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Tombstone's original silver mine, now open for a 45-minute underground hard-rock tour at 5th & Toughnut St. Ed Schieffelin filed his first claim in 1877 and named it 'Tombstone' after soldiers said his tombstone was all he'd find in Apache country; his second claim he named 'Good Enough' for the rich ore. It became Tombstone's major silver producer (claim 1878, production 1879). The town's whole boom started here.
Quick facts
- ·Coords from Google Maps / Roadside America (31.71091/31.711358, -110.06695/-110.0663776; ~31.7109, -110.0670 at 5th & Toughnut, one block south of Allen). Ed Schieffelin's first claim 'Tombstone' 1877, partnered with brother Al and assayer Richard Gird (one sample assayed ~$2,000/ton); 'Good Enough' claim 1878, production 1879. The Tombstone district produced ~32 million troy oz of silver, the most of any AZ district; by mid-1884 the mines had yielded ~$25M in bullion. Reopened as a tour March 15, 2007. Serves as the destination's mining/Schieffelin anchor (Toughnut & Goodenough). 5+ specific facts.
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