The patent for the Tiger Mine was the first ever recorded in Yavapai county on April 30, 1874. The mine had been worked extensively starting in 1870 just after the Del Pasco. Also called Moreland City, Tiger constantly faced the attack of Apache Indians until 1476 Apache's were moved in 1875. Ore ran upwards of $4000 per ton and the Tiger Mill was officially started on June 9, 1879. There was a store, a hotel, and even its own school district. Then disasters began to strike the Tiger Mine. Many men were killed as drunken hoist operators dropped their clients down the shaft. Noah Sheckles moved in his store and illegally transferred the Bradshaw City post office. Today only the mine remnants are left.

Tiger, Arizona; Desert Magazine entitled, 'Gems, Minerals and Mines Along Southwestern Trails', was a series of articles written by some firemen from Los Angeles. This article is about the town of Tiger, Arizona and the area around it:http://www.dezertmagazine.com/mine/1952DM10/index.html