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Brushed metal plaque № 48883

Ely, NV, United States

Osceola 1872 1940. Osceola, most famous of the White Pine County gold producers, was one of the longest-lived placer camps in Nevada.The gold-bearing quartz belt found in 1872 was 12 miles long by 7 miles wide. Placer gold was found in 1877 in a deep ravine indenting the area. Miners first used the

simple process of the common 49” rocker. Hydraulic monitors later were used to mine the gold from the 10’ to 200’ thick gravel beds. One gold nugget found was valued at $6,000.Osceola was a good busin

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