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(ARIZONA - MINING) [Vizina Consolidated Mining Co.]
The Vizina Consolidated Mining Company of Tombstone, Arizona, Office, No. 30 Pine Street, New York.[New York?]: [s.n.], 1882. Quarto, [4] pp. Printed and illustrated circular. Former folds, some weakened points of intersection, small paper loss to one corner, rear wrap slightly soiled.
A dividend notice and promotional item. Five dividends paid between 1881 to 1882 are noted. In addition, one page is devoted to explaining all of the silver mining properties owned by the company, located in Tombstone, Chochise County, Arizona. The company claimed to output about 500 tons of ore and to employ fifty men. On October 27th, 1881, the next day after the shoot-out at O.K. Corral, the local newspaper, Tombstone Epitaph, reported: “The moment the word of the shooting reached the Vizina and Tough Nut mines the whistles blew a shrill signal, and the miners came to the surface, armed themselves, and poured into the town like an invading army. A few moments served to bring out all the better portions of the citizens, thoroughly armed and ready for any emergency. Precautions were immediately taken to preserve law and order, even if they had to fight for it.” In 1882, the Tombstone Mining District was reaching the height of its silver production, and the gold/silver standard debate was emerging as a huge political debate. Tombstone was at its peak of population and prosperity. In 1882, Wyatt Earp, famed law officer, saloon-keeper and miner, left the Arizona Territory. The rear wrap has a large outline plat drawing showing the bullion production of Tombstone District and the location of the company and all of the principal mines in the Tombstone Mining District; Viznia, Toughnut, Sulphuret, Contention, Contentment, Grand Central Mining Company, location of numerous hoisting works, etc.
OCLC, one copy only at Yale.
$1,500
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