaria, and after 1876, Wadsworth[2]

Columbus declined after 1875 when the Pacific Borax Company built a larger plant at Fish Lake, 30 miles south of town. By 1880, the town population had dwindled to 100 people.[1] By the mid-1880's, mining and commercial activity had ceased in the area, and Columbus slowly became a ghost town.[2]

Notes

William Caruthers, in his "Loafing Along Death Valley Trails" (Ontario: Death Valley Publishing Co., 1951) says that Francis M. "Borax" Smith discovered the borax at Columbus Marsh.

Gallery

References

1. ^Columbus, Nevada Division of Water Planning, Nevada Historical Markers Index.
2. ^{{cite book |last1=Paher |first1=Stanley W |title=Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps |date=1970 |publisher=Howell North |page=426}}

5 : Mining communities in Nevada|Ghost towns in Esmeralda County, Nevada|Populated places established in 1865|Ghost towns in Nevada|1865 establishments in Nevada

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/11 13:59:12