Austin Nevada - Part 5 "Old Clifton"

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Published Oct 10, 2016

When Talcott made an ore discovery at the mouth of Pony Canyon Clifton came to be shortly before Austins spurt. It was a mining camp which offered flat land and wide streets. It had everything from a Wells Fargo Office, Hotels, Saloons, Bank, Stores and a large mill. The problem was is that Austin was growing at an astounding rate therefore despite the close proximity between the two camps Austin grew to be larger therefore it won the Lander County Seat. By 1867 Clifton's Mill closed down and most of the folks had abandoned this canyon town. New growth would come into play when the Nevada Central Railroad built there terminus here in 1880 which operated in the region till the 1930's. Ansom Stokes tried to revitalize mining in the area as his tower could peer below onto Clifton and any mines he had claim too. Thus Stokes built a monolithic stamp mill in 1890 to replace the abandoned one. This is the mill you see in our video and its one of the last remaining relics left behind of old Clifton. Today where the terminus resided is now a rodeo and there are a few smaller remnants left behind such as a powder keg room. Without Clifton the birth of Austin may never have transpired. Clifton was a sister camp to Austin and over the years both seemed to be locked into a competition with one another. The winds were getting up to 50mph therefore the film is hard to hear welcome to the badlands!

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