MELLAN

NAME: Mellan
COUNTY: Nye
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Hot summer, cool winter.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.
COMMENTS: Part of the Gunnery Range.
REMAINS: Nothing.

It is most unusual for a small mining camp that never produced much to last more than ten years. It was a cooperative effort by a group of people beginning in 1930 and ending in 1950. The camp never had more than twenty-five at any one time. The total production value was only about $5,000 during all those years. The site is now part of the Nellis Air Force Base Bombing and Gunnery Range.

Submitted by: Shawn Hall from his book Preserving The Glory Days: Ghost Towns And Mining Camps Of Nye County, Nevada Click here to purchase his book!

 


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