A NEVADA SILVER MINE - CHANGING THE SHIFT.
Paul Frenzeny
Artist's BiographyA Nevada Silver Mine - Changing the Shift.
Wood engraving with modern handcoloring, Aug. 25, 1877.
Image size 10 13/16 x 9 1/8" (274 x 231 mm) plus masthead.
Good condition and color. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 14665
Price: $85.00 Publisher : Published for Harper's Weekly, New York. When a few prospecters on their way to California stopped off in the mountains of Nevada, they found the mining of gold there to be hindered by a heavy blue sand clogging their sluice boxes. Upon inspection, it turned out this "sand" was silver and a new mother lode was discovered. See item #14664 for another scene of Nevada silver mining. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Trades And Industries
