Frenchman Mine (us-nevada)
Type: man_made=mineshaft
Coordinates: 36.15175542237069, -115.00407442173834
Area: 0.017906703125 km²
OSM tags:
addr:state: NV
alt_name: Johnnie Stump
description: Ultimately - a promotional scheme concocted by Paul Watelet, a Belgian who was mistaken for French (hence the name), and C.W. Hillegas. Watelet apparently had earlier fraud charges in Ohio, but arrived in Las Vegas around 1905.
ele: 627
gnis:feature_id: 854922
image: https://raisethestakeseditions.com/frenchman-mine/
man_made: mineshaft
name: Frenchman Mine
note: By 1912, news was broken of a rich strike east of Las Vegas, and a 100-ton mill was built the following year.
resource: copper
source: https://www.nvexpeditions.com/clark/frenchman.php
start_date: 1917
website: https://thediggings.com/mines/usgs10246541