In most central Nevada mining camps, building materials were scarce during early development. Empty bottles, cans and stones were used to fabricate dwellings. In Goldfield, dugout homes were built into the walls of the two largest washes that crossed the townsite. The dugouts were cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The major disadvantage was size. Most were limited to one room. As building materials became available, conventional housing soon replaced the dugouts. The majority of Goldfield's dugouts were destroyed in the flood of 1923, although a few can still be found in the smaller washes on the west edge of town.

Montezuma was the site of extensive mining activity from the 1860s-1880s but was dormant in the early 1900s when the Goldfield strike was made. According to the information painted on the front of the "Road House" of the "Montezuma Trading Company", the traveler or prospector could purchase "Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Miners Supplies, Hay & Grain, and Groceries" at the store. Montezuma was located in the Montezuma Mountains seven miles west of Goldfield and was experiencing a resurgence precipitated by the discoveries at Goldfield.

Black and white image of Lloyd Katz (center) with two men in San Francisco, California, 1947-1948.

Black and white image of Nevada Governor, Charles Hinton Russell with two women, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 12, 1952.

Black and white image of Lloyd Katz (speaking) at the Variety Golf Tournament at Lake Merced Country Club in San Francisco, California October 1967.

Black and white image of Lloyd Katz and Muriel Stevens at the Channel 10 Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada April 1972.

Black and white image of Lloyd Katz standing with Tichi Wilkerson Miles displaying a plaque in her honor, September 1976.