Mogollon - New Mexico Ghost Town

MOGOLLON

NAME: Mogollon
COUNTY: Catron
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 7
CLIMATE: Cool winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Anytime

COMMENTS: Just North of Glenwood.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

The mining camp at Mogollon was started during the 1890s in the bottom of Silver Creek Canyon. Several mines of some note were started with the one named Little Fanny gaining the reputation that is the history of the town itself. The presence of miner's consumption was so severe it was not uncommon for miners working the Little Fanny to last only three years or less. The ghastly toll of men working in the mine forced the owners to develop the method of spraying water under pressure from the jack-hammers in breaking the quartz for removal from the mine. As the dust was reduced, so was the patient load for the town's three doctors. The population of the town at the time Little Fanny was being developed was about 2,000 and that was in 1909. By 1915, the mine's payroll each month was between $50,000 and $75,000 with the mine's gold and silver bullion being shipped to Silver City by mule team. During World War I, trucks took over hauling the ore to Silver City but the end was in sight. As time progressed, the assay value of the ore began to drop to the point it was no longer profitable to continue operations. When the Little Fanny closed down, so did Mogollon. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. Mogollon Town Courtesy Dolores Steele Mogollon General Storeo Courtesy Dolores Steele Left = tiny Saloon - Mercantile - Holland Store Courtesy Dolores Steele Church Courtesy Dolores Steele Cemetery Courtesy Dolores Steele Mogollon Courtesy Kurt Wenner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Jake Klein	Mogollon Courtesy Tom McCurnin Mogollon Courtesy Tom McCurnin Mogollon, New Mexico Courtesy Tom McCurnin Mogollon, New Mexico Courtesy Dolores Steele 1915 Theater - Saloon next door Courtesy Dolores Steele Was Hominghouse Courtesy Dolores Steele Cemetery Courtesy Dolores Steele Mogollon Courtesy Dolores Steele Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner Mogollon Courtesy Laurie Conner

The mining camp at Mogollon was started during the 1890s in the bottom of Silver Creek Canyon. Several mines of some note were started with the one named Little Fanny gaining the reputation that is the history of the town itself. The presence of miner's consumption was so severe it was not uncommon for miners working the Little Fanny to last only three years or less. The ghastly toll of men working in the mine forced the owners to develop the method of spraying water under pressure from the jack-hammers in breaking the quartz for removal from the mine. As the dust was reduced, so was the patient load for the town's three doctors. The population of the town at the time Little Fanny was being developed was about 2,000 and that was in 1909. By 1915, the mine's payroll each month was between $50,000 and $75,000 with the mine's gold and silver bullion being shipped to Silver City by mule team. During World War I, trucks took over hauling the ore to Silver City but the end was in sight. As time progressed, the assay value of the ore began to drop to the point it was no longer profitable to continue operations. When the Little Fanny closed down, so did Mogollon. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.