From Ely, take U.S. 50 east for 26.5 miles. Exit right onto U.S. 93 south and follow for 3.9 miles. Exit left and follow for 15.2 miles to Shoshone.
Shoshone was a ranch and settlement. Although some ruins remain, the location is on private property and not accessible to the public.
The Shoshone Mining District was located on the western flank of the Snake Range in southeast White Pine County. The Shoshone post office operated in the area from May 9, 1896 until August 31, 1959. The success of the Minerva mines located a couple of miles to the south, kept Shoshone alive for a long time. A school was built for the district on nearby Shingle Creek and served the populace for many years.
An Indian showed the Indian silver mine to white miners in 1869, and the Shoshone District was organized. According to Lincoln, Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada, the eastern part of the Shoshone (Minerva) district was organized in the early days as the Lexington District. Some rich chloride ore was found but the mines did not prove profitable and the district was abandoned about 1876.
