Road trips from Southern California: Nevada
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( Jay Jones )
Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours
Nevada Distance: 285 miles one-way Long before Las Vegas was incorporated in 1905 -- and even longer before the arrival of casinos -- the desolate, inhospitable and therefore unsettled desert of southern Nevada was known for just one thing: its mineral-rich rock. The land is pockmarked with the remains of old gold and silver mines, most of which petered out almost as quickly as they were dug. The Techatticup mining camp was one of the exceptions, a place where men "chased the vein" for more than 80 years. From 1861 until the start of World War II, men toiled underground in Eldorado Canyon near the hamlet of Nelson, about 40 miles southeast of what's now the Vegas Strip. Info: (702) 291-0026, www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com -- Jay Jones Read more: Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours, where they first went to strike gold |
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