Historical Markers of White Pine County
Location: Eastern White Pine, Spring Valley Directions: Along US 6/50, 8 miles east of Majors Place
N 39° 04.280 W 114° 26.973
Date Conquered: 3/12/08 Quick Description: A marker remembering Nevada's longest lived placer camp. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of US 6/50 Superlative! Don't forget that the highway here is shared by two US routes. As a result, #98 is the last Nevada Historic Marker on eastbound US 6 and US 50 Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Osceola, most famous of the White Pine County gold producers, was probably the longest-lived placer camp in Nevada. The gold-bearing quartz belt found in 1872 was 12 miles long by 7 miles wide. Placer gold was found in 1877 in a deep ravine indenting the area. Miners first used the simple process of the common “49" rocker. Hydraulic monitors were later used to mine the gold from the 10' to 200' thick gravel beds. One nugget found was valued at $6,000. Osceola was a good business town because of its location near the cattle and grain ranches and gardens of the Spring and Snake Valleys. Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night. The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Osceola, most famous of the White Pine County gold producers, was probably the longest-lived placer camp in Nevada. The gold-bearing quartz belt found in 1872 was 12 miles long by 7 miles wide. Placer gold was found in 1877 in a deep ravine indenting the area. Miners first used the simple process of the common “49" rocker. Hydraulic monitors were later used to mine the gold from the 10' to 200' thick gravel beds. One nugget found was valued at $6,000. Osceola was a good business town because of its location near the cattle and grain ranches and gardens of the Spring and Snake Valleys. Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night. The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
Osceola, most famous of the White Pine County gold producers, was probably the longest-lived placer camp in Nevada. The gold-bearing quartz belt found in 1872 was 12 miles long by 7 miles wide. Placer gold was found in 1877 in a deep ravine indenting the area. Miners first used the simple process of the common “49" rocker. Hydraulic monitors were later used to mine the gold from the 10' to 200' thick gravel beds. One nugget found was valued at $6,000. Osceola was a good business town because of its location near the cattle and grain ranches and gardens of the Spring and Snake Valleys. Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night. The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
Osceola was a good business town because of its location near the cattle and grain ranches and gardens of the Spring and Snake Valleys. Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night. The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night. The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues. The rugged Snake Range spanning the b.g. A drive to Osceola is not only interesting, but affords a nice detour if you're headed east to Great Basin Nat'l Park. The Osceola Road is a good dirt track (suitable for passenger vehicles) that winds through scenic pinyons ending right at the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area. HM 98 and the lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie within Great Basin Nat'l Park.
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