Archive of previous thread- Anon's uncle provided a bunch of info, very well worth reviewing.
https://archive.fo/6A38N
There are three stories from Northern Nevada, two within rather close proximity of one another. I've done some digging and I think I've narrowed it down quite a bit.
Based on the description, we should be able to find a few abandoned mine shafts on the eastern side of the Ruby mountains.
>Per one UNR source, there should be two abandoned shafts in the vicinity of, both for tungsten.
>Cross-referencing that against their database for documents involving tungsten mines/claims in Elko county produced quite a few results.
>One definite tungsten mine location is by Battle Creek. The Battle Creek location is ~20 miles south of where we were looking, but it does have the crook in the road as described E Zed. The trees are there as described, but I can't see a structure or a giant rock. The topography isn't an exact match either.
>A website that tracks mining claims, places 4 potential entrances within a few hundred yards, but not at the particular location that E Zed indicated.
> There is also a second hook in the road on the other side, but it doesn't exactly match the description either.
If OP wasn't 100% accurate in his recollection, I would argue this would be a good place to start. The Northern location has proved much harder to locate, which will be addressed in the next post.