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The Mammoth Saloon was one of three
saloons that were in business during the Arizona gold rush of 1893 here
at Goldfield. The first discovery of high grade gold ore was made in
1892 by Orlando Merrill while mining on another gold claim nearby with
two other partners. They sold their discovery to Haff & Sullivan Mining
company out of Colorado and soon news spread of this rich discovery.
A town was established and named Goldfield. Some estimates of population
were two to five thousand people who lived here. There were 50 paying
claims in this area. The biggest and richest ore body was taken out
of the Mammoth Mine. Remnants of these old mines can still be seen today.
More than 3 millions dollars of gold was taken from Gold Field at the
price of $20.67 per oz.
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