Brother of Charles Debrille Poston, and superintendent of the Heintzelman Mine at Cerro Colorado, Arizona.
In 1861, Poston and two German employees were murdered by Mexican "banditos," who then fled south across the border. All three men were buried near the town and it is said that $30,000 in silver remains hidden somewhere in the rolling foothills nearby.
In 1861, Poston and two German employees were murdered by Mexican "banditos," who then fled south across the border. All three men were buried near the town and it is said that $30,000 in silver remains hidden somewhere in the rolling foothills nearby.
Brother of Charles Debrille Poston, and superintendent of the Heintzelman Mine at Cerro Colorado, Arizona.
In 1861, Poston and two German employees were murdered by Mexican "banditos," who then fled south across the border. All three men were buried near the town and it is said that $30,000 in silver remains hidden somewhere in the rolling foothills nearby.
In 1861, Poston and two German employees were murdered by Mexican "banditos," who then fled south across the border. All three men were buried near the town and it is said that $30,000 in silver remains hidden somewhere in the rolling foothills nearby.
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