By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent The heavy winter storms after Thanksgiving were good news for skiers. With little snow until March last year, the early start to the season provided much-awaited precipitation in the West. But climatologists and hydrologists say it’s far too soon to draw any firm conclusions about what the above-average snowpack means for the … [Read more...]
Nevada’s First New Year’s Eve Dance
Nevada Gold was first discovered in 1849 by Abner Blackburn and several other placer miners at the mouth of Gold Canyon where it empties into the Carson River at Dayton. Shortly after the discovery, an influx of prospectors, placer miners and opportunists began working its way up Gold Canyon in pursuit of the elusive yellow dust and nuggets. It would be another 10 years before … [Read more...]