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The Christmas Mine

by | Dec 7, 2016 | True West Blog

In 1880 rich deposits of gold were found in the Dripping Springs Mountains south of Globe by Dr. James Douglas, president of the Phelps Dodge Mining Company.  Since the deposits were on the Apache Reservation it couldn’t be developed.  Phelps Dodge hired an Irishman named Michael O’Brien to squat on the property and for twenty years O’Brien camped out on the site, awaiting the chance to legally file


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