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Searchlight: The Camp That Didn't Fail
The desolate Mojave Desert in Nevada's extreme southern tip is one of the least hospitable environments in the United States. However, its rugged mountains concealed rich deposits of gold and silver that attracted miners from the time that Spanish explorers first discovered them in the eighteenth century. In the early years of this century, the area became the site of a small but profitable mining boom. At the center of the excitement was a camp called Searchlight. Nevada's U.S. Senator Harry Reid is a native of Searchlight, and in this book he recounts the colorful history of his hometown - the discovery of the ores that brought about the boom, the growth of the mines and of the town that served them, and the lives of the hardy, stubborn people who not only worked the mines but with their families built a town from a dusty mining camp. He also reveals to us how the railroad and other transportation came to Searchlight, how the availability of water helped the town and its surrounding ranches grow, and the roles played by famous, and infamous, residents - such as the renegade Paiute Queho, Hollywood royalty like Clara Bow and Rex Bell, and aviation pioneer John Macready.
Book Details
- Publisher: University of Nevada Press
- Publish Date: Feb 1st, 2008
- Pages: 233
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.70in - 6.02in - 0.72in - 0.86lb
- EAN: 9780874177534
- Categories: • United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
About the Author
Harry Reid was born in Searchlight to a local mining family. He has represented Nevada in Congress for more than two decades. He became Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate in 2004.
Praise for this book
"People who think history is dry and boring will receive a lesson to the contrary with Harry Reid's loving tribute to his hometown, Searchlight, Nevada.
--Bisbee (Ariz.) Pay Dirt
--Bisbee (Ariz.) Pay Dirt
"Reid has written of an era in Nevada history that has not been fully touched on prior to this, and his book covers an important segment of the history of the West.
--Journal of the West
"Senator Reid's narrative of the rise and fall of Searchlight . . . adds grist to the mill of historians engaged in studying the developmental phases of several Nevada mining camps. . . . The book is a good read and an important document on Nevada's recent history.
--International California Mining Journal