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The Yellow Jacket Petroglyphs, also known as CA-MNO-2189, are a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) pre-Columbian archaeological site located in Mono County, California near Bishop, California. The site includes over 200 petroglyphs created by Paiute inhabitants of the region between 2950 B.C. and 1850 A.D. A wide array of design elements were used in the ...
Prosperity was sustained for a period of 20 years between 1868 and 1888 by mining the Comstock Lode, a major deposit of gold and silver ore. Mines such as the Yellow Jacket, Crown Point, and Belcher brought in over $10 million each in dividends.
The mill and mine development was accomplished with a $160,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which was paid back in under 3 years of operation. The Crown Point Mill operated profitably, treating primarily ores from the Crown Point and Yellow Jacket claims, until it was shut down by War Production Board Order L-208 in 1942.
Yellow Jacket Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan archeological site located near Cortez, Colorado, in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States. With 1,200 rooms and 200 kivas spread across 100 acres (40 ha), it is the largest ancient pueblo in the Mesa Verde region .
Kentucky Mine Stamp Mill and museum, near Sierra City, California; 30 stamp mill near Cordova, Ontario; Mining History Illustrations 5 cutaway drawings of mills produced by the Joshua Hendy Iron Works Company during the early 1900s. Western Museum of Mining and Industry The historic "yellow jacket" stamp mill is located here. It is open year ...
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It is assumed that from the 12th to the 18th the railroad laid track (spurs) to service the local mines of Gold Hill, for without the track, the railroad could not get cars in to load. However, no sources have been found that reference this. On Nov. 18, 1869, engine No. 1 hauled the railroads first revenue train of ore from the Yellow Jacket mine.
PITTSBURGH ― The Fort Pitt Museum, part of the Sen. John Heinz History Center family of museums, will host an April 27 seminar commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Yellow Creek Massacre.