Rare Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Co. Cert. #102. Issued at San Francisco, Cal. in 1876. Issued to T.M. McEntee, Trustee in 1876 for 10 shares. Signed by E.M. McEntee, president, and A. Derre, secretary. Vignette, top center, of Heintzelman Mine (Cerro Colorado), and Liberty at left. [x=#8220/]Cerro Colorado Mining District, Arizona Territory,[x=#8221/] printed beside vignette. During the Civil War, soldiers that were protecting the area against Apache Indians were removed from Arizona leaving the area unprotected. After the troops left, the mining camps were under constant attack from the Apaches. Soon after, Mexican miners stole whatever they could, including $70,000 worth of silver bullion, and as the story is told, buried all the bounty in the nearby hills. Mexican outlaws hearing the tales headed toward Cerro-Colorado and completely destroyed the town and mining camps, killing most of the workers, looking for buried treasure. To this day, the treasure has not been located, and the name given to this entire story is the [x=#8220/]Treasure of the Cursed Cerro Colorado[x=#8221/]. By 1883 there were fewer than 100 people left at Arivaca, according to McKenney[x=#8217/]s 1883-84 Directory, with a hotel, 2 saloons and a brewery, one grocery store, a general merchandise store, blacksmith and butcher. Tight trim on left border. Robert Coelln Collection