Mill Canyon | We Visited: 4/4/02 | ||
39° 45' 00"N, 118° 15' 23"W - LONE ROCK SE quad |
Directions: From Fallon, East on HIghway 50 to Stillwater Road; take Stillwater Road about 35.6 miles, head E up Mill Canyon about 2 miles. From Fallon: 40.5 miles |
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What Was Group of miners from Virginia City including John Fondaway, G.W. humphrey, and Issac Zintmeyer erected a custom mill some time in the 1880's but there was apparently little or no production. [Mines of Churchill & Mineral Counties- William O. Venderburg] Post Office: None Newspaper: None |
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What is Multi-level mill ruins hug a small hill at the entrance to Mill Canyon. A small mine is on the hill above the mill. |
The
mill at Mill Canyon
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View
of mill looking west
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