Craters of the Moon NM Pres: Historic Context Statements (Chapter 7)
Era's slightly used stamp mill stood silent; Nicholia, the closest smelter, shut down, and a price collapse in 1888 exacerbated mining problems. One group of mine owners attempted to use Era's twentystamp mill for a galena mine in the summer of 1889 but failed to make the recovery process work and shut down later that year.