Sprucemont Ghost Town

Elko County, Nevada

Spruce Mount is about 7 miles out on a dirt road, east of Highway 93, south of Wells. This mining camp was lively around 1869 - 1872, reaching a population of 200. There was a revival in the early 1930's.

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Downtown.



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Downtown.



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At first sight, this looked like a collapsed building, but it is actually the roof over a small reservoir, still full of water.



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The rock walls in the hillside indicate that this was a mill site.



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A large log building.



All images taken May 1997.

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