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NV - Johnnie,Nye County - January 6, 906 - Johnnie Mining District Map - Clint Maish Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
NV - Johnnie,Nye County - January 6, 906 - Johnnie Mining District Map - Clint Maish Collection
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Ultra Rare 15” x 15 ½”map of the Johnnie Mining District located in Nye County, Nevada. Congress Mining Company, the most noteworthy, is located adjacent to the town, other large mining claims and companies spawn outwards. There is one primary road that runs through the town. The segment leading into town is an automotive road. The segment exiting town “to Parhramp and Manse” is labeled as wagon traffic only. James Stirling illustrated the map on January 6, 1906. There are 4 vertical folds and one horizontal fold. On the bottom edge are small tears. The illustration is mounted on simple cardstock within a thin black ¼” frame measuring 21 ½” x 16”. Good condition. Johnnie, NV was first recognized as “Montgomery” (for more information on Montgomery refer to Byron Breyfogle ) and was established after prospectors found gold a few miles adjacent to the town site in 1891. Johnnie struggled to keep the Congress Mine in business between 1895-1900 due to labor disputes, lack of recourses, changes in ownership, and fluctuations in the number of laborers. New discoveries were made in 1905 that resulted in the reopening of the Congress Mine to work on newly staked claims. This reopening attracted a small number of prospectors, and two years later in 1907, Johnnie population had almost reached 350. The small business section of town saw the construction of new saloons, hotels, and restaurants. The ebb and flow of finding riches and searching for a scrap of profit continued through 1914 when there were only 15 prospectors remaining in Johnnie. New discoveries brought new settlers in 1916 sparking the town’s longest period of prosperity. The post office closed for good in 1935 and Johnnie is now privately owned property.