Sulphur

Sulphur is a ghost town located on the Western Pacific Rail Road west of the Kamma Mountains.

Sulphur is named for the sulphur deposits, discovered in 1866.

The mining history may be found in the Sulphur Mining District article.

http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm Sulphur discovered in 1869 and limited amounts produced through the 1880s. Aggressive production began in 1899 and a company town formed. The Western Pacific established a station in 1909 and while the town of Sulphur has faded into oblivion, sulphur continues to be mined. A couple of old buildings remain.

J. W. Rover was convicted of murdering Isaac Sharp at Sulphur and hung in Reno in 1878..

Sulphur Junction about 1/2 way between Gerlach and Winnemuca on Nevada State Route 49 going East from the main highway between Gerlach and Empire. This road is mainly gravel and is suitable for a street bike type motorcycle at a speed of about 30 MPH. There are few, if any sandy spots, unlike the Soldier Meadows Road which has lots of sandy areas. This road travels the South East side of the Black Rock Desert.

October 1913 map showing Sulphur

c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing Sulphur

See Also

• Warm Spring in Sulphur (NBMG)

External Resources

• Wikipedia
• GNIS
• "A Sulphur Mine in Nevada," Steel and Iron, Volume 73, National Iron and Steel Publishing Company, 1903.
• "Winnemucca County Ghost Towns," Sulphur was a major shipping and receiving point in the 1920s.
• Trego, Robert, "Black Rock Desert Roads," Nevada State Journal, October 23, 1955, p10-11. Low resolution image of Sulphur, Robert Trego states that there were three or families living in Sulphur in 1955. Also mentioned are Trego and Jungo.
• Photos 1955 Derailment of the California Zephyr near Sulphur.
• http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm
• Dorthoy Nylen, "The Color of Daffodils, the Smell of Rotten Eggs," Nevada State Museum Newsletter, January/February 2002. Includes image of boiler.

Images

• HU-404, "Nevada Sulphur Smelter," Nevada Historical Society.
• HU-405, "New Mill for Grinding," Nevada Historical Society. Not sure of the location.
• HU-406, "Nevada Sulphur Smelter," Nevada Historical Society.
• HU-417, "Sulphur-Humboldt Co.," Nevada Historical Society.
• HU-418, "Spring Belonging to Sulphur Works," Nevada Historical Society.
• HU-661, "Hotel @ Sulphur in the 1920's," Nevada Historical Society.