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Owner Tony Werly told the Los Angeles Times that the ghost said to haunt the miners was outlaw R.B. Jones, who shot a foreman at the mine before being hunted down and killed, and who "would come up and walk beside the miners". Source: Los Angeles Times, 2019.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The tour operator says the Techatticup Mine ran from 1861 until 1942 and was the oldest and richest gold mine in southern Nevada (Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours).
The Los Angeles Times reported that Tony and Bobbie Werly bought the run-down 51-acre camp in 1994 and spent five years restoring it (Los Angeles Times, 2019).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Partly open The operator says mine tours run at 9 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. with a reservation and at least four adults (Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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