Randsburg
Title:
Randsburg
Randsburg California (CA), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
This mining camp in the Rand Quadrangle was named for the Rand gold-mining district in the Transvaal, South Africa. Gold was first discovered in Goler Wash nine miles northwest of the town, in 1893. soon dry wash camps sprung up with the richest mine, Yellow Aster producing over $10,000,000 in gold by 1925. Other nearby towns of Johannesburg, named for the chief city of Transvaal, Atolia, and Red Mountain complete the Rand Mountain camps

Greetings from Randsburg
Title:
Greetings from Randsburg
Randsburg California (CA), Continental Chrome unused


Calm Look of Downtwon Randsburg
Title:
Calm Look of Downtwon Randsburg
Randsburg California (CA), Chrome unused

Description:
With its historic post office and abandoned market, little indicates the high wealth in untapped gold are that still rests in the surrounding hills. The Randsburg boom started with the gold discovery of 1895, but ceased after many years of operation when the controlled price of gold did not meet production costs.

Downtown
Title:
Downtown
Randsburg California (CA), Chrome unused

Description:
The calm look of downtown Randsburg, Calif., with its historic post office and abandoned market, little indicates the high wealth in untapped gold ore that still rests in the surrounding hills. The Randsburg boom started with the gold discovery of 1895, but ceased after many years of operation when the controlled price of gold did not meet production costs

The Largest Gold Mining Town
Title:
The Largest Gold Mining Town
Randsburg California (CA), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1907 Jul-27

Description:
In the great Mojave Desert.

Birdseye View
Title:
Birdseye View
Randsburg California (CA), Real Photo PM 1935 Apr-3




Total: 6 Items