"What would ever happen if you were in a ghost town for an entire summer? Are the events real? Or just perceived with your overactive imagination. Are the legends of old mines and their occupants true? Or just stories handed down over times. ~ Come with me for the summer and together we will explore the possibilites. "Babysitting A Ghost Town" is Factional history. The historical events are true, the encounters with real people are ture, the rest, well, you have to make up your own mind." - - - from the author

"Have you ever wanted to step back in time and see first hand what it was like? Well, I guess just about everyone has dreamed of doing that at one time or another. By reading old newspapers from Rhyolite, talking to descendants (and just being downright nosey,) I had that chance. ~ On one of my trips to the past, I met a delightful woman named Rebecca. She showed me Rhyolite and told wonderful stories. (Although she is somewhat of a gossip.) ~ Well, I guess you get the idea. We are going to let Rebecca tell this story. So take a walk in the past, turn back the clock to 1905 when the last of the hard rock miners were still seeking their fortunes in that elusive metal GOLD!"- - - from the author

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"RHYOLITE! Say it aloud. It's a magical word, inspiring visions of the fabulous ghost city in the Nevada desert. The product of the great Bullfrog mining rush, Rhyolite was indeed a phenomenon, building in three years from a few tents............" - - - from the author

"Rhyolite has not been forgotten. As a "ghost town" in the 1920's, Rhyolite became an object of curiosity, visited by a few tourists who knew it's former glory. With increased ownership of automobiles, driving vacations included Rhyolite as a tourist destination. Aside from Bodie, it is perhaps America's best known ghost town, with increasing visitation from America and International tourists. Hopefully publications such as this will make your visit more meaningful and enjoyable." - - - from the author

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Thomas T. Kelly was born 22 May 1832 in Melbourne, Australia and died 25 Nov 1928 in Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada. This book documents his life from Australia to California, then to the Rhyolite (where he constructed the famous bottle house), then his last days in Yerington, Nevada. Rhyolite is a fascinating ghost town to explore, near Beatty, Nevada