History of the discovery of Tombstone, Arizona, as told by Edward Lawrence Schieffelin, 1888-1890.

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History of the discovery of Tombstone, Arizona, as told by Edward Lawrence Schieffelin, 1888-1890.

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Typescript, accompanied by an autobiographical sketch, and letter of transmittal from Mrs. Josephine F. Garrick. Also included are three photographs of Schieffelin: two studio portraits and in Alaska with a dog sled team.

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Schieffelin, Edward, 1847-1897

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Edward Lawrence Schieffelin was born on October 8, 1847 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. In 1849 his father Clinton Schieffelin and uncle-in-law Joe Walker headed west to try their luck in the gold fields of California. Eventually, the two purchased property along the Rogue River in Oregon, and in 1856 a young Edward and his family moved west to join his father in Jackson County, Oregon. As a young man Schieffelin prospected all over the North American West, but his biggest find came in 1877 when ...