Fifteen miles from Ely are six graceful charcoal ovens built & used during the short heyday of an the Ward, Nevada silver boom. Most charcoal was prepared in open pits, but the smelters in Ward invested substantial capital to construct these more efficient ovens. Today, they sit quietly far removed from the nearest hint of civilization in a small grove of pinyon & juniper, an ironic harmony considering the enormous quantity of wood consumed by the ovens when they were active.
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