Found Buried Fortune in Ruins of Aurora Nevada Ghost Town in 1929.

[jeff of pa]

New Britain herald. [volume] (New Britain, Conn.), 01 Nov. 1929.


In an old cabin (above) two old time prospectors made a "strike"
uncovering $5,000.00 worth of gold coins (lower right)
in the ghost town of Aurora, Nev. Lower Left shows
the ruins of the town in 1929.




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[jeff of pa]

US state of Nevada, approximately 22 mi southwest of the town of Hawthorne, three miles from the California border. Today the townsite is much diminished.

 

[villagenut]

I found a mercury dime and a Liberty head nickel under an old clawfoot tub in an abandoned house.......that's about as close as I will ever get. Those fellows did real well

 

[jeff of pa]

yea I got some Indian head Pennies under a Windowsill in my House once .

Don't remember anything else inside That Pre-dates Me