Cooney place
also known as: Cooney Camp, Cooney, N. M., Cooney
Summary: A settlement in New Mexico from which the correspondent Spike wrote to the Enterprise.
Completeness: 55/100 Grade D
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dismantled
buildings and equipment— 1910s
cited from A Time-Travel Hike Up Mineral Creek to Cooney Camp & Mine (2014)Hiking account and history of Mineral Creek and Cooney Camp. Detailed narrative of Victorio's War: his flight from San Carlos Reservation on September 2, 1877 with 300 Chihenne and Bedonkohe Chiricahua; his failed negotiations with the US government for a reservation at Ojo Calie…
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Mogollon Gold and Copper Company mill
cited from A Time-Travel Hike Up Mineral Creek to Cooney Camp & Mine (2014)Hiking account and history of Mineral Creek and Cooney Camp. Detailed narrative of Victorio's War: his flight from San Carlos Reservation on September 2, 1877 with 300 Chihenne and Bedonkohe Chiricahua; his failed negotiations with the US government for a reservation at Ojo Calie…
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300-400 souls— peak period
cited from A Time-Travel Hike Up Mineral Creek to Cooney Camp & Mine (2014)Hiking account and history of Mineral Creek and Cooney Camp. Detailed narrative of Victorio's War: his flight from San Carlos Reservation on September 2, 1877 with 300 Chihenne and Bedonkohe Chiricahua; his failed negotiations with the US government for a reservation at Ojo Calie…
population
300-400
cited from The San Francisco River Backcountry (2014)Detailed exploration of the San Francisco (Frisco) River Backcountry in the Gila National Forest, approximately 200 square miles between US 180 and the Arizona state line. Covers the Mogollon Culture's use of the river as a north-south trade route with villages farming maize, bea…
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300-400 miners— after 1875
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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The Catwalk and Gold Dust Trails in Southwest New Mexico ↗
O'Connor, Michael · 2012 · other · web · details
A Time-Travel Hike Up Mineral Creek to Cooney Camp & Mine ↗
O'Connor, Michael · 2014 · other · web · details
The San Francisco River Backcountry ↗
O'Connor, Michael · 2014 · other · web · details