William Antrim person
also known as: Billy the Kid's stepfather
Summary: Served as town blacksmith in Cooney Camp (or Mogollon area) during the mining boom.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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blacksmith shop at Graham
cited from Catwalk National Recreation Trail (2025)New Mexico Tourism page on the Catwalk trail in the Gila National Forest. Covers the original plank-board walkway on the steel pipeline; the Helen Mining Company developing 13 claims about 4 miles upstream; the 3-mile-long, 4-inch pipeline; the 18-inch pipeline built in 1897 for …
parent_of
cited from Catwalk National Recreation Trail (2025)
New Mexico Tourism page on the Catwalk trail in the Gila National Forest. Covers the original plank-board walkway on the steel pipeline; the Helen Mining Company developing 13 claims about 4 miles upstream; the 3-mile-long, 4-inch pipeline; the 18-inch pipeline built in 1897 for …
stepfather_of
cited from The Catwalk and Gold Dust Trails in Southwest New Mexico (2012)
In-depth blog post on the Catwalk's mining history. Covers James C. Cooney's discovery of copper, silver, and gold ore at Mineral Creek while on patrol from Fort Bayard in 1875; Cooney Camp swelling to 300-400 miners; John Lambert discovering the Confidence, Bluebird, Blackbird, …
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town blacksmith
cited from The Catwalk and Gold Dust Trails in Southwest New Mexico (2012)In-depth blog post on the Catwalk's mining history. Covers James C. Cooney's discovery of copper, silver, and gold ore at Mineral Creek while on patrol from Fort Bayard in 1875; Cooney Camp swelling to 300-400 miners; John Lambert discovering the Confidence, Bluebird, Blackbird, …
Sources (2)
The Catwalk and Gold Dust Trails in Southwest New Mexico ↗
O'Connor, Michael · 2012 · other · web · details
Catwalk National Recreation Trail ↗
New Mexico Tourism Department · 2025 · other · web · details