The town was composed of tents and log cabins, but soon had stores, carpenters, a hotel, saloon, blacksmith shop, and an assayer.

Despite some rich strikes in the Pocahantas and Humboldt mines, the silver veins around Rosita ran out of ore in a few years.

In the early 1880s, Rosita was surpassed by the nearby mining towns of Querida and Silver Cliff.

[2] Rosita gained brief publicity in 1875 when the Pocahontas Mining War occurred in October of that year.

[6] The mine was taken over and occupied by men hired by Boyd and Stuart, and who were led by a former Civil War officer and ex inmate, Major George W.

The men told Graham to turn and run, and as he did, the mob emptied their guns into his back.