Jungo, Nevada

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Jungo, Nevada
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Jungo
Coordinates: 40°55′00″N118°22′55″W / 40.91667°N 118.38194°W / 40.91667; -118.38194 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Humboldt
Elevation
4,170 ft (1,270 m)

Jungo [1] is a ghost town located on Humboldt County Route 55 [2] (former Nevada State Route 49), between Winnemucca, Nevada and Sulphur, Nevada. At one time, Jungo boasted a hotel, store, filling station and blacksmith's shop, though no buildings remain.

The town of Jungo is named for Jungo Point, a survey peak located 11 miles away; [3] [4] in 1888, Jungo Point was a stage stop on a mail route between Winnemucca and "Denio's". [5]

1914 WPRR map with Gerlach, Trego, Sulphur, Jungo, and Winnemucca stations identified 1930 D&RGW WP.jpg
1914 WPRR map with Gerlach, Trego, Sulphur, Jungo, and Winnemucca stations identified

The post office at Jungo was in operation from January 1911 until May 1952. [6] Jungo was a station on the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad. [3] In 1913, Jungo consisted of twelve buildings that included the station, a freight shed, a pumping station, a hotel and a saloon. [7]

"Mapping the north half of the Lovelock 1deg quadrangle in the desert area near Jungo, Nevada - August 1931" Mapping the North Half of Lovelock One Degree Quadrangle in the Desert Area Near Jungo, Nevada, 1 August 1931.tiff
"Mapping the north half of the Lovelock 1° quadrangle in the desert area near Jungo, Nevada – August 1931"

George Austin lived in Jungo in 1915 [8] and operated the hotel, filling station and general store at Jungo in the 1930s. In 1935, Austin purchased the Jumbo Mine, [9] located 36 miles away, from two prospectors by the names of Grover Staggs who went by Red Staggs and the others name was Clyde Taylor, for $10,000.00 ($213,000 today) with $500 due immediately. Mining engineer and former U.S. President Herbert Hoover visited Jungo in 1936 and advised Austin to retain ownership of Jumbo. Austin offered to pay Hoover for the advice and Hoover replied, "That kind of advice is free." Austin received many offers for the mine and stated that if he sold the mine for $1,000,000, then he would owe the $420,000 in taxes, but that the taxes don't apply if the gold is in the ground. Austin was also concerned about his sons becoming "loafers" if they were rich. [10] [11]

In 1937, a group of Texas oilmen including H. L. Hunt placed an option to buy Jumbo Mine with a $250,000 ($5,089,000 today) down payment. [12] [13]

The Jungo Hotel was in operation in 1955. [14]

In 2012, Recology received a permit to build a Municipal Solid Waste Disposal site at Jungo. [15] [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jungo (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 12, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas (Map). 1:280000. Benchmark Maps. 2007. pp. 41–42. ISBN   0-929591-95-X.
  3. 1 2 Carlson, Helen S. (January 1, 1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 147. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8 . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). Reno: Federal Writers' Project, W. P. A. 1941. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Beevities - Local and General Intelligence". Reno Evening Gazette. July 19, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2016. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Jungo Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 1, 1991. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Denton, Shelley Wright. Pages from a Naturalist's Diary. p. 166. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ US 1185044,Austin, George B.,"Wheel-rim",published 1916-05-30
  9. ↑ "Jumbo Mine". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 12, 1980. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jungo's Jumbo". Time Magazine . August 31, 1936. pp. 43–44. Retrieved January 9, 2016. Includes picture of Mr. George Austin and his wife.
  11. ↑ "Jumbo Gold Mine-Jungo Nevada-Summer Geo. Austin And Family - 1936". LIFE Photo Collection. Retrieved January 9, 2016. 136 photos of Jungo and Jumbo.
  12. ↑ "Jumbo Optioned". Time Magazine . June 7, 1937. pp. 68, 70. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Jumbo Discoverers Strike New Vein". Reading Eagle, Reading, Pennsylvania. July 26, 1937. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ Robert Trego (October 23, 1955). "Black Rock Desert Roads Lead to Humboldt County". Nevada State Journal. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2016. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg The article includes low-resolution photos of the Black Rock Desert and Sulphur, Nevada.
  15. ↑ "Jungo Disposal Site". Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jungo Landfill". Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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