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Ryan Camp
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Unincorporated community
	View of Ryan, California from Death Valley National Park, at the junction of Furnace Creek Road and Ryan Road
	Ryan Location in California
	Coordinates: 36°19′23″N 116°40′17″W / 36.32306°N 116.67139°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo County
Elevation	3,045 ft (928 m)

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Ryan (also known as Ryan Camp)^[2]^[3] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California^[1] that is now privately owned and stewarded by the Death Valley Conservancy.^[3] A former mining community and company town, Ryan is situated at an elevation of 3,045 feet (928 m) in the Amargosa Range, and is 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Dante's View and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Furnace Creek.

Name

The mining community of Lila C was constructed in 1907 near the Lila C mine, which produced colemanite for the Pacific Coast Borax Company. The town was named by its owner William Tell Coleman, after his daughter, Lila C. Coleman. Soon after its completion, the community of Lila C became known as "Ryan", in honor of John Ryan (1849–1918), who was General Manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company and a trusted employee of "Borax" Smith until his death in 1918.^[4]^[5] The Ryan post office was opened at Lila C in 1907.

When a new mining camp was first constructed 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest of Lila C in 1914, the new settlement was named Devar (misspelled as Devair on a 1930 topographic map) an acronym for DEath VAlley Railroad.^[6] The name was later changed to Ryan in honor of John Ryan and the old camp at the Lila C. The new camp is currently known as Ryan, CA or Ryan Camp.^[2]^[3]

History

Ryan was the western terminus for the Death Valley Railroad, the eastern terminus of which was located at Death Valley Junction near the borax works of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century.

According to the Death Valley Conservancy, "Ryan was a luxurious mining camp by any standards of the day – with electricity, steam heat and refrigeration it also boasted a school, a hospital, post office, recreation hall/church (shipped down in sections from Rhyolite) and a general store."^[7]^[8]

After borax production had stopped in 1928, in an effort to increase revenues on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad which had carried the borax ore, Pacific Coast Borax converted the miners' lodgings into tourist accommodations and gave tourists visiting Death Valley trips on the narrow gauge rail line into the mine.^[5] The Death Valley View Hotel operated full-time from 1927 until 1930, the year the Death Valley Railroad ceased to function. After 1930 the hotel was used as overflow accommodations for the Furnace Creek Ranch and Inn through the 1950s.^[9]^[3]

The Death Valley Conservancy is the current caretaker of Ryan Camp.^[10] The donation of Ryan Camp to the Death Valley Conservancy was completed by Rio Tinto Borax Corporation on May 6, 2013. The Death Valley Conservancy is a nonprofit charity led by the former Rio Tinto Chief Executive of Energy & Minerals, Preston Chiaro, as the DVC's president.^[11]

Tours

While Ryan is closed to the general public for safety and historic preservation reasons, the Death Valley Conservancy offers occasional public tours. Tour participants can be selected by signing up on the Death Valley Conservancy's Ryan Tours webpage.^[12]

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ryan has a desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ryan, California
^ ^a ^b Scott Smith - Superintendent Ryan Operations for Death Valley Conservancy
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ryan Camp". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. ISBN 0-8310-7148-6
^ ^a ^b "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye
^ Bryan, TS; Tucker-Bryan, B (2009). "Tourism and the national park". The explorer's guide to Death Valley National Park (2nd ed.). Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-0-87081-962-9. After the mines closed in October 1927, the visitors had a second option of staying in the Death Valley View Hotel in remodeled rooms at Ryan, which was renamed Devar (later, Devair).
^ "Ryan Camp". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ "RYAN MINING CAMP, DEATH VALLEY". Death Valley Conservancy. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^ Scott Smith, Superintendent Ryan Operations Death Valley Conservancy (records on site)
^ "Ryan Camp". Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ Rio Tinto Announces Donation of Historic Ryan Camp to DVC Press Release
^ "Ryan Tours". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ Climate Summary for Ryan, California

[gnis1661348-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ryan, California

[:0-2] Scott Smith - Superintendent Ryan Operations for Death Valley Conservancy

[Ryan_Camp-3] "Ryan Camp". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[4] Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. ISBN 0-8310-7148-6

[youtube.com-5] "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye

[Bryan2009-6] Bryan, TS; Tucker-Bryan, B (2009). "Tourism and the national park". The explorer's guide to Death Valley National Park (2nd ed.). Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-0-87081-962-9. After the mines closed in October 1927, the visitors had a second option of staying in the Death Valley View Hotel in remodeled rooms at Ryan, which was renamed Devar (later, Devair).

[7] "Ryan Camp". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[8] "RYAN MINING CAMP, DEATH VALLEY". Death Valley Conservancy. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[9] Scott Smith, Superintendent Ryan Operations Death Valley Conservancy (records on site)

[10] "Ryan Camp". Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[11] Rio Tinto Announces Donation of Historic Ryan Camp to DVC Press Release

[12] "Ryan Tours". Death Valley Conservancy. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[13] Climate Summary for Ryan, California

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-[[File:Ryan public.jpg|thumb|Ryan Camp Photo taken from PUBLIC LAND location 36°19'19.0"N -116°39'54.7"W]]
+[[File:Ryan public.jpg|thumb|Ryan Camp Photo taken from public land location 36°19'19.0"N -116°39'54.7"W]]
-'''Ryan''' (later known as '''Devar''' and '''Devair''')<ref name=Bryan2009>{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=TS|last2=Tucker-Bryan|first2=B|title=The explorer's guide to Death Valley National Park|edition=2nd|chapter=Tourism and the national park|pages=|publisher=University Press of Colorado|location=Boulder, Colorado|year=2009|isbn=978-0-87081-962-9|quote=After the mines closed in October 1927, the visitors had a second option of staying in the Death Valley View Hotel in remodeled rooms at Ryan, which was renamed Devar (later, Devair).|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqG1h5vcQb4C&pg=PT67&lpg=PT67&dq=%22Devar+%28later,+Devair%22#v=onepage&q=%22Devar%20(later%2C%20Devair%22&f=false}}</ref> is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Inyo County, California]].<ref name=gnis1661348/> A former [[mining community]] and [[company town]], Ryan is situated at an elevation of {{convert|3045|ft|m}} in the [[Amargosa Range]], {{convert|8|mi|km}} northeast of [[Dante's View]] and {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]].
+'''Ryan''' (also known as '''Ryan Camp''')<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ryan Camp" /> is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Inyo County, California]]<ref name=gnis1661348/> that is now privately owned and stewarded by the [https://www.dvconservancy.org/ Death Valley Conservancy].<ref name="Ryan Camp">{{Cite web |title=Ryan Camp |url=https://www.dvconservancy.org/ryan-camp/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Death Valley Conservancy |language=en-US}}</ref> A former [[mining community]] and [[company town]], Ryan is situated at an elevation of {{convert|3045|ft|m}} in the [[Amargosa Range]], and is {{convert|8|mi|km}} northeast of [[Dante's View]] and {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]].
 ==Name==
 [[Image:1910-rp1947-ca furnace-creek 30-crop.jpg|thumb|left|Detail from a 1930 [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] map of the [[Death Valley Railroad]] running from [[Death Valley Junction, California|Death Valley Junction]] to the [[Lila C, California|Lila C]] mine and New Ryan (depicted as ''Devair'' on this map]]
-The mining community of [[Lila C, California|Lila C]] was constructed in 1907 near the Lila C mine, which produced [[colemanite]] for the [[Pacific Coast Borax Company]]. The town was named by its owner [[William Tell Coleman]], after his daughter, Lila C. Coleman. Soon after its completion, the community of Lila C became known as "Ryan", in honor of John Ryan (1849{{ndash}}1918), who was General Manager of the [[Pacific Coast Borax Company]] and a trusted employee of [[Francis Marion Smith|"Borax" Smith]] until his death in 1918.<ref>Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. {{ISBN|0-8310-7148-6}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUQZv6TK24 "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye]</ref> The Ryan post office was opened at Lila C in 1907.
+The mining community of [[Lila C, California|Lila C]] was constructed in 1907 near the Lila C mine, which produced [[colemanite]] for the [[Pacific Coast Borax Company]]. The town was named by its owner [[William Tell Coleman]], after his daughter, Lila C. Coleman. Soon after its completion, the community of Lila C became known as "Ryan", in honor of John Ryan (1849{{ndash}}1918), who was General Manager of the [[Pacific Coast Borax Company]] and a trusted employee of [[Francis Marion Smith|"Borax" Smith]] until his death in 1918.<ref>Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. {{ISBN|0-8310-7148-6}}</ref><ref name="youtube.com">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUQZv6TK24 "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye]</ref> The Ryan post office was opened at Lila C in 1907.
-When a new mining camp was first constructed {{convert|11|mi|km}} to the northwest in 1914, the new settlement was named Devar (miss-spelled as Devair on an early topographic map) an acronym for DEath VAlley Railroad.  The name was later changed to Ryan in honor of John Ryan and the old camp at the Lila C.  The camp is currently known as Ryan, CA or Ryan Camp.<ref>Scott Smith - Superintendent Ryan Operations for DVC</ref>{{unreliable source|date=May 2018}}
+When a new mining camp was first constructed {{convert|11|mi|km}} to the northwest of [[Lila C, California|Lila C]] in 1914, the new settlement was named Devar (misspelled as Devair on a 1930 topographic map) an acronym for DEath VAlley Railroad.<ref name="Bryan2009">{{cite book |last1=Bryan |first1=TS |title=The explorer's guide to Death Valley National Park |last2=Tucker-Bryan |first2=B |publisher=University Press of Colorado |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-87081-962-9 |edition=2nd |location=Boulder, Colorado |chapter=Tourism and the national park |quote=After the mines closed in October 1927, the visitors had a second option of staying in the Death Valley View Hotel in remodeled rooms at Ryan, which was renamed Devar (later, Devair). |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqG1h5vcQb4C&q=%22Devar+%28later%2C+Devair%22&pg=PT67}}</ref>  The name was later changed to Ryan in honor of John Ryan and the old camp at the Lila C.  The new camp is currently known as Ryan, CA or Ryan Camp.<ref name=":0">Scott Smith - Superintendent Ryan Operations for Death Valley Conservancy</ref><ref name="Ryan Camp"/>
 ==History==
 Ryan was the western terminus for the [[Death Valley Railroad]], the eastern terminus of which was located at [[Death Valley Junction, California|Death Valley Junction]] near the [[borax]] works of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century.
-According to the Death Valley Conservancy, "Ryan was a luxurious mining camp by any standards of the day – with electricity, steam heat and refrigeration it also boasted a school, a hospital, post office, recreation hall/church (shipped down in sections from Rhyolite) and a general store."<ref>{{cite web|title=RYAN MINING CAMP, DEATH VALLEY|url=http://ryancamp.org/|publisher=Death Valley Conservancy|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>
+According to the Death Valley Conservancy, "Ryan was a luxurious mining camp by any standards of the day – with electricity, steam heat and refrigeration it also boasted a school, a hospital, post office, recreation hall/church (shipped down in sections from Rhyolite) and a general store."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Camp |url=https://www.dvconservancy.org/ryan-camp/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=Death Valley Conservancy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RYAN MINING CAMP, DEATH VALLEY|url=http://ryancamp.org/|publisher=Death Valley Conservancy|access-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705003615/http://ryancamp.org/}}</ref>
+After borax production had stopped in 1928, in an effort to increase revenues on the [[Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad]] which had carried the borax ore, Pacific Coast Borax converted the miners' lodgings into tourist accommodations and gave tourists visiting [[Death Valley]] trips on the narrow gauge rail line into the mine.<ref name="youtube.com"/> The Death Valley View Hotel operated full-time from 1927 until 1930, the year the Death Valley Railroad ceased to function.  After 1930 the hotel was used as overflow accommodations for the Furnace Creek Ranch and Inn through the 1950s.<ref>Scott Smith, Superintendent Ryan Operations Death Valley Conservancy (records on site)</ref><ref name="Ryan Camp"/>
+The [https://www.dvconservancy.org/ Death Valley Conservancy] is the current caretaker of Ryan Camp.<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=June 4, 2022 |title=Ryan Camp |url=https://www.dvconservancy.org/ryan-camp/ }}</ref> The donation of Ryan Camp to the Death Valley Conservancy was completed by [[Rio Tinto Group|Rio Tinto Borax Corporation]] on May 6, 2013. The Death Valley Conservancy is a nonprofit charity led by the former Rio Tinto Chief Executive of Energy & Minerals, Preston Chiaro, as the DVC's president.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-death-valley-conservancy-announces-an-historic-transfer-of-ryan-mining-camp-from-rio-tinto-206263091.html Rio Tinto Announces Donation of Historic Ryan Camp to DVC Press Release]</ref>
-After borax production had stopped in 1928, in an effort to increase revenues on the [[Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad]] which had carried the borax ore, Pacific Coast Borax converted the miners' lodgings into tourist accommodations and gave tourists visiting [[Death Valley]] trips on the baby gauge rail line into the mine.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUQZv6TK24 "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye]</ref> The Death Valley View Hotel operated full-time from 1927 until 1930, the year the Death Valley Railroad ceased to function.  After 1930 the hotel was used as overflow accommodations for the Furnace Creek Ranch and Inn through the 1950s.<ref>Scott Smith, Superintendent Ryan Operations DVC (records on site)</ref>{{verify source|date=May 2018}}
+== Tours ==
-The Death Valley Conservancy is the current caretaker of Ryan Camp. The donation of Ryan Camp to the Death Valley Conservancy was completed by [[Rio Tinto Group|Rio Tinto Borax Corporation]] on May 6th, of 2013. The Death Valley Conservancy nonprofit charity is led by the former Rio Tinto Chief Executive of Energy & Minerals, Preston Chiaro, as the DVC's President. <ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-death-valley-conservancy-announces-an-historic-transfer-of-ryan-mining-camp-from-rio-tinto-206263091.html Rio Tinto Announces Donation of Historic Ryan Camp to DVC Press Release]</ref>
+While Ryan is closed to the general public for safety and historic preservation reasons, the Death Valley Conservancy offers occasional public tours. Tour participants can be selected by signing up on the [https://www.dvconservancy.org/ryan-camp/ryan-tours/ Death Valley Conservancy's Ryan Tours webpage].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Tours |url=https://www.dvconservancy.org/ryan-tours/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Death Valley Conservancy |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Climate==
-This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Ryan has a [[Desert climate#Mild desert climates|mild desert climate]], abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=913240&cityname=Ryan%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ryan, California]</ref>
+This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Ryan has a [[desert climate]], abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=913240&cityname=Ryan%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ryan, California]</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]]
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Inyo County, California, United States
County seat: Independence
City	Bishop	Inyo County map
CDPs	Big Pine Cartago Charleston View Darwin Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek Furnace Creek Homewood Canyon Independence Keeler Lone Pine Mesa Olancha Pearsonville Round Valley Shoshone Tecopa Trona Valley Wells West Bishop Wilkerson
Unincorporated communities	Alabama Hills Aspendell Badwater Ballarat Coso Junction Crater Death Valley Junction Deep Springs Dolomite Dunmovin Fish Springs Grant Haiwee Harrisburg Indian Village Kearsarge Laws Millspaugh Owenyo Panamint Springs Park Village Poleta Rovana Ryan Stovepipe Wells Sandy Valley Zurich
Indian reservations	Big Pine Reservation Bishop Paiute Reservation Fort Independence Reservation Lone Pine Reservation Timbisha Shoshone Reservation
Ghost towns	Bend City Beveridge Burnt Wagons Cerro Gordo Chloride City Chrysopolis Coso Echo Greenwater Gerstley Kearsarge Leadfield Lee Lila C Lookout City Manzanar Narka Noonday Camp Owensville Panamint City Reilly Reward Roachville San Carlos Schwaub Sodan Sunland Swansea White Mountain City
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