Historical Stories of Midas, Nevada
Many interesting tales about Midas have been written over the past 114 years. Please enjoy these vignettes of life in a 20th century mining town.
Halley’s Comet Midas, Nevada
Residents of Midas, a gold camp in Elko County, were jolted from bed at 3:30 a.m. on April 27, 1910, when a blast rocked the countryside and shook buildings.
Mrs. True’s Car
At Midas, for decades, an old husk of a car lay on its side perched on the hill above the old ghost town, most old husks are anonymous either by accident or design.
