AZentertain: Arizona Gold Rush: Campo Bonito

The Campo Bonito mines

Campo Bonito

Campo Bonito Flint Carter

Above: Propsector Flint Carter overlooking the Campo Bonito grounds where mining for gold and other precious metals lured thousands of men and women during the Arizona Gold Rush of the 1880s through 1910s. © BZB 2010.

Left above: One of the tunnels dug near the Campo Bonito site. © BZB 2010.

Left below: A tub used for cleaning and separating ores still at the Campo Bonito site. @ BZB 2010.

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