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            Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

(English - Castellano a continuación)
Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in the Bullfrog Hills, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Las Vegas, near the eastern edge of Death Valley. The town began in early 1905 as one of several mining camps that sprang up after a prospecting discovery in the surrounding hills. By the end of 1910, the mine was operating at a loss, and it closed in 1911. By this time, many out-of-work miners had moved elsewhere, and Rhyolite's population dropped well below 1,000. By 1920, it was close to zero. 
The Porter Brothers arrived from Randsburg in 1905 with 18 wagon loads of merchandise and built a store. The HD & LD Porter Store was the leading merchant in Rhyolite, Nevada. Customers were able to purchase groceries and fresh vegetables, clothing and assessors, mining supplies, hardware, lumber, furniture, hay, grain, and Studebaker wagons from this store. The store also offered freight animals for rent. Their slogan was, "We handle all good things but whiskey." Their first store in Rhyolite was located at Main and Esmeralda and opened in June 1905. The concrete, one story with basement and huge store front windows, building located on Golden Street was built in 1906. It was opened for business in November 1906. The lot was purchased for $1,200 and estimated building construction is $10,000.

(Castellano - English above)
Rhyolite es un pueblo fantasma en el condado de Nye en el estado de Nevada. La localidad tuvo su origen con el descubrimiento de oro por Frank "Shorty" Harris y Earnest L. Cross el 4 de agosto de 1904, que ocasionó la inmediata aparición de numerosos campos mineros en la zona, entre ellos Gold Center. El nombre del pueblo se debió a la roca riolita en la que estaba incrustada el precioso metal. 
El último habitante murió en 1924. Los restos de la población serían usados en los siguientes años para escenificar películas, montar museos, o simplemente como atractivos turísticos, pues muchas edificaciones continuaron en pie. El terreno que ocupa en la actualidad es compartida tanto por propietarios privados como el mismo Estado.
Los hermanos Porter, arribaron desde Randsburg en 1905 con 18 vagones cargos de mercancía y construyeron su negocio. HD & LD Porter fue el mercader líder en Rhyolite. Los clientes podían adquirir provisiones, vegetales frescos, ferretería, madera, muebles, heno, granos, prendas de vestir y vehículos Studebaker.

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