Stonehouse Canyon

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Stonehouse Canyon is located in the Seven Troughs Range. Note that Stone House, Nevada is elsewhere.

The site of Mazuma is located at the mouth of Stonehouse Canyon.

The canyon is named for a stone house built ca. 1872[1].

"The Old Stone House Built 36 Years Ago in Farrell End of Seven Troughs District. Stone House Canon Gets its Name From This Old Cabin"

References

  1. "The Mining Investor," Volumes 50-51, p. 226, 1908. Photos of the Kindergarten mine, Seven Troughs and Mazuma.
  • GNIS
    • Alternate: Stone House Canyon, Citation: "Shamberger, Hugh A. 'Seven Troughs' Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Historical Press, Historic Mining Camps of Nevada No. 3, 1972, 57 pp. Describes the historic mining camps of Nevada, their mines, mills, camps, and other geographic places, with maps and illustrations. 24"