Weslead
In early 1926, during the development of Leadfield (just over the border in California), T.I. Post surveyed the new townsite of Weslead as a shipping point. Taking its name from the Western Lead Mine Company, the townsite was laid out on the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad directly on top of its old junction with the Bullfrog & Goldfield. Briefly expected to rival Beatty in size and importance, Weslead never truly developed and no mention was found after that summer.
The townsite was to be located partly on top of the defunct B&G Railroad grade and the wye where it intersected the T&T. The grades and the wye were readily visible until 2024, when a large swath of land was leveled. My aerial photos show the grades before they were flattened.
