Lane City

Lane City has possibly the easiest access of just about any true ghost town in Nevada...if you happen to be in the Ely area.  And not only is it conveniently located right on U.S. 95, but there are still plenty of interesting ruins remaining.

Of course some structures aren't as old as others.

The site, originally Mineral City, established circa 1870 (Shawn Hall, Romancing Nevada's Past, University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1994 pp. 163-164) experienced the usual bonanza-borasca periods counting some 600 residents in 1872 (and but 200 by 1874).  A major revival was experienced in 1896 after one Charles D. Lane invested heavily in the area, reopening many old claims, including one called the Chinaman, refurbishing the Chinaman's mill, and constructing a power plant and ditch.  The town was significant after the turn of the 20th century to warrant a post office, the measure by which most old mining towns are held, from October 21, 1902 through September 30, 1903, and again from May 12, 1906 through July 31, 1911 (Helen S. Carlson, Nevada Place Names, University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1974, p. 152).

For the road weary traveler, this is a great place to get out and stretch the legs as there are so many fascinating details awaiting little more than casual scrutiny.

The state of preservation (in ghost town terms) is none the less remarkable considering the site's proximity to the Robinson Mine, Civilization (Ely), and a not insignificant east-west US Highway.

And the area has so many interesting sites to see: Hamilton/Treasure City, Ward (and the charcoal ovens), Cave Lake State Park, Great Basin National Park, Tungstonia...to name just a few.  Lane City should certainly make the list of the traveler en route to or from White Pine County.