Mina, Nevada
Encyclopedia
Mina is a small community in Mineral County
in west-central Nevada
on U.S. Route 95
(38° 23' 25" N 118° 06' 30" W) at an elevation of 4560 feet (1,389.9 m). The 2010 population was 155.
, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone, but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed native Americans
to ride for free on top of the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game such as jack rabbit
s, ducks and sage hens from the open windows. The train moved slow enough that hunters had time to retrieve their game and hop back on board.
Gee Jon
and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, Mina, Nevada murder of Tom Quong Kee and, as a result, Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong
, became the first person in the world executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.
Sodaville was an earlier town and station on the Carson and Colorado Railway, about 4 miles south of Mina. The Sodaville post office was active from October 9, 1882, until March 31, 1917, when its operations were moved to Mina.
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:...
in west-central 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...
on U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95 is a north–south U.S. highway in the western United States. Unlike many other US highways, it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of its length by an encroaching Interstate highway corridor, due to its mostly rural course...
(38° 23' 25" N 118° 06' 30" W) at an elevation of 4560 feet (1,389.9 m). The 2010 population was 155.
History
Mina was founded as a railroad town in 1905 and was named for Ferminia Sarras, a large landowner and famed prospector known as the 'Copper Queen.' The Nevada & California Railway, a division of Southern Pacific RailroadSouthern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone, but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
to ride for free on top of the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game such as jack rabbit
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
s, ducks and sage hens from the open windows. The train moved slow enough that hunters had time to retrieve their game and hop back on board.
Gee Jon
Gee Jon
Gee Jon was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas. A member of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society from San Francisco, California, Gee was sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly member from another gang in Nevada...
and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, Mina, Nevada murder of Tom Quong Kee and, as a result, Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong
Hop Sing Tong
The Hop Sing Tong is a Chinese American Tong that was established in 1875.-Branches:The Hop Sing Tong has several branches in the United States including in:* Boise, Idaho - 706 Front Street ...
, became the first person in the world executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.
Sodaville was an earlier town and station on the Carson and Colorado Railway, about 4 miles south of Mina. The Sodaville post office was active from October 9, 1882, until March 31, 1917, when its operations were moved to Mina.
See also
- ThenarditeThenarditeThenardite is an anhydrous sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4 which occurs in arid evaporite environments. It also occurs in dry caves and old mine workings as an efflorescence and as a crusty deposit around fumaroles. It occurs in volcanic caves on Mt...
, a sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4, found at Sodaville