December 2, 1904, a quit claim deed was filed in Tonopah, Nevada between Samuel C. Adams and The Gold Center Mining and Development company for the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations, giving the Gold Center Mining and Development Company title to The Lu-Lu, The Black Jack, The Jacky-Jane, The Valley View, The Valley View Extension, The Valley Queen and The Humbug, claims all situated in the Bullfrog Mining District. Then on February 9, 1905, a quit claim deed was filed in Tonopah, Nevada, between Gold Center Mining and Development Company and E. A. Montgomery of Beatty, Nevada, giving Gold Center Mining title to the "Surprise" claims on Beer and Jones Hills in the Bullfrog Mining district. The Surprise was bounded on the West by the Keystone, and on the East by the Ziger claims. They paid $10,000.00 for these claims. Gold Center, platted in December of 1904, was one of the longer lived towns in the Bullfrog District, the Post Office being sanctioned January 21, 1905 and closed November 23, 1910. It's claim to fame was the first brewery in the area, built underground to maintain a cool temperature, with the service above ground. Gold Center also had its own newspaper in 1907. Gold Center was a very busy town for most of its life. It was a stage stop on the way to both Rhyolite and Beatty. Built on the Amargosa River, it had a sufficient supply of water to build two mills, and a ice house plus plenty of water for its residents while selling water to both Rhyolie and Carrara. In fact, part of the water line to Carrera can still be found in places. All three railroads ran through Gold Center. This little town was actually the first to have rail service. The only traces of the town left, are part of the cement base of one of the stamp mills and the tank foundations of the cyanide plant on the side of the hill, to show that people lived and dreamed there. (To be continued)