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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 175. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ghost Towns in Nevada, Rhyolite, Nevada, Goldfield, Nevada, Gold Point, Nevada, Pioneer, Nevada, Metropolis, Nevada, Rawhide, Nevada, Pioche, Nevada, List of Ghost Towns in Nevada, Rochester, Nevada, Ruth, Nevada, Aurora, Nevada, Candelaria, Nevada, Crystal Springs, Nevada, Poeville, Nevada, Marietta, Nevada, Beowawe, Nevada, Ruby Hill, Nevada, Hiko, Nevada, Belmont, Nevada, Wonder, Nevada, Hamilton, Nevada, Bullfrog, Nevada, Deeth, Nevada, Cobre, Nevada, Hobson, Nevada, Lida, Nevada, Patsville, Nevada, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Mountain City, Nevada, Elgin, Nevada, Lee, Nevada, Delano, Nevada, Delamar, Nevada, North Fork, Nevada, Carp, Nevada, Midas, Nevada, Bristol Wells Town Site, St. Thomas, Nevada, Osceola, Nevada, Unionville, Nevada, Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, Vernon, Nevada, Gold Center, Nevada, Columbus, Nevada, Blair, Nevada, Vya, Nevada, Miller's, Nevada, Belleville, Nevada, Ragtown, Nevada, Currant, Nevada, Star City, Nevada, Coaldale, Nevada, White Cloud City, Nevada, Stillwater, Nevada, Cactus Springs, Nye County, Nevada, Broken Hills, Nevada, Carrara, Nevada, Galena, Nevada, Bonnie Claire, Nevada, Nevada City, Nevada, Etna, Nevada, Ione, Nevada, Berlin, Nevada, Spruce Mountain, Nevada. Excerpt: Rhyolite, Nevada - Rhyolite Mercantile, an abandoned general storeThe town is named for rhyolite, an igneous rock composed of light-colored silicates, usually buff to pink and occasionally light gray. It belongs to the same rock class, felsic, as granite but is much less common. The Amargosa River, which flows through Beatty, gets its name from the Spanish word for "bitter," amargo. In its course, the river takes up large amounts of salts, which give it a bitter taste. "Bullfrog" was the name Frank "Shorty" Harris and Ernest "Ed" Cross, the prospectors who started the Bullfrog go...
