Goodsprings: A historical archaeological review of the Yellow Pine Mining District

This thesis consists of a comparative analysis of the written historical record and surface archaeological features relevant to three mines of the Yellow Pine Mining District. The intent is to discover if field observations do indeed confirm historical documentation. Using archival sources combined with an intuitive non-random sampling method, various feature systems associated with mining were recorded in order to discern chronological and historical accuracy. Research questions concerning length of mining activities, number of men employed at the mines, feature systems utilized, and the current condition of each site were addressed to confirm documentation and the historical significance of these sites; The results of the field study has confirmed that the mines were active during the periods documented through various archival sources. Little physical evidence remains of the thematic feature systems associated with the once busy Yellow Pine Mining District. The most productive economic mining period of southern Nevada does not possess the physical criteria to be considered historically significant in regards to preservation. Nevada's cultural resources associated with mining have almost totally vanished because of the ephemeral nature of mining operations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1991

Author dc:creator

• Miller, Christina A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Claude Warren

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/178

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1177