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MOGOLLON MINING AND PROSPECTING COMPANY

Tom Miner's folly: the twisted tale of the Mogollon Mining & Prospecting Company, 1871

Author: 
C. Bigando
Article Date: 
Spring 1990
Article Abstract: 
19 people formed the Company in June, 1871, to search for a rich gold placer Tom Miner said he had seen and then lost. The gold was never found, despite one of the most intense and least efficient searches ever made. Illus. Port. Map
Language: 
English