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Within two years of discovery, Henry Wickenburg and the other claimants sold most of their original footage and The Vulture Mining Company, under East Coast auspices, took over. The town of Wickenburg grew and developed when mill sites were established along the river. Sites moved as the wood supply used to produce steam energy was depleted.
The Vulture mine began when a prospector from California's gold rush, Henry Wickenburg, discovered a quartz deposit containing gold and began mining the outcrop himself. In 1863, after Henry Wickenburg discovered the Vulture mine, Vulture City, a small mining town, was established in the area. The town once had a population of 5,000 citizens.
Aug 24, 2010 · Regardless of the number of stories about its discovery, the truth is that Henry Wickenburg did find gold in October 1863 and filed official papers for the claim on May 21, 1864. His Vulture Gold Mine is still there for all to experience though the remaining buildings are rapidly collapsing. The Vulture Mine Preservation and Restoration ...
Wickenburg began mining the deposit himself, but it was soon acquired by investor Benjamin Phelps, who organized the Vulture Mining Company to increase production. From 1863 until its final closure in 1942 during World War II, the Vulture Mine produced a staggering 340,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of silver.
- 36610 355th AvenueWickenburg, Arizona
- 33°49′02″N 112°49′59″W
- 1863
Jan 30, 2013 · The early twentieth century brought new strikes and the promise of more riches, but the mine and Vulture City began to fade even as Wickenburg’s fame grew as the “Dude Ranch Capital of the World” in the 1930s. The mine was closed during World War II and has been privately owned since the 1970s. Many of the former Vulture City buildings ...
The pipeline proved to be more than just an idea when in April of 1880 a contract was signed with the C&M company of New York to manufacture 14.5 miles of pipe and also to make some parts for a new stamp mill. (it is often erroneously reported that the pipe was made and riveted in the Vulture blacksmith shop.)
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On a scouting expedition Wickenburg chanced upon what would become The Vulture Mine. With funds from his new claim he bought a ranch several miles from the mine. As the success of the mine grew, so did the new town of Wickenburg which supplied the miners at Vulture. After selling his interest in the mine Henry Wickenburg fell upon hard times.
