Arizona Mining Boom Promises Rich Gold Fields
Old timers recall droughts of 1868 and a strong rainy spell in July. Capt. Hines raised the valley’s first corn with no irrigation. Reports foretell early dam and storage reservoir construction in southern Arizona. Copper towns Bisbee and Clifton gain demand. silver crisis delays statehood. Gold prospects in Superstitions attract Colorado miners as rich veins are deemed likely to yield big fortunes this fall.
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Clifton
Graham Counties
Arizona
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America
Colorado
Superstition Mountains
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Main Street
Geo. Emmett
Cleveland Bay
O. F. Rogers
John Lett
York
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P. Mets, Proprietor
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Shington
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the Mutual Life Insurance
Wis Fork
United States
Phoenix, Arizona
H. Bloomer
Dicia
Territory of
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Attye
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Maricopa County
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Jedediah G Peterson
Hyrum
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Herbert Brown
James S Watrous
Tempe
A J Houston
John W Fitahugh
H Woods
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Register
U. S. Land Office
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Mesa Free Press
Mesa Arizona
Register and Receiver
U S Land Office
M. Herbert Brown
Phoenix Arizona
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J H Woods
Herber
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Mesa & Tempe
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