Hicks was born around 1860-01-01 and died around 1860-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

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Hicks person

born: [1860-01-01,1861-01-01)died/dissolved: [1860-01-01,1861-01-01)🌐 Q405906id: p_hicks_49af82

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Summary: A prospector who co-led the party that discovered gold at Bear Creek in 1860.

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gold in Bear Creek near Pinos Altos— 1860

Pinos Altos sits in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Range in northern Grant County, New Mexico. Gold was discovered in Bear Creek in 1860 by a party of prospectors led by Birch, Hicks, and Snively, drawing several thousand miners to the area within a year. The camp's population …

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Gold discovery of 1860 (Pinos Altos) discovered_by Hicks— 1860

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