PROSPECTOR

Traveling south on 95 from Tonopah, NV, have greatly enjoyed rambling around a series of "ghost towns"--though some are still inhabited by a few hardy folks. Lots more to see here, so this area's also on the list of places to revisit. http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/nvesmeralda.html


Belmont Mine Memorial honors 18 miners who perished in a mine fire in 1911. "Big Bill" Murphy is depicted in his heroically fatal attempt to rescue 17 fellow miners.


Movin' on.....