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Dr. Galley and M. V. Gillett discovered rich silver-lead ore in the Hot Creek Range of
Nye County in 1870, but Tybo did not develop until 1874. By 1876, the population was
more than one thousand. A series of fifteen charcoal kilns were built in nearby
canyons to help in the smelting process. Mining slowed and by 1881, only one
hundred people were left. A new mining revival began in 1916, but faded in 1922.
Major mining took place from 1926 to 1937 when the Treadwell-Yukon company built a
mill and hired more than two hundred men. The mine produced more than $6.8 million
during this period.
After that, Tybo declined and is now a ghost town. Numerous buildings remain and
some of the nearby charcoal kilns still exist. The Tybo town site is privately owned
with no trespassing allowed. The charcoal kilns are on U.S. Forest Service land. Any
removal of artifacts from those sites is a violation of the federal antiquities law.
Tybo Today:
Nye County in 1870, but Tybo did not develop until 1874. By 1876, the population was
more than one thousand. A series of fifteen charcoal kilns were built in nearby
canyons to help in the smelting process. Mining slowed and by 1881, only one
hundred people were left. A new mining revival began in 1916, but faded in 1922.
Major mining took place from 1926 to 1937 when the Treadwell-Yukon company built a
mill and hired more than two hundred men. The mine produced more than $6.8 million
during this period.
After that, Tybo declined and is now a ghost town. Numerous buildings remain and
some of the nearby charcoal kilns still exist. The Tybo town site is privately owned
with no trespassing allowed. The charcoal kilns are on U.S. Forest Service land. Any
removal of artifacts from those sites is a violation of the federal antiquities law.
Tybo Today:
Tybo: Charcoal Kilns, Buildings Remain
from Online Nevada
DREDGING:
Build a homemade dredge
MINING TOWNS:
METAL DETECTING:
Nugget Hunting
PANNING:
Gold Panning for Fun
PROSPECTING:
Dig Your Own Gold
Build a homemade dredge
MINING TOWNS:
- Aurora
- Austin
- Belmont
- Berlin
- Cherry Creek
- Cortez
- Delamar
- Goldfield
- Hamilton
- Ione
- Jefferson
- Manhattan
- Round Mountain
- Silver Bow
- Tybo
METAL DETECTING:
Nugget Hunting
PANNING:
Gold Panning for Fun
PROSPECTING:
Dig Your Own Gold
Tybo, in Nye County, had a population of more than a thousand in the mid
1870s. Today, the ghost town has only a few remnants of the past.
Photograph by S. Martin Shelton, courtesy of the Nevada State Historic
Preservation Office
1870s. Today, the ghost town has only a few remnants of the past.
Photograph by S. Martin Shelton, courtesy of the Nevada State Historic
Preservation Office
