Unnamed miners (Horn Silver discovery) person
also known as: The boys
Summary: Three miners who discovered a rich silver vein and worked it for many years.
Completeness: 61/100 Grade C
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Claims (2)
discovered
rich vein of horn and native silver
cited from tiful on the hillside… (1891)from which the piece had broken. The
first blow of the pick struck on the vein brought
up a piece of malleable horn and native silver
worth over twenty dollars. They have since
sunk a shaft 65 feet deep, from which they
have taken $15,000…
sold_to
57-pound piece of native silver to Kansas City smelter for $514.98
cited from tiful on the hillside… (1891)from which the piece had broken. The
first blow of the pick struck on the vein brought
up a piece of malleable horn and native silver
worth over twenty dollars. They have since
sunk a shaft 65 feet deep, from which they
have taken $15,000…
Sources (1)
tiful on the hillside… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details