Candelaria Hills
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The Candelaria Hills are a mountain range in Mineral County
, Nevada
.. The highest peak is Miller Mountain 38°3′55.746"N 118°11′30.4188"W . Miller Mountain
was the location of "Borax" Smith's board-and-batten cabin where he lived when he discovered a rich borax
deposit at nearby Teel's Marsh
.
Mineral County, Nevada
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,071. In 2009, it was estimated to have dropped to 4,662. Its county seat is Hawthorne.-History:...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.. The highest peak is Miller Mountain 38°3′55.746"N 118°11′30.4188"W . Miller Mountain
Miller Mountain
Miller Mountain may refer to:* Miller Mountain * Miller Mountain * Miller Mountain * Miller Mountain * Miller Mountain...
was the location of "Borax" Smith's board-and-batten cabin where he lived when he discovered a rich borax
Borax
Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water.Borax has a wide variety of uses...
deposit at nearby Teel's Marsh
Teel's Marsh
Teel's Marsh is a playa in Nevada, USA. It was the site of "Borax" Smith's first borax works at Marietta, Nevada in 1872, and became the start of his operations that soon became the largest borax operation in the world....
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