Wendover District
Overview
County: Elko
Commodities: decorative stone, tungsten
Comments
The district includes the south slopes of Leppy Peak, north of Wendover, and an area south of Wendover, west of the Bonneville Salt Flats.
References
Smith, 1976, p. 175; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 223
Westgate District
Overview
Other Names: West Gate
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1906
Active: 1915
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, antimony
Comments
Located at the southern end of the Clan Alpine Mountains, in the low hills north and south of U.S. Highway 50.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 200; Lincoln, 1923, p. 13; Stoddard, 1932, p. 22; Lawrence, 1963, p. 35
Whisky Flat District
Overview
Other Names: Pahdet, Whiskey Flat, Sulfide, Sulphide
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: copper, silver, gold, tungsten
Comments
Located at the south end of Whisky Flat, on the northern slope of the Excelsior Mountains, the district includes the north-trending spur of the Excelsior Mountains that separates Whisky Flat on the west from Rattlesnake Flat on the east. The Territorial Enterprise (1866) described the Pahdet district as “35 miles due east of Aurora” and Stretch (1867) said the district lay “to the southeast of Aurora.” The 1880 map shows Pahdet to be in area of the present Whisky Flat district, possibly extending to the southeast. Schilling (1976) listed Sulphide as an alternate name for Whisky Flat.
References
Territorial Enterprise, July 4, 1866, 2:2; Lincoln, 1923, p. 157; Stoddard, 1932, p. 63; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 78; Schilling, 1976; Bonham, 1980; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 132
White Caps District
Overview
Other Names: Quartzite Hill
County: Clark
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver
Comments
Located in the Las Vegas Range northeast of Quail Spring, east of the Gass Peak district.
References
USBM MILS database, Sequence No. 3200300325; Sylvester,1941, p. 1; Tingley and others, 1993, p. 29
