Ed Schieffelin
Prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district (1847-1897) · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 50
Edward Lawrence Schieffelin (1847-1897) was an American prospector and Indian Scout who discovered silver in the Arizona Territory, an event that led to the founding of Tombstone.
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Ed Schieffelin's family tree
Ed Schieffelin in 1880
A rare specimen of silver ore from Bisbee with specks of silver on the surface.
Ed Schieffelin with his pick and canteen
Schieffelin's Mine as it looks today
Inside Schiefflin's Mine
The "Old South Shaft Ore Quarry, Face of Tough-nut Mine, part of Town of Tombstone, Arizona. Dragoon Mountains, with Cochise Stronghold in background," mammoth plate, by the American photographer Carleton E. Watkins, 1880About this person
He entered into a partnership with his brother Al and mining engineer Richard Gird in a handshake deal that produced millions of dollars in wealth for all three men. During the course of Tombstone's mining history, about US$85,000,000 in silver was produced from its mines.
