Grant County, NM in the 1860s
Documented people, places, organizations, events, and things active in this decade. Every entry cites primary sources from the corpus.
People (29)
Russell's partner and general manager of business on the plains, later a prominent citizen of Denver, Colorado.
a.k.a. Miller, A. B. Miller
Captain who died on the 18th inst. of an abscess of the brain in the 58th year of his age.
a.k.a. Capt. A. J. Hurlburt, Mr. Hurlburt, Capt. Hurlburt
A prospector who co-led the party that discovered gold at Bear Creek in 1860.
Person who helped place the Gamble tombstone upright in December 1962.
An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
A prominent character on the southwestern frontier described as a born leader, gallant soldier, successful lawyer, brilliant writer, and public-spirited citizen…
a.k.a. Colonel Fountain, Col. Fountain
Counsel for the defense in the Ada Humes trial.
An old-time friend of Billy Sanguinette who will work as a telegraph operator at Laguna, New Mexico.
a.k.a. Geo. A. Elsworth, Mr. Elsworth
Owner of the Hearst Mining Company, which acquired the principal mining claims at Pinos Altos in 1882.
A prospector who co-led the party that discovered gold at Bear Creek in 1860.
Old soldier and prospector who had a famous hand-to-hand fight with a she bear in May 1881.
a.k.a. Hugh
Deceased man, native of New Hampshire, served as Confederate captain, moved to Nevada and then to Pinos Altos, New Mexico.
a.k.a. Mr. Hurlburt
Only child of Capt. Hurlburt, murdered and mutilated by Apaches in August 1869.
a.k.a. only child, his child
Wife of Capt. Hurlburt, killed by Apaches in August 1869 while defending their cabin.
a.k.a. his wife
One of the first pony express riders selected to alternate between St. Joseph and Kennekuk.
a.k.a. Keltley
Secretary of War who gave encouragement to William H. Russell for the mail line project.
a.k.a. Secretary of War Floyd
John Bullard was a silver prospector who arrived in southern New Mexico Territory in 1866, co-discovered a silver vein in 1870, and became a prominent citizen o…
A pony express rider who alternated with Keltley and made the finish of the first ride, winning the $200,000 wager.
a.k.a. Fry
An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
Pioneer and school superintendent in Silver City who used a masculine signature.
a.k.a. M. R. Koehler, Miss Koehler, Koehler Wright
A man who made a wager to carry mail 1950 miles in ten days and organized the pony express.
a.k.a. Russell
An individual who accompanied Sheriff Whitehill to arrest desperadoes.
a.k.a. Robert Black
A saloon operator in Pinos Altos during the early 1870s mining revival who later relocated to Texas.
Owner of a fortified store at Pinos Altos where defenders held the line during the 1861 Apache attack.
Secretary who encouraged Russell's Pony Express wager.
a.k.a. Floyd
A prospector who co-led the party that discovered gold at Bear Creek in 1860.
A West Point graduate and first lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery who established Mowry City about 1858.
a.k.a. Syl-vester Mowry, Mowry
The first-person narrator who recounts a journey in 1867 to the San Juan country and a horse theft.
a.k.a. I
Western character who wagered $200,000 on the Pony Express in 1860.
a.k.a. Wm. H. Russell
Places (6)
Saloon, dining room, and opera house in Pinos Altos, NM opened in the 1860s.
A canyon on the mail route to Mowry City where many travelers were killed by Apaches.
a.k.a. Cook's canyon, canyon of death
Fort Bayard, New Mexico, is the site of United States Veterans Hospital No. 65, a former frontier military post turned modern hospital for tubercular ex-service…
a.k.a. Ft Bayard
Fort Seldon was established in 1865 to protect settlers and travelers against Gila Apache raids.
a.k.a. Ft. Seldon
Pinos Altos is a mining area in southwestern New Mexico Territory, located east of the site where Bullard and Hudson discovered silver in 1870.
Hurlburt came to Pinos Altos in 1868.
a.k.a. Pinos Altos
Organizations (15)
One of the five all-black regiments created in 1866.
One of the first black regiments arriving at Fort Stanton and Fort Selden in 1866.
One of the five all-black regiments created in 1866.
One of the five all-black regiments created in 1866.
One of the five all-black regiments created in 1866.
One of the first black regiments arriving at Fort Stanton and Fort Selden in 1866.
One of the five all-black regiments created in 1866.
One of the four main Chiricahua Apache bands; its camp was attacked by 30 miners in 1860.
One of the four main Chiricahua Apache bands.
Body that granted Uncle Dick Woatton a charter for construction and maintenance of a wagon road through Raton Pass.
a.k.a. Colorado legislature
The body being asked to appropriate the subsidy.
E. E. Burlingame & Co. Assay Office, established in Colorado in 1866, provides assay services via mail or express.
a.k.a. E E BURLINGAMG CO ASSAY OFnCEoR
A mining company owned by George Hearst that acquired the principal claims at Pinos Altos in 1882 and operated them through the 1890s.
The express mail service established by Russell and Miller to fulfill the wager.
a.k.a. pony express
The United States Mint in Philadelphia is noted for having made dies and proofs for the 1868 dollar.
a.k.a. United States mint in Philadelphia
Events (6)
Expedition from California that found gold and graves on the Navajo reservation.
a.k.a. Adams party
The Bascom Affair was an event whose details are not specified in available sources. Its historical significance is unknown.
A battle on September 27, 1861 in which Apache warriors under Mangas Coloradas and Cochise attacked the settlement of Pinos Altos and were repelled by roughly t…
Mail line from San Francisco to St. Joseph started April 3, 1860.
Discovery of gold in Pinos Altos by Birch, Snively, and Hicks in 1860.
The Pony Express was started on April 3, 1860 from Pike's Peak stables in St. Joseph.
a.k.a. starting of the pony express
Things (8)
The 1868 American dollar is said to be worth more than the 1804 dollar, with six proofs reportedly made but none known to exist today.
a.k.a. dollar of 1868, 1868 dollar
All-black regiments created in 1866, served in various conflicts.
A mine in the Pinos Altos Mountains that produced gold, silver, and copper from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Gold nugget found July 27, 1860 at Ballarat, weighing 69 pounds, sold for $16,680.
Gold nugget found Aug. 1, 1869 at Weebville, weighing 12 pounds, worth $2,280.
Gold nugget found Feb. 27, 1862, weighing 26 pounds, sold for $5,240.
A Wall Street lobby in Washington was trying to influence the government for a mail subsidy.
a.k.a. lobby
Gold nugget found Feb. 9, 1869 on Mount Mollagel, weighing 190 pounds, worth $45,000.