We're still on the trail of Seldom Seen Slim and arrive in Rhyolite, Nevada. Once severed from the existing rail lines, no old mining town felt the effects more than this town. Today mere shells of buildings stand where once hope and prosperity flourished.
From Goldfield, Nevada, prospectors, miners, and citizens quickly packed up and moved upon word that a large strike was found around Bullfrog and nearby Rhyolite. The town convinced nearby railroads to pass through the Bullfrog Hills on the way up to Goldfield and Tonopah. The rails brought material that led to an explosion of growth in the town. Rhyolite grew to a size that hosted a circus, built saloons, restaurants a hospital, and even an ice cream parlor.
Unfortunately, the timing proved fateful, and the hills were not as prosperous as originally thought. Men like Shorty Harris and Ed Cross headed out of town, the railroads pulled up tracks, and Rhyolite was nearly cut off from the world. Businesses packed up, building material was reused elsewhere and the last train left Rhyolite in July of 1918.
The remnants of buildings like the Porter Brothers Mercantile and Cook Bank Building can still be seen today.
Prospectors like Shorty Harris and Seldom Seen Slim headed west towards Death Valley and crossed into the Panamint Mountains where we will pick up next time.
VIDEO FILMED: 11/09/2021
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⚪ Exploration of CALICO GHOST TOWN in Search of Seldom Seen Slim | Yermo, California - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htCSn7F3rMepoKs.html
⚪ The MIZPAH & Mining History of TONOPAH, NV | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jth4ns5_2LHKk6c.html
⚪ Remnants of the TONOPAH & GOLDFIELD RAILROAD, Goldfield Cemetery & More! | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5uKoaif1uDHmKc.html
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⚪ Rhyolite Ghost Town - www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm
⚪ Directions to Rhyolite Ghost Town - goo.gl/maps/wZPJRTAQraGDeJww9
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00:00 From Goldfield to Rhyolite
01:06 Bullfrog-Rhyolite Cemetery
03:15 The Founding of the Town of Bullfrog & Rhyolite
04:52 Exploring the Remains of Rhyolite
07:21 The Rise of Rhyolite
08:19 The Death of Rhyolite
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