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The Miller Mining District was active in the 1880's. It was part of the [[Cottonwood Mining District]]. The mining camp of [[Brunson]] was located in the Miller Mining District. | The Miller Mining District was active in the 1880's and was named for H. B. Miller. <ref name="Carlson">Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA60&ots=KQGsWgd4yg&dq=Miller%20mining%20district%20nevada&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q=%22Miller%20mining%22&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 60.</ref>It was part of the [[Cottonwood Mining District]].<ref name="Burchard"> The mining camp of [[Brunson]] was located in the Miller Mining District.<ref name="Carlson"/> | ||
Burchard (1883) reported: | |||
"Miller mining district is about 14 miles east of Cottonwood. There are some good prospects here but no work was done during 1882 and the district is nearly deserted and most of the claims open to relocation."<ref name="Burchard">Horatio C. Burchard, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=DWwwAAAAYAAJ&vq=cottonwood&dq=Burchard%20Director%20of%20the%20mint%201882&pg=PP5#v=onepage&q&f=false Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Statistics of the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States]," p. 166, 1883.</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Millers]] | * [[Millers]] | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 15 May 2016
The Miller Mining District was active in the 1880's and was named for H. B. Miller. [1]It was part of the Cottonwood Mining District.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
See Also
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 60.