Tokop District
Overview
Other Names: Old Gold Mountain, Bonnie Claire, Gold Mountain, Oriental Wash, Thorp’s Wells, Old Camp, Hornsilver
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1868
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, tungsten, copper, uranium
Comments
Located around the camp of Tokop, the Tokop district extends generally from the Nye county line west to the California state line. The original district name was Gold Mountain. The Tokop district embraces Gold Mountain on the east, Oriental Wash (sometimes considered a separate district) on the west, and includes the townsite of Bonnie Claire. Gold Point (Hornsilver) to the north, formerly a part of Tokop district, is now considered to be a separate district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Wheeler, 1872, p. 47; Whitehill, 1873, p. 42; Angel, 1881, p. 416;Ball,1907, p.187-191;Stuart,1909,p.59-60;Hill,1912,p.207-208,210;Lincoln,1923, p. 83; Stoddard, 1932, p. 41; Gianella, 1945, p. 61; Albers and stewart, 1972, p. 71; Garside, 1973, p. 52-53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 70
Gold Mountain (Tokop) Placer District Description
This district, also known as the Oriental Wash district, covers a large irea in southern Esmeralda County between Slate Ridge and Gold Moun- :ain. (Tps. 7 and 8 S., Rs. 40 and 41 E., unsurveyed). The area has been prospected since 1866 and contains some high-grade gold veins such as that at the Oriental mine, discovered in 1871. The location of the small ulacer gold deposits reported by Vanderburg is unknown.
Literature
Vanderburg, 1936a.
Tolicha District
Overview
Other Names: Monte Cristo, Quartz Mountain, Clarkdale, Vignola’s, Carr’s Camp
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments
The Tolicha district is located about 3 miles east of Monte Cristo Springs, the district includes the area between Tolicha Peak and Quartz Mountain. The adjacent Clarkdale district is sometimes included in theTolicha district.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 223; Lincoln, 1923, p. 183; Stoddard, 1932, p. 71; Kral, 1951, p. 166; Cornwall, 1972, p. 41; Bonham, 1976; Hall, 1981, p. 119; Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-90
Tonopah District
Overview
Other Names: Ray, Rays
Discovered: 1900
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, tungsten, zinc, mercury, uranium, arsenic
Comments
The Tonopah district is mostly in Nye County; the Ray area is in T4N, R42E.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 224; Lincoln, 1923, p. 184; Stoddard, 1932, p. 71; Lotz, 1934, p. 22; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 108; Kral, 1951, p. 169; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 72; Garside, 1973, p. 49-52, 90-91; Bonham and Garside, 1979, p. 105, 129; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 187; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 150
Tonopah Placer District Description
Some placer gold production is credited to this famous silver-gold mining district, in eastern Esmeralda County and western Nye County. I have found no descriptions of any placer occurrence.
Literature
Krai, 1951.
Toy District
Overview
Other Names: Browns, St. Anthony
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: tungsten, antimony
Comments
Located in the eastern part of the southern Trinity Range, about 2 miles west of Browns Station.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 13; Stoddard, 1932, p. 22; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 51; Lawrence, 1963, p. 217; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 85; Schilling, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 37
Transvaal District
Overview
Other Names: Nyopolis
County: Nye
Discovered: 1906
Active: 1906
Commodities: gold, mercury
Comments
The district is located north of upper Beatty Wash, about 15 miles northeast of Beatty. Transvaal was only active for a few months and has no recorded production.
References
Paher, 1970, p. 326, Hall 1981, p. 128, Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-99
