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"John Pearce, a rancher, struck gold in this vicinity in 1894 and the Commonwealth Mine was begun. The railroad station opened in 1903. For several years Pearce and his wife lived in Tombstone where he was a miner and she managed a boardinghouse. They saved their money and began a ranch in the Sulphur Springs Valley. It was while riding the range that Pearce stopped to rest at the top of a small hill and here he discovered rich ore. Pearce sold out for $250,000. The peak of production at the mine was reached in 1896. However, the mine was worked until 1904 when shaft cave-ins caused a shutdown. With the erection of a cyanide plant in 1905, the mine went back into operation. It is now inactive."
Post Office est. March 6, 1896.
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona
Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1960.
P. 46
Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profile- Pearce, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/prce-sun.pdf
Pearce, Arizona Local Government Website
http://www.vtc.net/~seariz/
History of Pearce, Arizona
http://www.ghosttowntrails.com/pearce.html
The Arizonan.com Pearce, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Pearce/
Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog
A history of Pearce, Arizona / by Lillian Cheng
F806
.C6x v.26:1
Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index
Biography of James Pearce, 1839-?
HB HAY BIO PEA,JAM
Pearce, Arizona
CE EPH MG-3
Sunsiter; 4-1989
CE EPH P-1.OV1
FE EPH DTO-PEARCE
CE EPH DTO-PEARCE
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