Silent Night... May your eve be warmer than this miners bottle house in Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900. Cheers! California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 USC Digital Libraries Photograph of a miners cabin built from bottles, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1930. The flat single story cabin has walls made up of glass bottles plastered together with cement or some type of bonding substance. A wooden door, at the center of the house, allows entry into the house. A small pipe (probably the exhaust for the stove) extends above the roof. The cabin is surround by snow and its roof has a thin layer of snow.; In 1902 gold was discovered in the hills near Tonopah, Nevada. Soon a few tents dotted the barren hills among the Joshua trees, and the boomtown of Goldfield was born. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevadas largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. Along with the influx of miners and businessmen, came the labor unions. The Western Federation of Miners, the Industrial Workers of the World and the American Federation of Labor all vied for power in the region. During the early years, the unions were able to control wages and working hours. But in November, 1906, the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company was incorporated by owners George Wingfield and United States Senator George Nixon, signaling the beginning of monopoly control in Goldfield, and the start of an adversarial relationship between mine owners and the unions. -- unknown author. #nss75th
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:56:20 +0000
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