Broken Hills, Nevada
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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. 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.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Mineral County, Nevada
Mineral County, Nevada
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,071. In 2009, it was estimated to have dropped to 4,662. Its county seat is Hawthorne.-History:...
. It was developed in 1913, after gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
was discovered in the area.
Broken Hills was founded by two Englishmen, Joseph Arthur and James Stratford. 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.