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Cooney place

id: p_cooney_293a34

also known as: Cooney Camp, Cooney, N. M., Cooney

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Summary:  A settlement in New Mexico from which the correspondent Spike wrote to the Enterprise.
Completeness: 55/100 Grade D
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Claims (5)

dismantled

buildings and equipment1910s
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…

had_mill

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…

had_population

300-400 soulspeak 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…

swelled_to

300-400 minersafter 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, …

Mentioned by (14)

Owen Hayes died_in Cooney1888-02-18
Owen Hayes died_in Cooney1888-02-18
Owen Hayes died_in Cooney1888-02-17
Sergeant James Cooney found Cooney1876
Jo E. Sheridan lived_at Cooney
Dr. Kimball lived_at Cooney
W. S. George lived_at Cooney
Percy Considine lived_at Cooney
Robt. Graham lived_at Cooney
Frank Graham lived_at Cooney
D. R. Brownell lived_at Cooney
J. A. Speny lived_at Cooney
Jo E. Sheridan lived_at Cooney

Sources (3)

The Catwalk and Gold Dust Trails in Southwest New Mexico

O'Connor, Michael · 2012 · other · web · details

The San Francisco River Backcountry

O'Connor, Michael · 2014 · other · web · details

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