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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Mining claim described as the richest in the local districts with average ore values of $20 per ton.
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A mine on Whiskey Creek within two miles of Pinos Altos, discovered accidentally by the Dimmick brothers.
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Mine to be operated soon
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A black and white image of Silver City taken from Chihuahua Hill, mounted in black matte paper.
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A mining claim of 160 linear feet in the Palomas Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico.
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A late 19th or early 20th century photograph depicting Silver City from Chihuahua Hill, mounted on black matte paper.
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The initial piece of pure horn silver that one of the discoverers bit, confirming its malleability.
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A vein of malleable horn and native silver that produced significant ore.
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A mine at Georgetown from which a rock with a natural picture of Mineral Mountain was extracted at 110 feet depth.
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A copper mine located in Santa Rita, New Mexico, depicted with a drag line.
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Amount of silver bullion shipped through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Silver City office during October.
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Average copper value per ton of ore from the Bonney Mine.
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Amount of gold shipped by Wells Fargo & Company from Silver City between January 1 and August 30.
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Wells Fargo & Company shipped $131,055 in gold bullion from the city.
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A 100-pound gold and silver brick from the Little Fanny mine, valued at $1500.
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A gold nugget piece as large as a fist given to the narrator as his share.
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Amount of gold shipped through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Silver City office during October.
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Gold dust exchanged by Indians pound for pound with beads.
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Amount of silver that Navaho Sam slipped by the nose of Billy the Kid.
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The price for a gold and silver assay is $3.50.
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Average silver value per ton of ore from the Bonney Mine.
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Average gold value per ton of ore from the Bonney Mine.
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The loss of $500 in gold from a registered letter that was being remitted to Albuquerque.
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Portion of the $2,300 payroll that was in silver coins.
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Amount of silver bullion shipped by Wells Fargo & Company from Silver City between January 1 and August 30.
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Chunk of pure gold found in gravel near B. B. Lewis's mine at Alleghany City.
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Group of foreign miners, all but one American, who were murdered near Santa Isabel.
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A sum of gold received by Friar Diasarte Anton to be turned over to Don John.
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The price for a gold-tin-copper assay is 50 cents.
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Unusual amount of silver extracted by Savage and Thoman in one month from their lease.
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The proceeds from the sack of ore taken from the mine pillar.
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The Alacran Mine is being worked by the Greene-Cananea company, with construction and roaster plant work being rushed to completion.
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A silver mine near Alhambra camp with a 20-stamp mill; ran steadily for over two years before shutting down temporarily.
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A turquoise mine with a seventy-five foot shaft where John Maddox was killed.
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The Amelia mine, located near Noria, Sonora, will make a trial shipment to the Greene-Cananea company.
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Part of the ownership dispute in the Socorro mining district.
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Mine where a dead body was found in an old, unused shaft.
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Mine on Chloride Flat, three or four miles north of town.
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A turquoise mine near Bonanza City owned by Chauncey Story.
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A mine in the Pinos Altos Mountains that produced gold, silver, and copper from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
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A mine at Georgetown where a serious accident occurred.
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A big strike occurred in copper camps north of Lordsburg, involving Clifton and Morenci.
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Mine in Lone Mountain district in which Robert Redding sold his interest to Mrs. Chiles.
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Mine near Clifton whose miners organized to confront rustlers but were turned back by Campbell's orders.
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The Ernestine Mining company is cleaning up for late April and treating ore, with negotiations for sale of the property expected to close soon.
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Stolen ore that Kavanaugh sold to the Silver City National Bank.
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Mineral ores sampled and purchased at market prices in Kingston, New Mexico.
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A mine in Central where F. J. Sweeney was killed by falling earth.
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A famous mine in Utah cited as analogous to the Silver Cell mine discovery; paid $4,300,000 in dividends to date.
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Mine where Edward Fountain had been employed before his death.
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Part of the ownership dispute in the Socorro mining district.
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A mine owned by the Kinneys, Johnson and Sly, shipping one carload of high-grade ore monthly.
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This meerschaum mine was located by M. W. Neff and is claimed to be the world's largest.
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A mine owned by the narrator that showed Mexican silver, targeted by Mexicans.
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Mineral baths in Hot Springs (later Truth or Consequences) that Geronimo is said to have frequented.
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Mines and mineral resources in New Mexico is the subject of the metadata.
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The mining patent application filed at the Las Cruces Land Office for the Albatross Lode.
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A mining claim sold by Robert Redding to George Manley and others, to be paid in installments.
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Silver City is the center of the largest mining interests in New Mexico.
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Mining patents are a legal service offered by W. A. Fleming Jones related to land and mining law.
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