Vulture Mine was a gold mine which was discovered in 1863. It was the most productive gold mine in the history of Arizona. From 1863 to 1942, the mine produced 340,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of silver.[1][2] The Vulture mine was discovered when Henry Wickenburg, a prospector from California's gold rush, stumbled upon a quartz deposit containing gold while traveling in Arizona. Wickenburg 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. Vulture City's post office was established on October 4, 1880, and Henry Wickenburg was the town's first Post Master. The town had more than five boarding houses and several buildings. The huge Vulture Mine-Assay Office building, built in 1884, still stands today. The town also had cookhouse and mess hall plus stores, saloons and even a school.[3] The town once had a population of 5,000 citizens. The town was marked by violence. Eighteen men were hanged on an ironwood tree located by the ruins of Henry Wickenburg's house.[4]
Abandoned Vulture Cityedit
After the mine closed, the city was abandoned and its buildings decayed, becoming a "ghost town". The deposit was later sold to Benjamin Phelps, who represented a group of investors that eventually organized under the name of Vulture Mining Company. The mine continued to produce at a decreased level until World War II, when it was permanently closed. The buildings and the Vulture Mine are privately owned. The owner offers a two-hour, dirt path guided walking tour at the historic Vulture mine. The tour offers a glimpse of the olden days through a tour of some of the remaining buildings of Vulture City, the once booming mining town.[1][2][3][4]
Vulture City and Vulture Mineedit
The following is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining structures of historic significance in what once was known as Vulture City. Some of these structures are just mere ruins while others are still standing in fairly good condition. Also included in the gallery are some images of the Vulture Mine.[1][2][3][4]
Images of Vulture City and Mine
Name
Image
Name
Image
1
Vulture City main gate house
2
Houses
3
Dynamite House where dynamite and ammo was stored.
4
Gas station
5
Workshop
6
The Vulture_Mine-Assay office.
7
Side view of the Vulture Mine-Assay office
8
Vulture City Chow House where the miners ate.
9
The Vulture City Chow House kitchen.
10
Hanging Tree.
11
The ruins of Henry Wickenburg's Settlers Home in Vulture City.
12
One of the Miners Living Quarters
13
Rita's Brothel
14
The ruins of the Vulture City Saloon
15
The ruins of the Vulture City Post Office which opened in 1880 and whose postmaster was Henry Wickenburg
16
Original equipment used in the Vulture Mine
17
Vulture Mine and Vulture Mountain and caves.
18
Nickel Shaft
19
Entrance to the Vulture Mine gold mine shaft.
20
Inside of the entrance of the gold mine shaft.
21
The Texas Hotel was built in 1895 in Vulture City. In 1904, the hotel was moved to Wickenburg. The hotel had a restaurant on the street floor and eight rental units upstairs.
^ abcJon E. Spencer and others, 1989, "Geology of the Vulture gold mine," Arizona Geology, v. 19 n. 4.
^ abc"National Park Service – Prospector, Cowhand, and Sodbuster (Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings)". Nps.gov. May 22, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
^ abc. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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Vulture City is a ghost town situated at the site of the defunct Vulture Mine in Maricopa County Arizona United States Vulture City ArizonaGhost townVulture Mine Assay office built in 1884VultureShow map of ArizonaVultureShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 49 02 N 112 49 59 W 33 81722 N 112 83306 W 33 81722 112 83306CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyMaricopa Contents 1 Vulture Mine 2 Abandoned Vulture City 3 Vulture City and Vulture Mine 4 Further reading 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksVulture Mine editVulture Mine was a gold mine which was discovered in 1863 It was the most productive gold mine in the history of Arizona From 1863 to 1942 the mine produced 340 000 ounces of gold and 260 000 ounces of silver 1 2 The Vulture mine was discovered when Henry Wickenburg a prospector from California s gold rush stumbled upon a quartz deposit containing gold while traveling in Arizona Wickenburg 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 Vulture City s post office was established on October 4 1880 and Henry Wickenburg was the town s first Post Master The town had more than five boarding houses and several buildings The huge Vulture Mine Assay Office building built in 1884 still stands today The town also had cookhouse and mess hall plus stores saloons and even a school 3 The town once had a population of 5 000 citizens The town was marked by violence Eighteen men were hanged on an ironwood tree located by the ruins of Henry Wickenburg s house 4 Abandoned Vulture City editAfter the mine closed the city was abandoned and its buildings decayed becoming a ghost town The deposit was later sold to Benjamin Phelps who represented a group of investors that eventually organized under the name of Vulture Mining Company The mine continued to produce at a decreased level until World War II when it was permanently closed The buildings and the Vulture Mine are privately owned The owner offers a two hour dirt path guided walking tour at the historic Vulture mine The tour offers a glimpse of the olden days through a tour of some of the remaining buildings of Vulture City the once booming mining town 1 2 3 4 Vulture City and Vulture Mine editThe following is a list which includes a photographic gallery of some of the remaining structures of historic significance in what once was known as Vulture City Some of these structures are just mere ruins while others are still standing in fairly good condition Also included in the gallery are some images of the Vulture Mine 1 2 3 4 Images of Vulture City and Mine Name Image Name Image1 Vulture City main gate house nbsp 2 Houses nbsp 3 Dynamite House where dynamite and ammo was stored nbsp 4 Gas station nbsp 5 Workshop nbsp 6 The Vulture Mine Assay office nbsp 7 Side view of the Vulture Mine Assay office nbsp 8 Vulture City Chow House where the miners ate nbsp 9 The Vulture City Chow House kitchen nbsp 10 Hanging Tree nbsp 11 The ruins of Henry Wickenburg s Settlers Home in Vulture City nbsp 12 One of the Miners Living Quarters nbsp 13 Rita s Brothel nbsp 14 The ruins of the Vulture City Saloon nbsp 15 The ruins of the Vulture City Post Office which opened in 1880 and whose postmaster was Henry Wickenburg nbsp 16 Original equipment used in the Vulture Mine nbsp 17 Vulture Mine and Vulture Mountain and caves nbsp 18 Nickel Shaft nbsp 19 Entrance to the Vulture Mine gold mine shaft nbsp 20 Inside of the entrance of the gold mine shaft nbsp 21 The Texas Hotel was built in 1895 in Vulture City In 1904 the hotel was moved to Wickenburg The hotel had a restaurant on the street floor and eight rental units upstairs nbsp Further reading editJill Parsons Arizona s Haunted History Irongate Press ASIN B004478ELW ISBN missing Ghost Towns and Historical Haunts in Arizona Golden West Publishers ASIN B003HF06YA ISBN missing Varney Philip 1980 Two The Wickenburg Area Arizona s Best Ghost Towns Flagstaff Northland Press pp 23 25 ISBN 0873582179 LCCN 79 91724 See also edit nbsp Arizona portal nbsp Cities portalVulture MountainsReferences edit a b c Jon E Spencer and others 1989 Geology of the Vulture gold mine Arizona Geology v 19 n 4 a b c National Park Service Prospector Cowhand and Sodbuster Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings Nps gov May 22 2005 Retrieved July 31 2010 a b c Vulture Mine a b c Vulture City Ghost Town Archived from the original on March 13 2015 Retrieved March 2 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vulture City Arizona Vulture Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vulture City Arizona amp oldid 1167776045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
