Fairbanks Spring: A family history under threat - The Nevada Independent

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Fairbanks Spring: A family history under threat - The Nevada Independent

As someone who has built a life along the Amargosa River and a descendant of one of the Mojave Desert’s most fascinating pioneers, I’m proud and lucky to be able to visit places that have helped shape my family history. Now, that history is under attack due to shortsighted and potentially devastating proposed mining projects upstream. When Ralph Fairbanks — who was called “Dad” by those who met him — arrived in Las Vegas in 1903, he was a teamst…