Seligman
Lead was discovered on the west side of Pogonip Ridge in 1886, and a camp called Leadville was laid out later in the year. In July 1887, the name was changed to Seligman, and the now respectable town of 100 had grown to include a blacksmith shop, boarding house, assay office, Wells Fargo office, general store, and mill. Of particular interest, despite its growth, saloons and gambling houses remained absent at Seligman.
Seligman peaked at nearly 200 during July 1888, and the mines showed enough promise that ideas were conjured for a railroad to Eureka: the Seligman, Eureka, and Nevada Southern Railway. Soon, however, the mine deposits were determined to be too shallow, and gradually faded as the mines closed. Seligman's population dwindled through the turn of the twentieth century, and today only a few ruins remain in a picturesque canyon to mark the site.
