National Register of Historic Places

Reilly

Trona, Inyo County, California
Listed
January 2, 2004
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03001358

About this property

Reilly is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. It was located on the west side of the Panamint Valley, at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m). Reilly was a silver mining community in the late 19th century. Reilly is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Sherman Mining District was established in the 1860s. Theodore and Albert Wibbett discovered ore here in 1869. Between 1877 and 1882 Theodore staked several claims that were purchased on May 23, 1882, by Edward Reilly. October 1882. A mill was ordered, the claims were surveyed. November 13, 1882. Reilly sold the claims & water rights to the Argus Range Silver Mining Company for $500,000. The Argus Range Silver Mining Company of New York operated 24 months from 1882 until June 1884, $240,000 was invested. The Mine Returned $23,000 October 1883. The mill operated for 4 days, produced 137 oz. from 30 tons of ore. The mill operated intermittently until April 1884. June 20, 1884. An ad in the Inyo Independent offering to custom mill ore at Reilly, implying that the mines have “played out.” 1884. Numerous lawsuits filed by unpaid laborers and suppliers. February 29, 1885 the property was sold for $287.74 to Isaac Harris for unpaid taxes. The mill and millsite was sold for $171.63, also to Harris. May 4, 1885 Edward Reilly bought back the claims and mill. August 7, 1885. The property was sold for $1,360.34 to Harris Yerington, owner of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, for unpaid debts. February 20, 1891 Yerington sold the property to the State of California for $300. REILLY: The Well Preserved Ruins of an 1880s Mining Camp(1987)

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Trona, Inyo County, California

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Reilly was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2004.

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