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Buffalo Salt Works is located on the west side of the [[Smoke Creek Desert]], north of [[Salt Marsh]]. | Buffalo Salt Works is located on the west side of the [[Smoke Creek Desert]], north of [[Salt Marsh]]. | ||
Lincoln (1923) states that in 1885 the works had produced 1500 tons of salt and were producing 250 tons annually<ref>Francis Church Lincoln, "[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011432807;view=1up;seq=250 Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada]," Verdi, Nev.: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Co., p. 236, 1923.</ref>. | |||
Overton (1947) reports that Buffalo Springs Salt Works was established in 1879 and that it produced 250 tons annually prior to 1896. Overton states that Director Carpenter reports that Mr. Cornell, living at [[Sheepshead | Sheepshead Station]] knows where the Buffalo Salt Works is "close by" | Overton (1947) reports that Buffalo Springs Salt Works was established in 1879 and that it produced 250 tons annually prior to 1896. Overton states that Director Carpenter reports that Mr. Cornell, living at [[Sheepshead | Sheepshead Station]] knows where the Buffalo Salt Works is "close by" | ||
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** The WP Survey says that Buffalo Salt Works is at [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R20E/T31N Range 20E, Township 31N, Section 6], which is 40.5557077, -119.7266928, or about 2 miles south of the GNIS location. | ** The WP Survey says that Buffalo Salt Works is at [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R20E/T31N Range 20E, Township 31N, Section 6], which is 40.5557077, -119.7266928, or about 2 miles south of the GNIS location. | ||
* Image, University of Nevada Special Collections, [http://unrspecoll.pastperfect-online.com/40468cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=9B54C360-7696-4F8C-BDB0-325990554057;type=102 Buffalo Salt Works [Washoe County]" UNRS-P2007-01-18. | * Image, University of Nevada Special Collections, [http://unrspecoll.pastperfect-online.com/40468cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=9B54C360-7696-4F8C-BDB0-325990554057;type=102 Buffalo Salt Works [Washoe County]" UNRS-P2007-01-18. | ||
* Free, E. E., "The Topographic Features of the Desert Basins of the U. S. with Reference to the Possible Occurrence of Potash," U S. Dept. Agr. B 54 (1914) 16. | |||
* Phalen, W. C., "Salt Resources of the U. S.," USGS B 669 (1919) 145-6. | |||
* Russell, I. C., "Geological History of Lake Lahontan," USGS M 11 (1885) 232-3. | |||
[[Category:Smoke Creek Desert]] | [[Category:Smoke Creek Desert]] | ||
Revision as of 05:06, 23 December 2014
Buffalo Salt Works is located on the west side of the Smoke Creek Desert, north of Salt Marsh.
Lincoln (1923) states that in 1885 the works had produced 1500 tons of salt and were producing 250 tons annually[1].
Overton (1947) reports that Buffalo Springs Salt Works was established in 1879 and that it produced 250 tons annually prior to 1896. Overton states that Director Carpenter reports that Mr. Cornell, living at Sheepshead Station knows where the Buffalo Salt Works is "close by" "[2].
References
- ↑ Francis Church Lincoln, "Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada," Verdi, Nev.: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Co., p. 236, 1923.
- ↑ Theodore D. Overton, "B046: Mineral resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties," B046, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, 1947. Full version with lower resolution images. Includes images of Fly Geyser, the Petrified Forest, Gerlach Hot Springs that are in the collection at UNR.
Resources
- GNIS Buffalo Springs Salt Works
- "Approx Location" 40.5935129 -119.7418662, which cites Overton.
- Description of Buffalo Springs Salt Works on page 232 of Israel Cook Russell, "Sketch of the geological history of Lake Lahontan, a Quaternary lake of northwestern Nevada," 1885
- * Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923) (UNR) shows the Salt Works.
- Survey of minerals along the WP that discusses the Buffalo Salt Works
- The WP Survey says that Buffalo Salt Works is at Range 20E, Township 31N, Section 6, which is 40.5557077, -119.7266928, or about 2 miles south of the GNIS location.
- Image, University of Nevada Special Collections, Buffalo Salt Works [Washoe County" UNRS-P2007-01-18.
- Free, E. E., "The Topographic Features of the Desert Basins of the U. S. with Reference to the Possible Occurrence of Potash," U S. Dept. Agr. B 54 (1914) 16.
- Phalen, W. C., "Salt Resources of the U. S.," USGS B 669 (1919) 145-6.
- Russell, I. C., "Geological History of Lake Lahontan," USGS M 11 (1885) 232-3.