Jim Butler discovered silver at Tonopah Springs in 1900.
Soon after prospectors formed the town of Butler.
By 1902 the town was booming with over 3000 residents.
That same year Butler built its first post office.
In 1905 the city was renamed Tonopah.
Tonopah's boom years ended during the depression.
By 1947, all the major mines had closed and the local railroad folded.
An estimated 150 million in silver was mined in the area.
The Central Nevada Museum was full of great mining equipment, houses and even outhouses.
I can't imagine how loud these mills would have been.
This was an outhouse made out of old cyanide containers.
This amazed me that the cup was still on the pump/faucet.
This is wooden water pipes, wrapped with wire to make them stronger.
Other place we stopped by was the Tonopah Mining Park.
More wooden water pipes.
Explosives shed.
Shaker table for separating the gold out.
Woodworking shop.
Mine shaft.
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