Wonder

Photographs from Wonder
WONDER-1911-PH-76-2  Freighters in Wonder, 1911. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-1919-PH-73-8  The town of Wonder, 1919. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-BARTON DANIEL-0200-7  It's never too early to start prospecting. Barton Daniel in Wonder, 1908. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-DENVER CLUB-PH-35-1  The Denver Club in Wonder, date unknown. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum
WONDER-EATING SHACK-PH-28-8  Only the fanciest dining accomodations can be found in Wonder. Date unknown. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-MILL-PH120-10  The 200 ton cyanide mill in Wonder, 1913 or after. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-PH-35-2  Another view of Wonder, sometime between 1907 and 1911. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum WONDER-PH-37-6  A view from above the mill. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum
WONDER-TANBER-0199-21  All kinds of stuff had to be hauled to Wonder. Date unknown. Photo Courtesy Churchill County Museum 125  Wonder, date unknown 1907  During it's brief heyday, you had to wait two weeks just for a ride to Wonder. Wonder 1968 01  When we moved to Fallon in 1968, we took a trip out to see what was left at Wonder.
Wonder 1968 02r  There were still some buildings left in 1968 Wonder 1968 03l  There is my step-dad's Ford with his home-made camper. 1968 wonder pan  Half-assed panorama of the town site from the previous two photos. 1968 Wonder 1968 04  Pretty sure this is me and my brother in the door way of one of the remaining buildings. Or maybe I'm taking the picture. Who knows. It was almost 50 years ago, cut me some slack.  1968.
Wonder 1968 05  A lot of lumber got sold here, hear tell. Wonder, 1968 P7210557  The road to Wonder P7210558  Getting closer Wonder Mill  Jumping forward to 2001. Mill ruins
Wonder mine P7210562  Some more contemporary equipment P7210563 P7210564
P7210565 P7210566  Townsite kinda bleak now. Where did all the buildings go? P7210567 P7210568
P7210569 P7210570 P7210571  Another look at the mill P7210572
P7210573 P7210574 P7210575  What appears to be a vault. Someone had stapled a small sign saying "Vault" inside. Very thick concrete and situated at the bottom of the mill site. Note the small shelf inside which someone has covered with shelf paper. P7210576
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P7210581 P7210582  Note pristine condition of shaft. Ready for you to climb down and explore. P7210583 P7210584
P7210585 P7210587  Fence northeast of town P7210588 P7210589
P7210590  Luis relaxing on the quad after a hard day of exploring Wonder WOnder Vein Stoping Map 1919  It may be a small, seemingly insignificant hole on top, but it represents lots and lots and LOTS of digging underground. Wonder1  Panorama WonderWater  A diagram of part of the water system