Grand Junction District
Overview
County: Elko
Commodities:
Comments
According to Whitehill (1877), the Grand Junction district was “55 miles northerly from Elko.” Smith (1976) thought Grand Junction may have been an older name for the Merrimac district. Merrimac, however, is much less than 55 miles north of Elko, and the exact location of the Grand Junction district is unknown.
References
Whitehill, 1877, p. 25; Angel, 1881, p. 394; Smith, 1976, p. 111
Granite District
Overview
Other Names: Steptoe, Hendry, Piedmont, Gosiute, Warm Springs
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, tungsten, copper
Comments
Located on the east slope of the northern Egan Range, north of the San Francisco district and 36 miles north of Ely. The district was described as near Perly’s ranch but on the opposite side of the range. The area was organized as the Piedmont district in 1869, and part of the area was called the Hendry district in 1875. Discoveries in 1894 resulted in organization of the Granite district, near Granite railroad siding and the town of Steptoe. The area was referred to as the Gosiute district in 1916.
References
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 144; Raymond, 1877, p. 193; Angel, 1881, p. 655; Stuart, 1909, p. 103; Hill, 1912, p. 228; Lincoln, 1923, p. 251; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88-89; Hose and others, 1976, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 217
Green Valley District
Overview
County: Douglas
Organized: 1860
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments
Described as “5 miles northeast of Woodfords [California].” Covers the area between the east and west forks of the Carson River, between their intersection and the summit of the Sierra Nevada. In Nevada, this district includes only a few small prospects on the state line south of Gardnerville but it extends into California where it is now known as the Hope Valley district.
References
Territorial Enterprise, July 4, 1860
Groom District
Overview
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, gold
Comments
The Groom district is located in the southern Groom Range and is centered around the Groom Mine in T7S, R55E. This district adjoined the historic Tempahute district on the south.
References
White, 1871, p. 101; Angel, 1881, p. 485; Lincoln, 1923, p. 121; Stoddard, 1932, p. 53; Humphrey, 1945, p. 9-10; Tingley, 1989b, p. 3
