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Along the CPRR Old Grade in Nevada, 8-2005
by G.J. "Chris" Graves

including photographs of a Chinese Railroad Worker Camp with Tent Frame over Dugout

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Link used in a link and pin assembly, photographed on the old CPRR grade 2 miles West of Beowawe, Nevada. The old cemetery at Palisade, Nevada. The old cemetery at Palisade, Nevada.
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The old cemetery at Palisade, Nevada. A wooden head marker in the old cemetery at Palisade, Nev. the name is worn off the wooden marker due to weather and time. Somebody has attached a $1. bill to the head marker, I suppose the deceased was named either "George," "Bill" or "Buck." Abandoned building at Palisade, Nevada.
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The old CPRR grade at Palisade, Nevada, looking West. The Humboldt River runs through this area, the old grade is above the high water mark, and is easily found. These are the remaining standing structures at Tenabo, Nevada. This town was founded, and failed, in 1905. These are the remaining standing structures at Tenabo, Nevada. This town was founded, and failed, in 1905.
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Tenabo, Nevada. Tenabo, Nev. Insofar as these buildings, thought to be the bar and an adjoining store, are unpainted and uncared for 100 years, one can judge the climatic effect on raw wood. Abandoned building in Mill Canyon, Nevada.
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The abandoned, and falling down mill, in Mill Canyon. Abandoned house in Mill Canyon. This house appears to have used as late as the 1930's. Abandoned mining equipment in Mill Canyon.
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Abandoned stone building, probably built in the 1860's in Mill Canyon. Another view of the store. The safe can be seen to the left of the door. The door to the safe has been removed, no valuables noted. Abandoned house in Mill Canyon.
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Abandoned mining equipment in Mill Canyon. Abandoned house in Mill Canyon. Abandoned house in Mill Canyon.
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Abandoned building, Mill Canyon. Chinese camp tent frame Chinese camp tent frame.
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Chinese camp tent frame. Chinese camp tent frame. Chinese camp tent frame.
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Fish plate found at the foot of the tent frame. The remaing stump of a juniper tree cut for locomotive fuel. Another camp site. Numerous Chinese artifacts noted.
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Top of a soy sauce jug, as seen in a Chinese camp. Shovel Head. Another stump. These stumps averaged 3 feet in diameter.
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Stump. Stump. Stump.
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Heavily rusted items, thought to be used in cooking, found in this camp. Piles of stones, as pictured, are common in camps along the old CPRR grade. Why these stones are not symetrically arranged is not known to this writer. Another view of the camp.
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Another view of the camp.
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The "Chalet" at Wells, Nevada, long ago abandonded. Sign in downtown Wells, Nevada describing what once was here. Downtown Wells, Nevada.
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Downtown Wells, Nevada. Downtown Wells, Nevada. Downtown Wells, Nevada.
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Chinese jug at Shoshone Point on the old CPRR grade. Downtown Battle Mountain, Nevada. Horseshoe noted in Chinese camp West of Dunphy, Nevada.
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Blue on white porcelain Chinese dish seen West of Dunphy, Nevada. Empty opium cans seen West of Toano, Nevada on the old CPRR grade. Fragment of wok in Chinese camp West of Toano, Nevada.
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Fragment of blue on white porcelain in Chinese camp, West of Toano, Nevada on the old CPRR grade Old CPRR grade, near Toano, Nevada. Old CPRR grade, near Toano, Nevada.
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Original construction redwood telegraph stump. Chinese camp along side the old grade between Toano and Moor, Nevada.
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Old CPRR grade between Toano and Moor. Old CPRR grade between Toano and Moor. Old CPRR grade between Toano and Moor.
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Old CPRR grade between Toano and Moor. Old CPRR grade between Toano and Moor. Abandoned engine house from the old Nevada Northern Railroad, where the NNRR met the SPRR.
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Abandoned engine house from the old Nevada Northern Railroad, where the NNRR met the SPRR. CPRR grade between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada. CPRR grade between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada.
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CPRR grade between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada. CPRR grade between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada. Fish plate seen along the old grade between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada.
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The current grade is close to the old grade at Dunphy, Nevada. This picture taken as a UPRR train approached as we stood on the old grade. Telegraph wire seen between Dunphy and Beowawe, Nevada. Telegraph pole stump located next to wire noted in the previous photo.
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Old CPRR grade at Dunphy, Nevada. Old CPRR grade at Dunphy, Nevada. Shoshone Point, near Dunphy, Nevada. At this site there was a large camp, numerous relics noted.
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Shoshone Point, near Dunphy Nevada. At this site there was a large camp, numerous relics noted. Shoshone Point, near Dunphy Nevada. At this site there was a large camp, numerous relics noted. Shoshone Point, near Dunphy, Nevada. At this site there was a large camp, numerous relics noted.
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Shoshone Point, near Dunphy, Nevada. At this site there was a large camp, numerous relics noted. Looking East along the old CPRR grade. This view was taken 4 miles East of Beowawe, Nevada, looking towards Palisade. Looking East along the old CPRR grade. This view was taken 4 miles East of Beowawe, Nevada, looking towards Palisade
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Remnants of a small dry laid stone culvert East of Beowawe, Nevada. Remnants of a small dry laid stone culvert East of Beowawe, Nevada.

Courtesy G.J. "Chris" Graves.


CPRR Chinese Worker Stone Hut
Also click to see a CPRR Worker's Stone Hut
along the old grade East of Colfax, California
.


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