John Hogan, Cooney Prospector and Riverside Property Owner
In April 1888, Hogan left Cooney for Riverside, California [1][2]. He had purchased the block in 1876 for $300 while working on a ditch, and over time it increased in value [1][2]. Before that, Hogan had prospected in the Mogollon Mountains of New Mexico in 1878, discovering several quartz mines [2]. During his time there, he once faced an attack by Geronimo and fifty tribesmen, with three bullets passing through his clothes [2]. He later prospected through Arizona and New Mexico before returning to Riverside [2].
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- A Hit For Hogan (1888)A Hit For Hogan John Hogan, a Cooney Prospector, left here a few days ago for Riverside, California. A paper comes to hand from that city describ- ing the miner and stating that he is the owner of a $20,000 blo…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-13 (1888)A Hit For Hogan John Hogan, a Cooney Prospector, left here a few days ago for Riverside, California. A paper comes to hand from that city describ- ing the miner and stating that he is the owner of a $20,000 …