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Ed Schieffelin filed his first claim in 1877 and named it "Tombstone" — because he'd been told that a tombstone was all he'd find in those Apache-ruled hills. A year later, his second claim he named "Good Enough," the silver ore being rich enough to satisfy him. That second claim became the mine now open at Toughnut Street, one block south of town, running guided tours 100 feet underground through the tunnels where Tombstone's silver boom began.
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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