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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Empire City and the Carson River ‘Seaport town’

By Sue Ballew
Special to the Appeal

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Copyright 2012 Nevada Appeal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Nevada Appeal November, 16 2008 2:15 am

Empire City and the Carson River ‘Seaport town’

Courtesy Charles Lynch Collection/Carson City Historical Society This is a photo of the Mexican Mill taken in the early 1900s. In the early days of the mill they used the water power of the river to power the stamp mills.
Courtesy Charles Lynch Collection/Carson City Historical Society This is a photo of the Mexican Mill taken in the early 1900s. In the early days of the mill they used the water power of the river to power the stamp mills.ENLARGE
Courtesy Charles Lynch Collection/Carson City Historical Society This is a photo of the Mexican Mill taken in the early 1900s. In the early days of the mill they used the water power of the river to power the stamp mills.
In 1854 the town of “Dutch Nick” emerged near the Carson River and about three and a half miles east of Carson. Nevada still was part of the Utah Terr...

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