In the June issue of True West, there are several photos of the mines and miners of George Hearst (pp. 20-25). How did …
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Lost Dutchman Mine One of the greatest lost mine stories of them all.
The Lost Dutchman is one of the greatest lost mine stories of them all. I’ve spent years studying and writing abou…
Who Was The Real George Hearst? The mining magnate might be a modern-day Western film villain, but in reality he was an audacious, self-made entrepreneur of the American West.
As students of both broadcast entertainment and Western history should be aware, there are two George Hearsts, and the c…
Oatman Genesis Is Oatman named for olive, or not?
Did John Moss, friend of Mohave leader Irataba, name the Oatman mine and, hence, the town after Olive Oatman? Or was the…
The Lost Adams Diggings
Somewhere out in these rugged mountains of eastern Arizona, just maybe lies the greatest lost mine of them all…the Lost …