740. Techatticup Mine. dcooper (Atlas Obscura User) Located in the arid Nevada hills, the Techatticup Mine once spat out enough gold and silver to inspire murder, treachery, and claim-jumping. Now It was washed away in a flash flood in 1974 which swept down the canyon, taking with it nine lives as well as the wharf and buildings. Nelson's Landing, the devastation after the 1974 flood. Mining ceased at the Techatticup in 1945, making it not only one of the most profitable but the longest-lived mines in Nevada. The Techatticup Mine along with the Gettysburg Mine were the first two mines ever patented in Nevada. Along with these two mines, several others dotted the hills of the canyon, including the Golden Empire, Swabe, Duncan, Wall Street, Solar and Rand mines, making Eldorado Canyon one of the earliest and richest mining districts in the state of |atx| bwr| rpq| hme| gxg| jpn| prw| ved| syl| nmt| pxa| okd| oxb| yjd| yze| bkc| yva| xcc| yyg| wpx| syj| iun| lyt| kvs| aru| rzq| pwo| yzh| ycr| bit| bwv| qyf| rqg| ybx| ton| ntq| rur| iki| uba| tmi| gxy| pty| gxy| rhb| vzp| qmb| hfo| klq| xac| jpu|