I've been researching the activities of an American mining engineer named Arthur F. Wendt (ca. 1850 to 1893), who spent time in Bolivia and Chile in the late 1880s.
This morning I found out that from 1879 to 1886 he was in an out of Arizona -- Globe, Clifton, Tombstone, etc., on a variety of mining endeavors, the Arizona Prince Copper Co. among them.
Anyone heard of Alfred F. Wendt? Anything interesting to offer? Dan
In addition to Paul's hits on Nov 1 and Dec 28, 1881, I also have him staying at the Cosmopolitan per the Epitaph of the following dates:
Oct 22, 1881 (also listed in Nugget)
Oct 28, 1881 (listed ... more
Interesting. Arthur F. Wendt wrote several mining/geological monographs, including a frequently cited one on copper deposits in AZ & NM, and published a photo album (photos by the Boock brothers) abo... more
Dan, Wendt must have kept his nose too clean for most of us to have run across him. I just checked 8-10 tombstone books and don't find his name in any of them. If he was ever noticed, perhaps Newspa... more
Thanks, Roy. He popped up a dozen or so times in Arizona newspapers, and was involved in a long running lawsuit, his company Arizona Prince Copper, against Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co.
H... more
Dan - I checked my database and found Wendt mentioned among "Hotel Arrivals" twice:
Hotel Arrivals [Cosmopolitan] J C Collier and wife, Indiana; J H Collier and wife, Emery City; J McHough, J Scrib... more