In 1899, a relatively small silver discovery about 14 miles south of present day Tonopah by James Court and T. J. Bell resulted in the small mining community of Southern Klondike. Little did they know, at the time, that this small strike would lead to some of the richest discoveries in the United States and elevate Nevada out of an economic depression that the state has been suffering since 1893.

Within 20 miles of Klondike the towns of Tonopah and Goldfield would flourish bringing thousands of people to central Nevada.

Find out more about the discovery of Southern Klondike and its place in changing Nevada in the episode of The Sawtooth Chronicles.

This episode has been published and can be heard where ever you get your podcast.