Cassidy Mine
The Cassidy Mine is 3.5 miles from Highway 34 on the edge of the Black Rock Playa.
The Cassidy Mine is considered to be in the Trego Mining District.
In 1942, several residents were named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Government to establish the Black Rock Desert Gunnery Range. The amount of land is listed as 669,700 acres. Named in the suite are Samuel K. Johnstone, Walter A. Johnstone, M?nnie Johnstone, (Johnstone Spring?), Estate of George Sweeney, Edwin E. Van Riper (Van Riper Spring), Ben Cassidy (Cassidy Mine?), Fred Vogel (Vogel Weiss Ranch?), R. R. Whittier, John Doe De Voe, Albert Comes, A. D. Ramel (Red Butte Mining District), Walter L. Lowe, G. R. Simpson, Dorthy M. L. Simpson, and Ed Thompson.[1]
In a discussion about Leadville: "Two of the last leasers, Ogle Swingle and Ben Cassidy, now live in the vicinity of Gerlach."[2]
References
- ↑ Nevada State Journal, "[{https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-army-wants-desert-l/142801158/ Army Wants Desert Land]," p. 10, October 17, 1942.
- ↑ Nevada Bureau of Mines, "Bulletin," Issues 41-46, p. 67, 1944
External Resources
- GNIS
- Jack Quade, "Cassidy Mine Property Report," University of Nevada, Reno, KC-Special Collections, 1985.