Some say that “any stupid ass” can find gold. Perhaps that saying was derived from this typical prospecting story.
A rich Arizona placer deposit was found on top of Antelope Hill by a group led by Paulino Weaver, A.H. Peebles and Jack Swilling in 1863. They were prospecting for gold up the Hassayampa River. Antelope Hill was so rich in gold that the site was renamed Rich Hill. You know how mining stories go…it seems that one of the fellows in the party went looking for a burro that had gone astray and found gold!
A rich Arizona placer deposit was found on top of Antelope Hill by a group led by Paulino Weaver, A.H. Peebles and Jack Swilling in 1863. They were prospecting for gold up the Hassayampa River. Antelope Hill was so rich in gold that the site was renamed Rich Hill. You know how mining stories go…it seems that one of the fellows in the party went looking for a burro that had gone astray and found gold!
