The very FIRST articles ever published about the Lost Dutchmans mine

[cw0909]

I tried to find the article,from my post #37 in this thread
researching i found a link from this page

https://azlibrary.gov/starl/arizona-newspapers

under microfilm collection, that there is a missing reel
that contained that newspaper/s. hope the history is not lost
not sure if it would still be in hard copy, same link above
says they have NPs from 1859 to now so they could have updated
by now, maybe ill email and check

the notice of lost reel
C.12 D.3:
Arizona Weekly Gazette
Missing 1 reel 4/10/1884-12/1/1892 as of 1/2016
*Missing = catalogued but not in drawer Last updated: 7/12/2017
https://asla.ent.sirsi.net/custom/w... Newspaper File Cabinet Index rev 7-12-17.pdf

the article
A Queer Quest Another Lost Mine Being Hunted By a Woman
Arizona weekly Gazette,sept.1,1892

 

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[393stroker]

Odd that it’s missing.

 

[cw0909]

others old and new are missing too, just not as large

 

[Oroblanco]

Ran into that with the transcripts of the court martial of Captain French, the national archives did not even know that the microfilm had been taken and replaced with 'filler' nonsense type microfilm. Amazing what some folks will do.

 

[cw0909]

emailed, waiting on the newspaper librarian to get back

Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, we haven't found or replaced that reel. I contacted our newspaper librarian to see if she has any other ideas, but she's out of town for the week, so it may be a while before I hear back.
I see in WorldCat that several other libraries in Arizona have that newspaper, although I can't see which years they have. I might suggest seeing if your local library can put in an inter-library loan request for it.
If the newspaper librarian is able to find it, I'll be back in touch with you. Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you with.
Take care,
Amelia Raines
Federal Documents Librarian
State of Arizona Research Library
602-926-3870

 

[cw0909]

i didnt find the article
A Queer Quest Another Lost Mine Being Hunted By a Woman
Arizona weekly Gazette,sept.1,1892

found this mention, dosent name the miner though.she is referred to as Mrs E W Thomas

The St. Johns herald., September 08, 1892
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn94051692/0021110613A/1892090801/0282.pdf

about the ice cream parlor,did she sell to finance the hunt


Arizona republican September 15, 1892
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn84020558/00211105392/1892091501/0557.pdf

not sure if related, mentions a french mine and a Mrs W H Thomas


Arizona republican.September 09, 1892
"the lost mine"
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1892-09-09/ed-1/seq-1/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn84020558/00211105392/1892090901/0533.pdf

 

[Oroblanco]

i didnt find the article
A Queer Quest Another Lost Mine Being Hunted By a Woman
Arizona weekly Gazette,sept.1,1892

found this mention, dosent name the miner though.she is referred to as Mrs E W Thomas
View attachment 1752873
The St. Johns herald., September 08, 1892
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn94051692/0021110613A/1892090801/0282.pdf

about the ice cream parlor,did she sell to finance the hunt

View attachment 1752874
Arizona republican September 15, 1892
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn84020558/00211105392/1892091501/0557.pdf

not sure if related, mentions a french mine and a Mrs W H Thomas

View attachment 1752875
Arizona republican.September 09, 1892
"the lost mine"
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1892-09-09/ed-1/seq-1/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ta/sn84020558/00211105392/1892090901/0533.pdf

The strange spelling for the last name of "Petrick" is an Americanized version of Petrasch. I would not have known it but had a friend named Pedrick (note a slightly different spelling) and he informed me that it was originally Petrasch.