"The History of 50 Years of Mining at Tonopah: 1900-1950" Book Gold Silver
by Jay A. Carpenter, Russell Richard Elliott, and Byrd Fanita Wall Sawyer, 1953, 153 pages, (Paperback) This is an account of the history of Tonopah, Nevada and the different mining companies. It is a bulletin of material from three different sources and assembled by Mr. Jay Carpenter. Abbreviated TABLE OF CONTENTS & List of IllustrationsForeword, by Vernon E. ScheidPreface, by Jay A. Carpenter PART 1Extracts from "The Gold and Silver Rushes of Nevada-1900-1910" PART 2Extracts from "The Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog Mining Districts-1900-1915”PART 3The History of Fifty Years of Mining at Tonopah, 1900-1950;The Period of 1900 to 1907-The Start of the Operating CompaniesThe Tonopah Mining Company of NevadaThe Tonopah Belmont Development CompanyThe Montana-Tonopah Mining CompanyThe Tonopah Midway Mining CompanyThe Jim Butler Tonopah Mining CompanyThe West End Consolidated Mining CompanyThe MacNamara Mining CompanyThe Tonopah Extension Mining CompanyThe Period of 1907 to 1910-A Perio