slgwv's photos with the keyword: Mizpah Mine

Tonopah Mining Museum, Nevada, in the old hoist shack for the Mizpah Mine. That's what the interpretive sign says. Hughes (or rather, his minions) bought up lots of old Nevada mining properties in the late 60s and early 70s, and some tests were actually carried out--altho it was (and is) suspected he was just the latest for fall for a mining scam!

Well, not really. It's all been turned off for _decades_. But you can sure stand in the operator's place. Mizpah Mine, on the grounds of the new mining museum in Tonopah, Nevada, USA.

In the hoist shack at the Mizpah Mine, on the grounds of the new mining museum in Tonopah, Nevada, USA. Note the large electric motor driving the belt. Presumably the compressed air drove the miners' drills, but it also may have had a role in ventilation.

Tonopah, Nevada, USA, now on the grounds of the new and excellent mining museum. The Mizpah was one of the main silver producers in the district. The name looks Paiute ("pah" = "water" in Shoshoni, as in "Tonopah" itself), but evidently it's from the Old Testament. It was named by Belle Butler, wife of the discoverer and co-owner of the mine. Belle was apparently quite the businesswoman, and in a more recent era would no doubt have been one of the mine executives in her own right.

Following the vein. Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, now on the grounds of the new (and excellent) mining museum. The Mizpah was primarily a silver producer. The name looks Paiute ("pah" = "water" in Shoshoni, as in "Tonopah" itself), but evidently it's from the Old Testament. It was named by Belle Butler, wife of the discoverer and co-owner of the mine. Belle was apparently quite the businesswoman, and in a more recent era would no doubt have been one of the mine executives in her own right.