Mining in Grant County, NM
Silver, copper, and gold mining was the economic engine of Grant County from the 1860s onward. Pinos Altos, the Santa Rita copper pit, and the Silver City silver boom drew miners, capital, and conflict.
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Homestead Entry No 5226 is the claim filed by Joseph K McAlpine.
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Hook and Ladder Co is mentioned with a foreman named Lorvim in a garbled article fragment about Silver City.
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Four animal-powered vehicles seen near the intersection of Bullard St. and Broadway St. in Silver City in the early 20th century.
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A teacher from Deming granted a certificate by the examining board.
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A medicine claimed by E. T. Hubbard to cure any disease and prevent future sickness.
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Homestead entry claimant who made final proof in 1912 for land in New Mexico.
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Hugh Fox is a person about whom no specific historical facts are known from the available claims.
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A town in New Mexico associated with the copper industry.
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An event held on April 1 at which Donald W. Hamilton presented gold footballs to the 1932 football team.
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Idaho is ranked ninth among copper-producing states in the U.S.
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Illinois is a mining claim in the Kingston district that has produced $400,000 along with Andy Johnson and Brush Heap.
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Temporary injunction restraining Redding from working the mine.
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A pocket book was found and can be claimed at the International Lumber Company office.
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Iron is listed among the mineral deposits in New Mexico that could be developed with statehood.
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Isidro Ancheta is a person for whom no specific historical claims are documented beyond his name and unknown ownership and witness status.
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Witness listed by claimant John R. Goffar for his land claim.
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A miner who warned settlers in the Frisco Valley after the Cooney Mine attack.
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Nickname for perpetrator of Whitechapel murders; Feigenbaum's attorney claimed Feigenbaum was Jack the Ripper.
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Sheriff-elect who filed a $250,000 bond and planned to attend to duties with his son's assistance.
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Signatory of the mining meeting recommendation.
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James Bullard was John Bullard's brother who arrived in southern New Mexico Territory with him in 1866 to seek their fortune as silver prospectors.
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James Burns of Gold Hill was in town last Friday.
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A miner who warned settlers in the Frisco Valley after the Cooney Mine attack.
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James Copley is a person for whom the only known sourced claims are that he fought in an unspecified conflict and was a member of an unspecified group, providin…
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A man badly hurt in the Commercial mine accident, with shattered hip and thigh bones.
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A train engineer for the Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad around 1906.
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A presidio on the frontier, midway between Santa Rita copper mines and the city of Chihuahua.
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Listed as a guest at the Tremont Hotel from Gold Hill.
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Possibly a malformed name of an attorney practicing in Silver City, New Mexico, with unclear identity due to OCR errors.
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A wholesale hardware company advertising stoves, ranges, and mine supplies.
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Vice President of a business in Hillsboro, New Mexico, involved in dry goods, groceries, and mining supplies.
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Sold a mill site just below Hillsboro to the Mamie Richmond Mining Company.
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A prominent physician of Tucson, shot and killed by Frank J. Heney.
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Judge J. Crockett Givens of Central owns the Rescue mine.
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Jesse Kiester came in from Gold Hill on Monday to attend the horse race.
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A jewelry manufacturer advertises diamonds, watches, clocks, silverware, and filigree items.
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Parent of a child aged 2 hours who died in Silver City.
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Postmaster of the new mail office on the Silver City-Alumina route.
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One of two men accused of deceiving and assaulting the Herring girls; previously served time for petit larceny.
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Member of posse pursuing stage robbers; later met by Henry Grey in Silver City.
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Historian who authored a chapter titled 'The West in Popular Culture: Silver City and the Enduring Legend of Billy the Kid' in the book 'Unpacking Silver City'.
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An attorney at law with offices in the Exchange Building in Silver City, New Mexico.
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Wedding guest who gave an oxidized silver carving set.
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A man held for train robbing in Guaymas, Mexico, whose execution was suspended; formerly a partner with G. W. M. Carvil in Silver City.
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An attorney at law practicing in Silver City, New Mexico.
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Former Grant County citizen sentenced to one year for shooting W. B. Slaughter, claims self-defense.
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Vice-President of the Silver City Mining and Milling Company and author of a report on the company's prospects.
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John Califorioun, also known as Jan Ualifertouns and John Jeffords, arrived at an unknown location at an unknown time.
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The ranch east of town where John Coleman washes gold from the soil.
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John Dalton was a person, but no further information about his life or significance is available from the provided claims.
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Accompanied Patrick to NAN ranch and was in possession of partnership horses.
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The defense attorney who proved the shooting was accidental in the McWilson case.
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John R. Goffar filed a homestead entry and intends to make final commutation proof on his claim.
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Signatory of the mining meeting recommendation.
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John V Hughes of Dallas, Texas was a stockholder present at the Gold Frog Mining Company meeting.
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Signatory of the mining meeting recommendation.
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Signatory of the mining meeting recommendation.
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Jose Inez Jarcia of Antonchico, N.M., is named as a witness in Dona Ciano Baca's land claim.
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Prospector who struck it rich in Mexico with Chas. Campbell.
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Wedding guest who gave a silver cracker jar.
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