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Gold Hill,NV - Storey County - c1860 - Yellow Jacket and Crown Point Stereoview Card :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Gold Hill,NV - Storey County - c1860 - Yellow Jacket and Crown Point Stereoview Card :
A rare view looking west at the Yellow Jacket and Crown Point properties at Gold Hill. Stereocard, 3 x 3", mounted on heavy yellow cardstock. Contrast is medium while focus is good in both images. Mild bend lines and wearing at each corner of the card with slight foxing and discoloration along the top border and top of images, otherwise very fine. An indentation runs through part of the writing along the right border, while part of the area where "Gold Hill" is printed along the bottom border is no longer present. "Nevada." printed on the left border, while "Gold Hill," is printed on the lower right border. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Lawrence & Houseworth, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of California." is printed on the right border. "Photographed and Published By Lawrence & Houseworth, Opticians, Importers of Stereoscopic Goods, etc., etc. 317 & 319 Montgomery St., San Francisco," is printed on the reverse, inside an ornate black border. Thomas Houseworth, photographer. Two of the most famous Gold Hill mines, the Yellow Jacket and Crown Point, were at the lower end of the Comstock, and were part of the worst disaster in Comstock mining history. On April 7, 1869, a fire broke out on the 800 ft. level of the Yellow Jacket mine and was undetected for several hours. Part of the mine then collapsed after the morning shift had already arrived. An explosion then drove the fire into the adjoining Crown Point and Kentuck mines. After burning for 5 days, with 37 miners dead, all three mine shafts were sealed and steam was pumped in. At about this time the Comstock's future was in doubt. Then about a year later, an ore body was discovered at the Crown Point mine, which was badly damaged in the earlier fire. After the ore body was found to extend into the Belcher mine, and another small but rich ore body was discovered in the Chollar-Potosi mine, the Comstock began its resurgence. The Crown Point was also one of the few Nevada mines to pay dividends. (Ref: Virginia City, McDonald)
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