Of all the Las Vegas attractions available to check out, the Techatticup Mine is perhaps one of the most interesting. The Salvage vein, a rich vein of gold that ran up the hills above the Colorado River, was discovered in Eldorado Canyon in 1961. There, the Techatticup Mine was built.
This area is a major Las Vegas attraction because of the interesting rock formations and scenery that surrounds the canyon. This is where early gold rush prospectors came to sift their fortune from the river. However, when they discovered that there was so much gold to be had in the hills, the Techatticup Mine was born.
Assorted disputes appeared over this famous Las Vegas attraction. People fought over who owned the mine, whether or not the working conditions were fair and who should be getting a proportion of the gold being mined. These were bloody times and the mine quickly had a lot of blood hanging around it as killings became a daily occurrence.
This mine wasn´t just a gold mine, though. It went on to become one of the most successful mines in the region, turning out not only gold, but silver, copper and lead, too! It´s still there for tourists to check out, a Las Vegas attraction full of history and phantoms.
