Please remember to exercise caution when exploring Nevada's Ghost Towns & Mining Camps. Open shafts, drifts going into mountainsides, and old buildings, are all DANGEROUS. Be aware of your surroundings, and let someone know where you are, especially if your plans change.

Clinton

DIRECTIONS: From Austin, take U.S. 50 east for 11.5 miles. Exit right and follow Nevada 376 south for 3 miles. Exit right and follow rough dirt road for 2.5 miles to Clinton.

"A small group of prospectors located some promising silver deposits during the summer of 1863, and a townsite was soon platted. In January 1864 a letter sent to the Reese River Reveille said that Clinton will be "one of the most prominent towns around here." For a while, prospects for Clinton looked very good. A post office, with George Ellery as postmaster, opened on April 23. Numerous mines began operations, the most prominent of which were the Antiquarian, Chieftain, Comstock, Ellery, Clinton, Gold Eagle, Great Central, and Masonic. The Antiquarian was the most valuable, yielding ore in June that assayed at $ 1,000 per ton. Ellery was heavily involved in the district's mining affairs. He served as the superintendent of three mining companies: Antiquarian, Comstock, and Ellery. Clinton, however, faded quickly. The ore deposits played out, and when the post office closed on December 23, 1864, the small camp began to empty. A small 4-stamp mill was built in Clinton during the spring of 1865. The mill was a failure and operated only periodically before it closed for good in 1866. No activity had taken place since. Stone ruins mark the site today."

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