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[[Image:USGS Historical Photographs - (surveying the) Desert Area near Jungo Nevada 1931.jpg|thumb|400px|right|(surveying the) Desert Area near Jungo Nevada 1931]]
[[Image:USGS Historical Photographs - (surveying the) Desert Area near Jungo Nevada 1931.jpg|thumb|400px|right|(surveying the) Desert Area near Jungo Nevada 1931]]


Jungo, located between [[Sulphur]] and Winnemucca, is the site of a former town. Jungo started in 1910 as a station to the [[Railroad | Western Pacific Railroad]].  The post office opened on January 31, 1911 and closed on May 31, 1952.
In 1888, it was reported that Jungo Point was a stage stop on a mail route between Winnemucca and "Denio's".<ref>"[http://newspaperarchive.com/profile/christopher-brooks/clipnumber/24062/ Beevities - Local and General Intelligence]," Reno Evening Gazette, 1888-07-19, p. 3.</ref>


Jungo is near the Jumbo Mine, which was a gold mine and the topic of a few articles in 1936 from the New York Times. Herbert Hoover visited the mine and pronounced that the mine was worth holding on to. George Austin offered to pay for that advice and was told by Mr. Hoover "That kind of advice is free."
The town of Jungo is said to be named for Jungo Point, which is a survey peak located 11 miles from Jungo.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA147&ots=KPIu0jc_qe&dq=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&pg=PA147#v=onepage&q=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&f=false Nevada Place Names,]" p. 147.</ref>


In 2012, [http://jungoland.com/ Recology] obtained a permit for a [http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/jungo.htm dump near Jungo]. The permit was [http://www.sec.nv.gov/main/jungo_landfill.htm appealed in May, 2012] and Recology won the appeal.
Jungo, located between [[Sulphur]] and Winnemucca, is the site of a former town.  Jungo started in 1910 as a station to the [[Railroad | Western Pacific Railroad]].  The post office opened on January 31, 1911 and closed on May 31, 1952.
 
The 1914-1915 WPRR Descriptive Time Table stated: "These are the Jungo flats, a basin fifty mile in area, as level and as bare as a deal table. From Jungo many sheep and cattle are annually shipped. Westward from Jungo Is the barrier [[Jackson Range | Antelope Range]], over which the train climbs. The gravelly and greasy shale formations of the ascent indicate [[Oil Wells | oil]], and oil is being found in paying quantities."<ref>"[[Descriptive Time Tables, Denver and Rio Grande - Western Pacific, Winter 1914-1915]]."</ref>
 
George B. Austin lived in Jungo for many years.  In 1936, Austin bought the [[Jumbo Mine]], which was located 36 miles to the north.  Former President Herbert Hoover visited the mine and pronounced that the mine was worth holding on to.  George Austin offered to pay for that advice and was told by Mr. Hoover "That kind of advice is free."


Jungo was the shipping point for the [[Iron King Mine]], located in the [[Jackson Range]]<ref>Ronald Willden, "[http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1141d General Geology of the Jackson Mountains Humboldt County, Nevada]," Geological Survey Bulletin 1141-D, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1963</ref>.


== Jungo Flat ==
Jungo Road (aka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_49 Nevada State Route 49] is the road from Winnemucca to Gerlach.  Apparently, this road is also known as Nevada Road #2048 (?).  Near the Black Rock Desert playa, it is known as "The High Road.".  From its western terminus between Gerlach and Empire, it passes near [[Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs]], [[Trego]], [[Sulphur]] and Jungo, before terminating at Winnemucca.


* http://130.166.124.2/nv_panorama_atlas/page10/files/page10-1027-full.html
In 2012, [http://jungoland.com/ Recology] obtained a permit for a [http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/jungo.htm dump near Jungo].  The permit was [http://www.sec.nv.gov/main/jungo_landfill.htm appealed in May, 2012] and Recology won the appeal.


[[Image:Jungo Hotel 1936.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Jungo Hotel 1936]]


== Jungo Hotel ==
== Jungo Hotel ==


* [http://humboldtmuseum.org/mini-tour/item/9-portraits-paintings-maps/53-jungo-hotel Painting of the Jungo Hotel by McCoy] (Humboldt Museum)
[[Image:Jungo Hotel 1936.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Jungo Hotel 1936]]


* http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=1585 (Dead link, 01-Dec-2013, possible source of Jungo Hotel picture?)
* http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=1585 (Dead link, 01-Dec-2013, possible source of Jungo Hotel picture?)
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== Jungo Road ==
== Jungo Road ==


Jungo Road is the road from Winnemucca to Gerlach, also known as "High Road", and as Nevada Road #2048 (?)


* "[http://www.bikes-n-spikes.org/rides/jungo.txt Joining the Jungo Boogie 100 Club - Winnemucca to Gerlach, NV]," textual account.
* "[http://www.bikes-n-spikes.org/rides/jungo.txt Joining the Jungo Boogie 100 Club - Winnemucca to Gerlach, NV]," textual account.
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== References ==
== References ==
<references/>


* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:854497 GNIS Jungo (historical)]
== Resources ==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:841441 GNIS Jungo Flat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungo,_Nevada Jungo, Nevada] (Wikipedia)
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:864954 Jungo Post Office (historical)] "Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p81"
 
== Historical References ==
 
* The Weekly Gazette and Stockman, "[http://www.newspapers.com/image/7359227/?terms=Jungo Humboldt Items - Rich Strike - Stock Doing Well, and a criminal case]," February 20, 1890. "The mining experts who went out to Jungo say there are very few dead cattle and a great many live ones on the Jackson Creek desert. The cattle look well and there are lakes of water miles from the hills, they now range and get good feed where they cannot in the summer."


* [http://www.google.com/patents/US1185044 Patent #1184044, WHEEL RIM. APPLICATION,]", 1915, George B. Austin, Jungo.
* [http://www.google.com/patents/US1185044 Patent #1184044, WHEEL RIM. APPLICATION,]", 1915, George B. Austin, Jungo.


* Nevada Historical Society, "[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/data/71130146 Norton family correspondence, 1902-1936,]" Residents of Jungo.
* Nevada Historical Society, "[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/data/71130146 Norton family correspondence, 1902-1936,]" Residents of Jungo.
* Reno Gazette Journal, "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/147082778/?terms=%22Butler%22 Mexican Prisoner Shoots Constable]," November 29, 1920.  [[Gerlach Constable]] Scott Butler shot in the leg on a train after arresting Manuel Hernandez at Jungo.
* [https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1004unit#page/n712/mode/1up 1920 Census, Jungo]


* Time Magazine, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756587-1,00.html Jungo's Jumbo]," Aug. 31, 1936
* Time Magazine, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756587-1,00.html Jungo's Jumbo]," Aug. 31, 1936
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* Time Life Magazine, "[http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/browse/Jungo?f.media_type=photo&q.2=%2Fm%2F09c7w0&q.8129907598665562501=1000&q.openId=media_type&v.filter=items&hl=en photos of Jumbo Gold Mine-Jungo Nevada-Summer Geo. Austin And Family-Owners 1936]." 195 photos of Jungo in 1936. '''Excellent photos'''
* Time Life Magazine, "[http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/browse/Jungo?f.media_type=photo&q.2=%2Fm%2F09c7w0&q.8129907598665562501=1000&q.openId=media_type&v.filter=items&hl=en photos of Jumbo Gold Mine-Jungo Nevada-Summer Geo. Austin And Family-Owners 1936]." 195 photos of Jungo in 1936. '''Excellent photos'''
* Helen S. Carlson, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA147&ots=KPIu0jc_qe&dq=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&pg=PA147#v=onepage&q=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&f=false Nevada Place Names,]" p. 147.  The Jungo post office operated from January 31, 1911 until May 31, 1952.
* [http://humboldtmuseum.org/mini-tour/item/9-portraits-paintings-maps/53-jungo-hotel Painting of the Jungo Hotel by McCoy] (Humboldt Museum)
* Trego, Robert, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1955/10-23/ Black Rock Desert Roads]," Nevada State Journal, October 23, 1955, p10-11.  Low resolution images of Jungo, Robert Trego states that "Emergency Zephyr Water" was available at Jungo in 1955.  Also mentioned are [[Sulphur]] and [[Jungo]].


* Dayton Lummis, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=qlfN9VntaBUC&lpg=PA74&ots=e99f_4ntFk&dq=jungo%20hotel&pg=PA74#v=onepage&q=jungo%20hotel&f=false Dust Devils,]" p. 72.  By 1963, Jungo was deserted, but the hotel had not yet burned.
* Dayton Lummis, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=qlfN9VntaBUC&lpg=PA74&ots=e99f_4ntFk&dq=jungo%20hotel&pg=PA74#v=onepage&q=jungo%20hotel&f=false Dust Devils,]" p. 72.  By 1963, Jungo was deserted, but the hotel had not yet burned.
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* http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm Jungo came into being in 1910 as a station when the Western Pacific Railroad was completed. Became the major shipping point for a huge area. A substantial town developed but by the 1930s, its usefulness was gone and Jungo faded. Since the 1940s, only a handful of hearty souls have lived here. A large hotel from the early days still stands as do a number of other buildings. (Dead link, 2-Dec-2013)
* http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm Jungo came into being in 1910 as a station when the Western Pacific Railroad was completed. Became the major shipping point for a huge area. A substantial town developed but by the 1930s, its usefulness was gone and Jungo faded. Since the 1940s, only a handful of hearty souls have lived here. A large hotel from the early days still stands as do a number of other buildings. (Dead link, 2-Dec-2013)


* Helen S. Carlson, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA147&ots=KPIu0jc_qe&dq=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&pg=PA147#v=onepage&q=jungo%20nevada%20hoover&f=false Nevada Place Names,]" p. 147The Jungo post office operated from January 31, 1911 until May 31, 1952.
== Map References ==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:854497 GNIS Jungo (historical)]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:841441 GNIS Jungo Flat]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:864954 GNIS Jungo Post Office (historical)] "Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p81"
* Nevada Panorama Atlas, "[http://130.166.124.2/nv_panorama_atlas/page10/files/page10-1027-full.html Humboldt County, Jungo Flat],"
* Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_49 Nevada State Route 49]," State Route 49 is another name for Jungo Road.
[[Image:Cscrm_000335_07_access3675x2040.jpg|right|thumb|WPRR 1910 Timetable showing Jungo]]


== Geology References ==
== Geology References ==
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* Thomas J. Lopes, "[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1009/ Hydrologic Evaluation of the Jungo Area, Southern Desert Valley, Nevada]," USGS Open-File Report 2010-1009, 2010.
* Thomas J. Lopes, "[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1009/ Hydrologic Evaluation of the Jungo Area, Southern Desert Valley, Nevada]," USGS Open-File Report 2010-1009, 2010.
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Revision as of 15:12, 22 May 2016

(surveying the) Desert Area near Jungo Nevada 1931

In 1888, it was reported that Jungo Point was a stage stop on a mail route between Winnemucca and "Denio's".[1]

The town of Jungo is said to be named for Jungo Point, which is a survey peak located 11 miles from Jungo.[2]

Jungo, located between Sulphur and Winnemucca, is the site of a former town. Jungo started in 1910 as a station to the Western Pacific Railroad. The post office opened on January 31, 1911 and closed on May 31, 1952.

The 1914-1915 WPRR Descriptive Time Table stated: "These are the Jungo flats, a basin fifty mile in area, as level and as bare as a deal table. From Jungo many sheep and cattle are annually shipped. Westward from Jungo Is the barrier Antelope Range, over which the train climbs. The gravelly and greasy shale formations of the ascent indicate oil, and oil is being found in paying quantities."[3]

George B. Austin lived in Jungo for many years. In 1936, Austin bought the Jumbo Mine, which was located 36 miles to the north. Former President Herbert Hoover visited the mine and pronounced that the mine was worth holding on to. George Austin offered to pay for that advice and was told by Mr. Hoover "That kind of advice is free."

Jungo was the shipping point for the Iron King Mine, located in the Jackson Range[4].

Jungo Road (aka Nevada State Route 49 is the road from Winnemucca to Gerlach. Apparently, this road is also known as Nevada Road #2048 (?). Near the Black Rock Desert playa, it is known as "The High Road.". From its western terminus between Gerlach and Empire, it passes near Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs, Trego, Sulphur and Jungo, before terminating at Winnemucca.

In 2012, Recology obtained a permit for a dump near Jungo. The permit was appealed in May, 2012 and Recology won the appeal.


Jungo Hotel

File:Jungo Hotel 1936.jpg
Jungo Hotel 1936

Jungo Road

References

  1. "Beevities - Local and General Intelligence," Reno Evening Gazette, 1888-07-19, p. 3.
  2. Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names," p. 147.
  3. "Descriptive Time Tables, Denver and Rio Grande - Western Pacific, Winter 1914-1915."
  4. Ronald Willden, "General Geology of the Jackson Mountains Humboldt County, Nevada," Geological Survey Bulletin 1141-D, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1963

Resources

Historical References

  • The Weekly Gazette and Stockman, "Humboldt Items - Rich Strike - Stock Doing Well, and a criminal case," February 20, 1890. "The mining experts who went out to Jungo say there are very few dead cattle and a great many live ones on the Jackson Creek desert. The cattle look well and there are lakes of water miles from the hills, they now range and get good feed where they cannot in the summer."
  • Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names," p. 147. The Jungo post office operated from January 31, 1911 until May 31, 1952.
  • Trego, Robert, "Black Rock Desert Roads," Nevada State Journal, October 23, 1955, p10-11. Low resolution images of Jungo, Robert Trego states that "Emergency Zephyr Water" was available at Jungo in 1955. Also mentioned are Sulphur and Jungo.
  • Dayton Lummis, "Dust Devils," p. 72. By 1963, Jungo was deserted, but the hotel had not yet burned.
  • http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm Jungo came into being in 1910 as a station when the Western Pacific Railroad was completed. Became the major shipping point for a huge area. A substantial town developed but by the 1930s, its usefulness was gone and Jungo faded. Since the 1940s, only a handful of hearty souls have lived here. A large hotel from the early days still stands as do a number of other buildings. (Dead link, 2-Dec-2013)

Map References

WPRR 1910 Timetable showing Jungo

Geology References