Down a Mountain Flume

Moving Lumber From the Crest of the Sierras to the Comstock

A Sketch of Washoe Valley History

Natural History

Jumbo Ghost Town

Washoe Valley, Nevada

Washoe Valley is home to several old west ghost towns. Mill City, Franktown…

A Short History of Floods in Washoe Valley

By Richard Cooper, January 19, 2021

Mystery of the Pine Nuts

“One of the most lurid mystery dramas to come out of the West.” was how the San Francisco Examiner reported it on…

Washoe Valley Royalty

The story of the Wellesleys

Who Was Kay Martin of the Kay Martin Lodge?

By Richard Cooper, January 20, 2021

Bowers Mansion- A tale of the Comstock

Readers today may be experts on Nevada History and the Comstock, some may never have heard…

Washoe Valley’s Newest Ghost Town

You may have heard of Washoe Valley’s ghost towns such as Washoe City and Jumbo. You may have heard…

A Historian Looks Back at the “Early Days” of Washoe Valley.

How Wrong Can a Modern Air Passenger Be…