Indian District
Overview
Other Names: Indian Silver
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1861
Organized: 1861
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments
Located in the area of Indian Canyon on the east flank of Humboldt Range. The district lies south of the Buena Vista district, and is 8 miles south of Unionville.
References
General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 52; Whitehill, 1875, p. 49; Lincoln, 1923, p. 207; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 18; Johnson, 1977, p. 61
Iron Hat District
Overview
Other Names: Aldrich, Golconda
County: Pershing
Commodities: lead, silver, tungsten, antimony, copper, gold
Comments
Located on the east slope of the northern Tobin Range, lying generally between Lee Canyon and the low hills north of Smelser Pass. Known as Iron Hat in 1923 and Aldrich in 1936; Iron Hat is now the accepted name. The 1880 map shows a Golconda district located in this area.
References
1880 map; Lincoln, 1923, p. 207; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 8; Lawrence, 1963, p. 200; Johnson, 1977, p. 61; Bonham, 1980; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 164
Iron Point District
Overview
County: Humboldt
Active: 1918-1920s
Commodities: silver, manganese, gold, lead, vanadium, zinc
Comments
Located in the northern Edna Mountains, east of Golconda Summit.References
Lincoln, 1923, p. 98; Stoddard, 1932, p. 45; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 28; Fischer, 1964, p. 165-166
