Chollar โ Potosi Mining Co. HQ Founded by William โBillyโ Chollar (pronounced collar) in 1859, the original Chollar claim was 1,400 feet in length and 400 feet in width. In 1861, the nearby Potosi mine discovered an ore body that dipped into Chollar and brought suit to recover it. Later, when Chollar found rich ore […]
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The Big Four
The Comstock Lode in Nevada was and is still the richest mineral discovery in the history of the world. It brought a rare assortment of people to Nevada in the 1860s. Virginia City was the at the heart of the strike. The Big FourThey came to be known as The Big Four Bonanza Kings. John […]
Harvey Beckwith
Friends with Sam from mining. Harvey saved Sam’s life. Harvey Beckwith, who is mentioned in the The Spanish Mine story was friends with Sam in early 1862 when they worked mines together. Harvey was the mine superintendent. Sam called him โa first-rate man in every way — steady, faithful, smart & particularly energetic…. God never […]