He'd like the state of Nevada someday to take over Gold Point and convert it into a state park. They have lasted 90 years. I want to make sure they are here 90 years from now. As long as his jackpots hold out, he and his friend Gates will rebuild the cabins. The pioneers did not put much effort into warming their homes.
Insulation is cardboard paper and old newspapers.
The headlines on an issue of the Nevada State Journal in the wall of one decaying cabin tell of the great season of Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals. That would be 1939. Guests will stay in repaired miner's cabins. Three have been remodeled. He and his longtime companion, Sandy Johnson, will live in a larger nearby home.