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My Story of the Golden Saloon, Austin Nev.

IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE TO TOUR CENTRAL NEVADA ... TAKE HIGHWAY 50 ACROSS THE STATE AND ON THE WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE YOU WILL FIND A SMALL MINING TOWN NAMED "AUSTIN". WHEN I RETIRED TO LAS VEGAS AROUND 1990 I BOUGHT AN RV AND SET OUT TO CONQUER NEVADA. WE CAMPED OUT IN AUSTIN AND HAD A FEW COCKTAILS AT THE GOLDEN CLUB SALOON. WE SPENT ALOT OF TIME TALKING TO THE OLD LOCAL BARTENDER / OWNER AND WHAT STORIES HE HAD TO TELL. I ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE OLD BUILDING NEXT DOOR ... HE SAID LONG AGO THE ROOF CAVED IN AND THE OWNERS DID NOT WANT TO SELL THE PROPERTY. I ASKED WHAT WAS INSIDE AND HE SAID THEY WERE HOARDERS AND IT WAS LOADED WITH WESTERN ANTIQUES, BOTTLES, SIGNS, ITEMS FROM THE TOWN AND NEARBY MINES. I TRIED MY BEST TO CONTACT AND FIND THE OWNERS TO SEE IF I COULD GET UNDER ALL THE DEBRIS. NO LUCK ... BUT THE BARTENDER DID OFFER TO SELL MY HIS BRUNSWICK BAR FOR $50.000 ... I THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY UNTIL I RESEARCHED WHAT THOSE FAMOUS BARS WHERE WORTH. WELL IT WOULD'NT FIT IN MY RV ANYWAY. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT DOWN HIGHWAY 50 ALL THE WAY TO FALLON, THEN RENO. A MUST DO TRIP IF YOU CAN ... ENJOY THE PHOTOS ... THANKS RICH

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My Story of the Golden Saloon, Austin Nev.
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