Goldfield, Tonopah or Ryolite Nevada circa 1915

AUandAG

I wonder what it would have been like to stack these silver bars on that wagon!
bob

Meltdown

Wow. Looks like heavy work. How many oz's do you figure those bars are each?
I wonder if any of them are still around? Probably long ago melted, but it would be incredibley cool to have one.

gdavis70

Rhyolite was a shell of itself by 1915. The mine was closed in 1911...

Rhyolite is the holy grail of national banknotes... none are known but if one was found it would be a multiple sig figure note.

AUandAG

<< <i>Rhyolite was a shell of itself by 1915. The mine was closed in 1911...

Rhyolite is the holy grail of national banknotes... none are known but if one was found it would be a multiple sig figure note. >>



Yes, Rhyolite died starting about 1909 with the closing of the Post Office. By 1911 most businesses were gone.

However, Rhyolite is located in the Bullfrog Hills. This is a mining district that encompassed Rhyolite, Bullfrog, Beatty, Pioneer
and other camps. The mines (actually just one main mine) in Rhyolite did not prove sufficient to keep the town alive. Boon and
then bust, as happened in many camps. Now, though Rhyolite died out, the district did not. Next door to Rhyolite is the Bullfrog
mine. This mine has produced millions of ounces of gold and silver and only recently has ceased operations. The town of Bullfrog
was located out in the valley and went the way of Rhyolite at about the same time. But the Bullfrog mine on the East side of Rhyolite
continued producing off and on for almost 100 years.

Fun place to explore and just a couple of hours from me. Was there a note issued? If so by whom? Which bank? I am not a note
collector but wouldn't mind keeping this one in mind!!

bob

A 2006 report of the Bullfrog mine 2.4 million ounces of gold

gdavis70

Interesting information Bob.
The First National Bank of Rhyolite issued notes. If a red seal were found from that bank it would be worth 300k. I have researched all the banks officers and all trails lead to a dead end.

There are no known surviving notes. if one were to surface, the old owner of Circus Circus would out bid everyone.

There is 1 note known on Goldfield and 5 known on Tonopah.

CaptHenway

<< <i>Wow. Looks like heavy work. How many oz's do you figure those bars are each?
I wonder if any of them are still around? Probably long ago melted, but it would be incredibley cool to have one. >>



Hard to tell without knowing the width of the bars. Could be 2,000 ozers, but that is just a guess.
TD

goingbroke

MMMM they look like cinder blocks!

DoubleEagle59

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<< <i>Wow. Looks like heavy work. How many oz's do you figure those bars are each?
I wonder if any of them are still around? Probably long ago melted, but it would be incredibley cool to have one. >>



Hard to tell without knowing the width of the bars. Could be 2,000 ozers, but that is just a guess.
TD >>



I'd imagine they're at least 1000 ounces and quite possibly 2000 ounces each.

At first I thought they were building bricks as they look quite 'rough' or porous on the edges.