RHYOLITE, NV
Rhyolite, Nevada is a ghost town in Nye County in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located east of Death Valley near Beatty, Nevada.
Gold was discovered in the area by Shorty Harris and E.L. Cross on August 4, 1904 and a gold rush soon followed.
The town was named after the local deposits of the rock rhyolite, which contained much of the gold.
The most important operation was the Montgomery Shoshone mine and a mill was constructed to process its ore.
The mine was sold to industrialist Charles M. Schwab in 1906 for a reported 5 million dollars. By 1907, the town had electricity and its population may have reached 10,000 people.
Sealed mine shaft, one of many labeled "dangerous" in the area.
Single grave marker in town, near mine shaft.
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