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Eli Mader – Miner of Cooney and Mogollon Pioneer

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Eli Mader was a prominent figure in the early mining history of Grant County, New Mexico [1][2].

Eli Mader is a well-known miner of Cooney, New Mexico, and a pioneer of the Mogollon mines [1][2]. Burris [1][2]. Louis market that soared and collapsed, leaving worthless certificates and unpaid wages [1][2]. Mader and Burris did not profit during the boom, expecting legitimate mining [1][2]. Bulhman to eastern capitalists for a large sum, receiving a $3,000 forfeit [1][2]. He died at the Benton House in Silver City of typhoid malaria complicated by lung disease [1][2].

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  1. SELLING JINXES MOGOLLON MINERS (1891)
    SELLING JINXES MOGOLLON MINERS Eli Mader, a well known miner of Cooney, died at the Benton House in Silver City Wednes- day morning, of typhoid malaria complicated by lung disease. Eli, as he was familiarly know
  2. Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-04-24 (1891)
    Altos New Mexico Frank Vingoe, owner of the Little Fanny, one of the best producers in the Mogollons, spent several days in the city this week. Fanny still keeps up her output, which is big enough to mak
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