ROCHESTER, Nev. - Roughed out cabins, single-walled with either corrugated tin or tarpaper roofs were considered deluxe in 1913 Rochester.
Most of the wooden structures in this photo weren't living accommodations - they were businesses. The ordinary prospector, following the miners telegraph to a new camp, lived in a tent. The smarter prospectors put their tents on a wood floor and built up wooden half-walls to protect their belongings from the snow and melt. A couple of these deluxe tents are visible in this picture.
The others are not so protected. Tolerable in the summer, in wintertime they were miserable, almost totally lacking in any comfort. The miners' misery made for good business for the Palace Bar just visible in the lower left corner. A palace only when compared to those unprotected tents!
- Compiled by Barbara Powell
nevadasdesertlegends.com.
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