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Willie Wilson Monday, August 11th 2008 - 07:37:08 PM wc_wilsonsr@yahoo.com Grew up in Lovelock in the 1950's and 60's use to to to Jessup every summer. Have not been there sence 1969. Broght back alot of childhood memories. Great site, keep up the good work

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John Ralston Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 07:52:26 AM Growing up in Nevada and exploring the desert 50 years ago, I thought it had all been all forgotten by now. This website is a wonderful discovery. The text is simple and straight: the pictures tell the story. Congratulations on helping save the last best part of our planet. John Ralston

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Steve Tank Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 06:44:54 PM sctank73@frontiernet.net Love the info, humor, pictures and descriptions. Have been to many of the sites and many others. Hope to see you at one of these sites someday.

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Shelli Sunday, May 25th 2008 - 03:23:35 PM csrtuttle@hotmail.com

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Lars Sunday, February 17th 2008 - 03:35:13 AM http://www.americanet.de Great site! I just spent close to an hour reading your reports. I will put a link to your website up on mine if you don't mind.

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Tom Howlett Wednesday, January 30th 2008 - 03:31:29 PM SuzukiTom101@yahoo.com Thanks for the great site about the wilds of Nevada. Even though I live in Texas, I try to get out to Nevada every couple of years to explore. Someday I hope to move there so I can do it much more often. Don't have a ATV, but I go whereever I can fit my Jeep Wrangler. The Suzuki in my email address refers to the Suzuki Samurai that I used to have, which was pretty much a street-legal ATV of sorts.

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John Bogle Monday, November 19th 2007 - 03:04:15 AM jr1bogle@yahoo.com Excelent site. I've lived all 50 years of my life in Nevada and have many times camped out in ghost towns and various little oasis out in the desert. This site is killer and I'm glad someones documenting Neveda's rich past. Thanks.

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Ron and Nancy Claeson Friday, November 9th 2007 - 07:40:47 PM ronclaeson@yahoo.com Love your website--we are desert explorers ourselves, and have been to many of the sites you have and some others, too. Your sense of humor is great, as well. Pictures are excellent, and descriptions of road conditions are wonderful. Are you out of Fallon? We are, and would love to have an exchange of places and adventures with you. Let us know. Thanks again for sharing with your fantastic website.

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Clel Miller Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 09:27:48 AM crm@********.com You guys did good.

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Sklybones Saturday, September 8th 2007 - 10:50:24 AM Sklybones@sbcglobal.net Came across your site a couple weeks ago,great pics and and directions,Iv'e lived in Nevada most my life mainly Gerlach,Gabbs, and now Hawthorne,all my weekends are spent out in the hills, the Gabbs valley area and Hawthorne areas are where I spend most my time.. I have photos of some places I did not see on youre site,I could send to you if you like or meet up with you some time and take you if you'd like,,No matter where you go in this state when you think you have seen all there is just go over the next hill and you will be suprised at what you find.. To you and everyone else out there,Take a good look around what may be there today may not be tommorrow {sad to say} But sites like this help keep the history going. Mike Reed Hawthorne Nevada

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debby Thursday, June 21st 2007 - 07:18:13 PM debralee216@yahoo.com awesome site and awesome info....today was my first time on a quad.......i just gotta get me one of those toys....wooohooooo.....my next visit will be to poinsettia...awesome photos.....debbylee

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Scott Friday, June 1st 2007 - 09:12:59 PM gshennin76@aol.com Bob, I had a few chuckles after reading your postings. I too wondered where Hodgkins, IN is and likewise Hodgkins, IL and they are a lot closer to me than you. Have had very little contact with shipping by UPS, but here is my story. I dropped a package off at 2 PM on Tuesday May 29 for shipment to CA by ground service. The package happened to be a communications transceiver and was in it's original box with molded Styrofoam support and had a small plastic bag of electrical cables that would not fit in the original box. I requested and paid for over pack to insure a safe shipment. I assumed (BIG MISTAKE on my part as it was only 2 PM) that the parcel would be out that evening, but did not ask the question since it was early afternoon. I was quite aggravated to learn Wednesday morning (after not receiving a tracking number over night) that the parcel was still in Milford and would not leave until the 5 PM truck that day (27 hours after dropping it off). After calling the owner Daniel and asking why it did not leave Tuesday all I got was "sorry". He said they were "busy" and in 3 hours he wasn't able to get it in another box with peanuts and a label on it to make Tuesday truck. I suggested that as it was still in his store that he ship it a quicker method since it was because of his negligence that it didn't leave on Tuesday, but all he said was "sorry". Well, that is inexcusable in my opinion. I will not do business with this store again and you can bet that my friends and acquaintances in the community will hear my story. I think this person is a poor businessman, as he seems to be unable to manage his time better or even make decisions to keep a customer happy. I don't feel this is an unreasonable complaint as 3+ hours should have been ample time to get the package prepared for shipment. If he needed help, then he should have brought someone else in. That might have been more expensive than had he footed the bill to get my parcel out there in 3 days as I suggested. There are plenty of other shipping options these days, so rest assured I will look elsewhere the next time I need to send a parcel.

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Sandy Castir Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 09:13:28 AM sandy0511@charter.net I am looking for graves of Jack(John) L. Tracy, and his wife Leonara (KING) Tracy. They are in the 1930 census in Tonopah, NV Nye county. Also looking for William Francis Scrinen s)?, There were quite a few Scriven on their census page living with them. Any hekp will be appreciated. Thanking you in advance for any information you may provide. Sandy Castor Carson City, NV 89705

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Bob Saturday, April 21st 2007 - 08:04:19 PM http://www.forgottennevada.org I think McCormick-Deering was some kind of division of International Harvester at the time, or somehow affiliated. I can only find some 1920's vintage McC-D truck information- maybe the next guy who goes to Ellsworth can get more data on the truck.

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Shelly Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 01:01:37 PM etbuffington@yahoo.com Grew up in Luning and My folks own the ranch at New Boston (between Mina and Luning)anyone have any info on New Boston?? Would love to know more.

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Another NV Explorer Saturday, March 17th 2007 - 09:58:53 PM The truck at Ellsworth is a McCormick-Deering. Looks to be 1930's vintage. I've searched the web for information on the company. It seems they were mainly in the farm equipment manufacturing business. The truck must be very rare.

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Kelly Fleming Sunday, March 4th 2007 - 08:18:14 PM SKS4U@AOL.COM Great site. Hope you enjoy the E-mail I sent you guy's. Maybe we'll see ya' out there sometime. Thanks, Kelly

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lonnieRay Friday, March 2nd 2007 - 12:58:03 AM lonnieRay777@aol.com I,m putting a note in your guestbook for all to see. These guy's are great at what thay do! drive around Nevada looking for stuff that thay know we would like to see, and thay pay for the gas. to cool huh. But really what thay do is help people find there dreams of that... " forgotten nevada!" Thay do care about what thay are doing, and it shows in there e-mails back to you when you have a question or request for a trip. My words to all who dare to dream about the old west... Trust Bob He is what we want to be, "An explorer" Thank You for all your hard work Lonnie Ray.

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Mike Jordan Saturday, June 3rd 2006 - 08:56:02 AM mike@ultrawerks.com http://www.ultrawerks.com I am seeking out abandoned 1920's and 1930's cars to photograph. I started by going to Jessup and Desert Queen. I had to turn around at the entrance to Jessup because there is an Active Pit that has been re-opened by Gopher Construction out of Fernley. Can you think of any other good sites? --Mike

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Don Cook Saturday, May 20th 2006 - 07:08:37 AM travelwriter@charter.net Great Site! As a freelance writer specializing in travel (especially ghost towns and out of the way places), I can really appreciate the amount of effort put forth and research that you have compiled. Hope to run across you guys on one of my upcoming projects!

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Tom Smith Tuesday, February 28th 2006 - 06:12:20 PM tksmith55@webtv.net My grandparents livd in Hazen, Nv. from about 1928-1934. My grandmother Ester Marchment was postmistress when it was in the Palace Hotel. My grandfather George Marchment ran the store in the Palace Hoteland had a poker table in the back room. They moved across the street and lived in what is now the Hazen Market until around 1934, when they moved to Mina Nv.and had a grocery store. My mother had to ride the train to Fallon to High School where she graduated in 1932. Are you aware of the Churchill County "IN FOCUS" volume 3 1989-1990? It has Hazen Nv. in it.I have other info and pictures if youare interested. Sincerely, Tom Smith

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Jeff Mann Saturday, February 11th 2006 - 03:15:44 PM argonthecat@earthlink.net Re Ellsworth. I spent many happy days there in my teens (around 1973-1978) with the family that moved the cabins into "the small neighborhood" and assembled them. The cabins were mostly moved in from the surrounding hills. I was distressed to see that they are apparently no longer used as an active camp. The family had mining claims in and around Ellsworth, which I suppose allowed them to maintain the neighborhood as quasi-private property-I gather the claim has long since expired. Was there a large trailer still above the grave site?

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Todd Easton Tuesday, January 17th 2006 - 01:54:38 AM ordigger@aol.com Great site. I'm in the area working (from MT) and just love reading stuff like this. I have sort of a perverse hobby where I look for old isolated cemetaries and try to document the "residents". So in fairness a little about Mr James Donovan who I saw had a headstone in Ellsworth. In the 1930 Census for Ione he is listed obviously as a miner. Ten years earlier he was living in Tonopah. He was from Ireland, immigrating in 1901; naturalized in 1906. The neat thing though is that he has a WWI registration card that indicates his birthday was Sept i 1885. He had a cousin Mrs E Sheehan in San Franciso. When he registered his home was the Harlangton Hotel in Tonopah and he worked at the West Tonopah Mine. Tall, medium build with blue eyes and black hair. Looks like he was single from at least 1910 on; and he probably never thought that anyone would care about him this much. As I mentioned before great work. I hope to get back down during the warmer seasons; and perhaps maybe take a few tours myself. Thanks for the read! Kept me out of the casinos!

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Dave Sadewasser Saturday, November 12th 2005 - 09:44:23 PM fosteriki@sbcglobal.net Absolutely fabulous! You guys are living my dream. When I was younger and had more time, I did just what you guys did, but more in the southern half of Nevada. Almost lost it in a wash near Carp in Meadow Valley, but the stories and memories alone made it worthwhile. Ever been to the Grant Range to catch the ruins at Troy. Great stuff all over the place out there from Adaven to Nyala to Currant to Garden Valley. Oops. Giving away some secrets. Dave says check it out.

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SUE Sanders Thursday, August 11th 2005 - 02:12:17 PM suesan2222@sbcglobal.net Dear Bob, Nova brought me to this sight, I love the stories you have on here. Thanks for the great info. Sincerly Sue..

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Brad Sunday, May 8th 2005 - 11:47:50 AM Brad@Intrepidexplorers.org http://www.intrepidexplorers.org/ Howdy guys, I enjoyed reading your website this morning. I've been exploring for years myself. It would be great to get aquainted! Brad

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Wolfer Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 06:12:53 PM goldencoyote@hotmail.com Great site I am in the process of building a site silimlar and you have already covered Alot of the same areas and then again some that you haven't I was raised in mineral county and surrounding areas. Will be interesting to see the different outlooks...... Keep up the great work

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Kate Morra Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 01:44:55 PM desertjxj@yahoo.com This site is fantastic!! I am unable to drive long distances so appreciate you're taking me to some of my favorite places. I love Nevada, the desert, and history. Thank you for keeping the history alive. I can't wait to get a decent vehicle so that I can visit some of these places. You guys rock!!!!

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lonnie kruse Saturday, February 26th 2005 - 10:14:28 PM lonnieray777@aol.com You guys are the greastest!, 5 hours on the net, and then there you were. Your site is the easyest I've ever traviled.GOOD JOB! Don't change a thing. I think your style of telling a story is so real it make's prefect sense. Your Info on site's is also very good (history). Two friends and myself will leave in late march to do our trec in nevada. You will be close bye in my down loads,(print sheets). Thanks Again Lonnie Ray

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Shaun Lezer Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 09:48:35 AM xplorer22@hotmail.com hows it going? i got e-mail now! anyway Love the pictures of aurora! i am very impressed with your web site i cant wait to go to all theese places how to keep in contact

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Shaun Lezer Monday, October 18th 2004 - 03:11:20 PM Noemail Yet(soon) Hey guys hows it going? Im doing good, Ya'll have an awsome site. you were right bodie was really neat. except for the fact that the batteries i bought in hawthorne were no good. i cant wait to go back to nevada i think we are planning a trip to death valley for this week. - kids from california

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Doug Pifer Friday, July 9th 2004 - 01:35:10 PM oregon4wd@comcast.net Hi Guys, Thanks for producing this site. Also, thanks for identifying the Oliver Wheel. Good going... I give you a high level of appreciation for doing that! I was over at the Omco site last week and saw it. I was at Douglas also, and would have liked to explore that area more than I was able to. Another place I've seen the "wheel" is at Como. Take it easy, keep up the good work and be safe. Doug Pifer Albany, Oregon

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Madam Wild Rose Sunday, June 20th 2004 - 07:23:49 PM wildrose@thewildfrontier.net http://thewildfrontier.net Hi! Your site is great! I would like to invite you to be a part of the rootin tootinist new web competition on the net!! The Wild Frontier! We have several different teams to choose from, The 49'ers, The Outlaws and Heroes, The Pioneers, The Wranglers and The Frontiersmen!! Please come check us out, we would love to have you! Always Madam Wild Rose Proud Team Leader The Frontiersmen

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Petr Saturday, May 22nd 2004 - 11:30:32 AM psuchomel@volny.cz Nice place to get more about mining Nevada. As far as I am planning to take (another) round trip through ghost towns, just like to know more details about. But the problem: contact email link does not work at all :o(. As far as I started my last trip on Hwy 50 by spending night in Fallon, expecting the same this year, would be interesting to meet someone who can give some hints. Maybe, some interesting link for all: our ghost quarry (and my hobby) far away, where we have built up muzeum of limestone mining. Official link is: http://www.osf.cz/barbora/ (sorry only little is in english) or just more pictures can be found here: http://barbus.aktualne.cz/

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DANIEL A. CARROLL Sunday, March 14th 2004 - 03:06:37 PM HALFDOME I LIKE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, BECAUSE I LIKE GOING TO OLD MINING TOWNS AND SEEING OUR HISTORY TAKING PLACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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Chris from Fernley Thursday, January 15th 2004 - 10:21:59 PM nevadachris999@hotmail.com killer website guys!keep up the good work.have you guys checked out Humboldt City about 30 something miles east of Lovelock?

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chris geigle Monday, October 20th 2003 - 04:08:39 AM nevadachris@hdiss.net Great site!I live in Fernley and love exploring the ghost towns in Churchill County.

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scott elliott Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 10:11:04 PM pjas@cccomm.net As a resident of Fallon and an avade ghost town hunter I love the site.

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Nova Glahn Sunday, June 29th 2003 - 11:35:48 PM renochevy@msn.com http://them-or-us.com/sites. Great job. Nice to know ther are still people out there that still love to give us some history on the area around us. Keep up the great work. I love your comments. And have given your site to my friends.

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Michael Priest Friday, February 14th 2003 - 01:31:07 AM Really cool site Bob!

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Nur From Star System 12 Monday, February 10th 2003 - 06:52:22 AM We are of the opinion your web site has social significance and suggest legislated forced viewing by everyone on the planet, after which you should be made Emperor. We have a word to describe it, but to hear it would cause your eardrums to melt and operate every garage door opener within 100 of your kilometers.

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A Totally Unsolicited Comment Monday, February 10th 2003 - 06:36:08 AM Just so entirely awesome there are no words to describe it. New words would have to be invented. I'm talking from scratch. I think we'd have to travel to another galaxy just to see if there are any words they have that we could use, and even then, they'd probably be unpronounceable or ultra-sonic or something, so what would be the point. So instead, I'm just going sit here with my mouth open and make funny breathing noises.

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