Johnny Luck Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I am interested in any information anybody has about the discovery of gold in White Pine County, Nevada in the Osceola district, in the area around Dry Gulch and so forth. I have seen general information about it, but does anyone know of source material which talks about the first people who discovered gold there and what they did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Luck Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 I am looking for reports about the origins of placer mining in the Osceola district of White Pine County, Nevada. I have seen general accounts, which always start with referring to unusually large nuggets being found early on in the 1870s...but I have not seen anything which names names, talks about the first prospectors on the scene. Any leads would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 This short report mentions a few early prospectors in the area.... https://www.nps.gov/grba/learn/historyculture/the-osceola-ditch.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Sounds like a great place to detect.... but, there are probably a ton of active claims there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Luck Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thanks, yes, it appears that the placer mining started with John Versan. So far, I cannot find anything else about him except his name, although I did find a cite which talks about how he eventually sold his claims: " The placer fields, which put Osceola on the map, were discovered by John Versan in early 1877. Versan sold his holdings to a newly formed company, the Osceola Gravel Mining Company, later renamed the Osceola Placer Mining Company" http://www.nevadadventures.com/ghost%20towns/whitepineco/osceloa/osceloamain.html But thereafter the trail goes cold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, LipCa said: Sounds like a great place to detect.... but, there are probably a ton of active claims there?? Both active and patented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haal Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 If I was researching osceola I'd contact Jim Straight. I believe he had some family adventures out there in the 30s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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