Wilson District
Overview
Other Names: Wilson’s, Pine Grove, Rockland, Cambridge
County: Lyon
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1866
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, iron, titanium
Comments
This district includes all of the Pine Grove Hills and the Cambridge Hills, and lies between the East Walker River and the West Walker River. Either Wilson’s or Pine Grove was the original name; in 1871, Wilson was said to have been organized from a portion of the Pine Grove district. Rockland, in the next canyon south of Pine Grove, and Cambridge to the east along the East Walker River, are included in the present Wilson district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 40; White, 1869, p. 89; Whitehill, 1873, p. 32; Angel, 1881, p. 417; Hill, 1912, p. 209; Lincoln, 1923, p. 148; Stoddard, 1932, p. 60; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 95; Beal, 1963, p. 17; Moore, 1969, p. 28; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 113
Wilsons District
Overview
Other Names: Old Wilson, Wilsons Camp, Trappmans
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments
The district is located at the north end of the Trappman Hills. Ball (1906, 1907) described two separate districts in the Trappman Hills, Trappmans Camp in the central part and Wilsons Camp on the north end of the hills. Hill (1912) combined both areas into a large Trappmans district. Kral (1951) and Cornwall (1972) also combined both areas into one district, but used the name Wilsons for the area.
References
Ball, 1906, p. 69; Ball, 1907, p. 139; Hill, 1912, p. 224; Lincoln, 1923, p. 198; Stoddard, 1932, p. 74; Kral, 1951, p. 217; Cornwall, 1972, p. 41; Bonham, 1976, Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-105
Windypah District
Overview
Other Names: Fesler
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1903
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, tungsten
Comments
Located in the southwestern Silver Peak Range in the Oasis Divide area, about 6 miles northeast of the California state line. The original district name was Windypah. Locations were made by J. E. Fesier.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 210; Stoddard, 1932, p. 37; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 72; Stager and Tingley,1988, p.70
Winnemucca District
Overview
Other Names: Winnemucca Mountain, Barrett Springs, Ten Mile
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, bentonite, mercury
Comments
Located on the flanks of Winnemucca Mountain, north of Winnemucca. The Barrett Springs section, to the west between Winnemucca Mountain and the Krum Hills, and the Ten Mile section, in the Krum Hills, are sometimes included in the Winnemucca district. Both of these areas are now considered to be within the Ten Mile district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 55; Whitehill, 1873, p. 51; Angel, 1881, p. 453; Hill, 1912, p. 215; Lincoln, 1923, p. 105; Stoddard, 1932, p. 48; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 51; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 108; Willden, 1964, tables 8, 9; Bonham, 1976
Winnemucca Placer District Description
This district is a loosely defined district that includes the Blue Mountains, Krum Hills, and Winnemucca Mountain, north of the Humboldt River and south of the Slumbering Hills and Santa Rosa Range. Small gold-silver-base-metal veins occur over this wide area, and some of these veins have been worked as small lode mines. Most of the mines are found at various locations in T. 36 N., Rs. 35-38 E. The small intermittent production probably resulted from the work of individual miners placering gravels near some of the veins.
Literature
Willden, 1964.
Wonder District
Overview
Other Names: Hercules
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1906
Organized: 1906
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, zinc, lead, molybdenum, fluorspar
Comments
The Wonder district is located in the Louderback Mountains about 15 miles north of U.S. Highway 50. The district includes the townsites of Wonder, Victor, Kingston, Red Top, Hercules, and the surrounding mining areas. Lincoln (1923) reported zinc production but no lead.
References
Stuart, 1909, p. 109; Hill, 1912, p. 200; Lincoln, 1923, p. 14; Stoddard, 1932, p. 23; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 54; Schrader, 1947, p. 24; Shamberger, 1974, p. 3-7; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 88; Schilling, 1976; Papke, 1979, p. 17, 19
