Eagle Mountain, Salina. A carpenter named Henry Von Myrinck discovered the Melvina mine (named after his mother)In 1873 the town of Salina had thirty families and in 1875, over one hundred residents. There was a general store, saloon,and assay office. In 1881, there was a hotel, the Salina House & several more stores and three mills. The town was named after the Kansas town of the same name probably because some of the early settlers were from Salina Kansas.
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Weight | 0.25 lbs |
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Dimensions | 13 × 20 × 0.002 in |
Photographer: Joseph Sturtevant
Town Name: Salina
Year: circa 1895
Town Name: Salina
Year: circa 1895