John Coleman person
also known as: John Coleman, Coleman
Summary: Discovered turquoise mines in the Burros in 1875 while prospecting; informed Foley about them.
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arrived_in
cited from John Coleman, who spent a few days… (1891)
bably in a land where even a gee string is
not needed.
John Coleman, who spent a few days
hunting in the Burros, came in Wednesday with
three mountain lions in his wagon. The lions
did not have Dave Tulloch’s brand on them.
John reports c…
co_founded
turquoise mines location with W. J. Foley— 1890
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890)the old workings. When the mines were
first discovered by Mr. Coleman he was of the
impression that they were placer mines, but
careful prospecting developed the fact that the
mines had been worked for turquoise, and many
small specimens we…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890)
his country, something like three hundred years
ago. The mines have recently been located by
Messrs. Foley and Coleman, who will soon pro-
ceed to do more or less development on the
property. Turquoise is also found in the Cow
Springs distr…
co_located
turquoise mine of Grant County with W. J. Foley
cited from W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- (1890)d
before powder or iron implements came into
use, which would indicate that they had been
worked and probably abandoned before the
Spanish explorers, those men of iron, discovered
this country, something like three hundred years
ago. The mines hav…
discovered
cited from W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- (1890)
he right shouldei
blade, the second shot struck him in the center
of the chest and came out in the back, his third
shot missed Esty. Esty shot three times, some
say he fired four. Parks went to Solomonville
and gave himself up. The jury…
cited from W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- (1890)
the old workings. When the mines were
first discovered by Mr. Coleman he was of the
impression that they were placer mines, but
careful prospecting developed the fact that the
mines had been worked for turquoise, and many
small specimens we…
turquoise mines in the Burros— 1875
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890) · +1 morehe right shouldei
blade, the second shot struck him in the center
of the chest and came out in the back, his third
shot missed Esty. Esty shot three times, some
say he fired four. Parks went to Solomonville
and gave himself up. The jury…
found
turquoise mines in the Burros in 1875— 1875
cited from W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- (1890)W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur-day last in answer to the query as to the tur-
quoise mine of Grant county. He stated that
some months ago he had a letter from a firm
trading with the Navajo Indians, stating that
the Indians claimed…
lived_at
a few miles east of town
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)while
acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home
to work on them at night, and forgot to return
them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at
times and such an explanation would certainly
be entirely satisfactory to the grand jury.
( …
occupation
washing gold from the soil of his ranch
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)while
acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home
to work on them at night, and forgot to return
them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at
times and such an explanation would certainly
be entirely satisfactory to the grand jury.
( …
washes gold from soil of his ranch
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING
Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are
under indictments for shooting at John Cole-
man. The bond of the young man was fixed
at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500.
Not being able to furnish bond, t…
owned
ranch east of town
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING
Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are
under indictments for shooting at John Cole-
man. The bond of the young man was fixed
at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500.
Not being able to furnish bond, t…
stated
the mines must have been worked hundreds of years ago
cited from W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- (1890)W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur-day last in answer to the query as to the tur-
quoise mine of Grant county. He stated that
some months ago he had a letter from a firm
trading with the Navajo Indians, stating that
the Indians claimed…
witnessed
shooting at him by the Jobs
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING
Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are
under indictments for shooting at John Cole-
man. The bond of the young man was fixed
at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500.
Not being able to furnish bond, t…
Sources (6)
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur-
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
John Coleman, who spent a few days… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details