The MIZPAH & Mining History of TONOPAH, NV | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Our search for Seldom Seen Slim takes us to Tonopah, Nevada where we uncover the birth of the town and seek out evidence of Slim in its early mining days. From the Tonopah Mining Park to the earliest residents in Tonopah Cemetery, we continue to ask "Has Anyone Seen Slim?"
We traveled the desert Southwest from Calico, California to Tonopah, Nevada where we sought out evidence of what life in the early mining days was like for early Tonopah settlers such as Seldom Seen Slim.
The silver-rich area was discovered in 1900 by Jim Butler and named Butler after him. Before the rush of more prospectors came, much of what the town would have looked like was a simple settlement of crude wood cabins and canvas tents that could be quickly constructed. While at the Tonopah Historic Mining Park we explored an example of what one of these looked like and what conveniences these early settlers would have had at their fingertips.
Butler leased out claims to other Tonopah area miners and these men became known as the Leasers. The Tonopah Historic Mining Park is a wealth of information about the start of Tonopah giving visitors a chance to explore the Mizpah Mine's headframe, hoist house and walk around peering into some of the deep stopes. These relics are some of the closest evidence of life in Tonpah's early days.
Within the Pioneer Cemetery, located next to the very unique World Famous Clown Motel, is the Old Tonopah Cemetery where some of the pioneers from Tonopah's past are buried, even as far back as 1901. Signage and a pamphlet located at the gate provide more details about life in the mining days. From victims and a hero of the Belmont Mine Fire to other tragic accidents and violence, one can really get a sense of life in Tonopah, Nevada.
After all that exploration one can stay at the historic Mizpah Hotel where the contrast from a boom town tent city to a thriving community can be felt. Tonopah's Mizpah Hotel features a bar, restaurant, historic elevator, and casino all in a rich and lavish Victorian style.
VIDEO FILMED: 11/09/2021
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⚪ Exploration of Calico Ghost Town in Search of Seldom Seen Slim | Yermo, California - • Exploration of CALICO ...
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⚪ Tonopah, NV - www.tonopahnevada.com/
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00:00 From Calico to Tonopah
00:59 The Mizpah Hotel
02:42 Seldom Seen Slim and Life in Early Tonopah
05:05 Discovery and Growth of Tonopah by Jim & Belle Butler
06:17 Tonopah Mining Park
14:00 Exploring Tonopah in the Morning
15:31 Tonopah Cemetery
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews, and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
Never knew Slim was associated with Tonopah. Learn something new everyday. Great video.
Me neither. Until I bought that book by Murray and read that line or two.
I am really enjoying the Seldom Seen Slim series you’ve been doing. You do a great job including historical information in all your videos, this included. Thank you so much! 💜🌵☀️
Thank you very much! Glad that you're enjoying them! We have more to come in the series. They just take a while to edit because of that historical aspect. Lots of old photos to dig up and find! 😅
Great video. I moved to Tonopah recently, and you covered some high points really well. The real highlight of Tonopah is not the town itself, but rather, the expansive desert around it.
Well said! We love the desert up there and thank you so much for watching. 😊
Love this. I can't travel to the sites while visiting AZ for the first time. I'm covid vulnerable. This video made me feel like I "know" Tonopah. Thank you❣️
Thank you!
The tent looks better than some of those old wooden buildings. Tonopah looks amazing. Definitely want to check it out sometime (but I'll stay as far as possible from that clown motel).
It does. Which leads one to wonder about the age honestly. Either way, it's really cool to get to look inside as there's so many photographs of cities of those tents but few to none with any insight as to what life was like inside. Tonopah is amazing though. I have a feeling you'd love it. 😄
As you and I well know, living in Arizona in the 1800 would be a terror, truly. Not to mention zero air conditioning but just imagine living in a cloth tent like that wow. And that was the best accommodations and the most technologically advanced at the time 🤷♀️👀 Your search continues! 😊
I imagine some of the inmates in Phoenix could tell tales about tents during summer. 🤐 But yeah, life would have been pretty rough in some ways that we don't experience now. As for the search... keep an eye out. It might continue in a couple of hours today. 😉🤫
You did a nice job with showing My town and our Mizpah hotel..Thank you.
Our pleasure! It's one of our favorite places to stay. 😊
Very well done! I'd love to see more content of yours around Tonopah - it's a magical placee that has a lot to offer and you understand very well how to tell a compelling story around it.
Thanks! I do have plans to go back to Tonopah and have another video I made there about a year ago in our back catalogue. Also, in a few weeks, maybe sooner, we’ll be releasing the next in that series focused on Goldfield, NV. I just need to finish editing it.
@@CactusAtlas Amazing! Subscribed and am looking forward to it! =)
Great job! My favorite part is the nighttime videography at the beginning. Those were some excellent shots.
Thanks so much! They're ours too! They really came out great. Glenn really did a great job setting up the shots I think. 😄
Nah, it was all about the lens. All I did is put the camera on a tripod and push a button lol. 😉
Interesting video! I am a ghost adventures fan so I remember that creepy clown motel and cemetery . That area where you could explore those deep ravines- interesting ( I already forgot what they were called!) I can’t imagine living a miners life! Tough!
Haha. We watch Ghost Adventures too. It's been a trip visiting a lot of these places we've seen and heard about on TV. Yeah... not sure either of us would be cut out for a life of mining. 😅
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Thank you!
I know mining life is not for me. Great video 👍 well done 😀
Thanks! While exploring old mines is kinda fun, I have to agree, not the life for me either!
Nice job !
Thank you so much!
Not sure if you could get me to stay at the Mizpah or not. Know for sure you’ll never catch me at the clown hotel. Great video though Tonopah looks really interesting. Liked your previous videos on it as well.
Thanks so much! Maybe the Mizpah ghosts are just really into hospitality...? 😅 With you on the Clown Motel though!
I gona be in Tonopah,NV in novenber,I will ask the locals about Slim, 'praps one of 'em saw him latly, me self will look around for him too,if me lucki i meet him.
Taking notes... Mizpah. Love haunted tourism!
What... no haunted clown ghosts? 🤣 I feel like almost every old mining town around here has an old hotel reported to be haunted. So far we've experienced nothing during our stays.
So I thought I heard that 10ft = 1 story, so 100ft would be a 10 story building. Regardless those were some deep shafts. That clown stuff is freaky…ever since I saw Tim Curry as Pennywise as a kid clowns just suck! 🤡🤡🤡🤡
That sounds about right. Since the Mizpah is five stories, I guess that would be two Mizpah hotels. And yes, the clown motel always gives me a weird feeling.