Date of birth from 1870 U.S. Census
Hassayampa Miner (Wickenburg, Arizona)
Thursday, February 1, 1917, p. 1:4
A Pioneer Dead
Albert, better known as "Shorty," Algier, a pioneer prospector and miner of Central Arizona, fell dead from heart disease on the streets of Phoenix on the 25th. He came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago, and perhaps the most notable of his mining finds was the "Glory Hole" at Salome, of which so much has been said and written, and which is now being exploited by Dick Wick Hall. He is said to have relatives in both Pennsylvania and California.
[Source: Arizona State Library & Archives, Phoenix AZ]
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Arizona Republican (Phoenix AZ)
Friday, January 26, 1917, p. 9
"Glory Hole" Algier Expires On Street
Albert Algier, better known as "Shorty," discoverer of the famous "Glory Hole" mine at Salome, Ariz., and a pioneer prospector and miner of Arizona, attacked with heart failure yesterday morning while walking along East Washington street near the Plaza Theater, died before physicians could reach his side. He had just eaten his breakfast and was making his way back to the Capitol Hotel, where he had a room, when stricken. The police were called and they in turn summoned physicians, but the man died almost immediately after sinking to the sidewalk. The body was removed to the George F. Merryman undertaking parlors, where it is being held pending funeral arrangements.
Algier came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago. He roamed about the hills of the mining districts and made several more or less important "strikes." In 1909, while associated with Herman Griffin, another pioneer prospector, Algier made the discovery of the gold ore at Salome, which afterward developed into the "Glory Hole" mine, one of the richest producers ever located in Arizona. It was not, however, until the property had passed into other hands that its true worth was revealed.
Indirectly the discovery of the "Glory Hole" by Algier is said to have been responsible for the installation of automatic telephones in Phoenix. As the property passed from Algier and Griffin to Dick Wick Hall, and afterward temporarily into the hands of Phoenix men, good quantities of rich ore were taken out in the process of development. When the option taken by the Phoenix men expired they turned the property back, but are said to have in the meantime made upwards of $100,000 which went into the organization of the Overland Telephone Company, the organization that installed automatic telephones in this city. Afterward this company was absorbed by the Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company and later by the Mountain States.
It is said that Algier had a sister living in Pennsylvania and possibly others in California. Herman Griffin was in Phoenix yesterday at the time of the death of his partner, but was not apprised of the occurrence until several hours after. For a time there was a rumor about town that it was Griffin who had died, but he disproved this by appearing in person. Griffin told the police that Algier had been rooming at the Capitol and that he understood he had recently disposed of some claims in the Granite Wash district and that he had been paid several hundred dollars for them.
[Source: Chronicling America]
Hassayampa Miner (Wickenburg, Arizona)
Thursday, February 1, 1917, p. 1:4
A Pioneer Dead
Albert, better known as "Shorty," Algier, a pioneer prospector and miner of Central Arizona, fell dead from heart disease on the streets of Phoenix on the 25th. He came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago, and perhaps the most notable of his mining finds was the "Glory Hole" at Salome, of which so much has been said and written, and which is now being exploited by Dick Wick Hall. He is said to have relatives in both Pennsylvania and California.
[Source: Arizona State Library & Archives, Phoenix AZ]
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Arizona Republican (Phoenix AZ)
Friday, January 26, 1917, p. 9
"Glory Hole" Algier Expires On Street
Albert Algier, better known as "Shorty," discoverer of the famous "Glory Hole" mine at Salome, Ariz., and a pioneer prospector and miner of Arizona, attacked with heart failure yesterday morning while walking along East Washington street near the Plaza Theater, died before physicians could reach his side. He had just eaten his breakfast and was making his way back to the Capitol Hotel, where he had a room, when stricken. The police were called and they in turn summoned physicians, but the man died almost immediately after sinking to the sidewalk. The body was removed to the George F. Merryman undertaking parlors, where it is being held pending funeral arrangements.
Algier came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago. He roamed about the hills of the mining districts and made several more or less important "strikes." In 1909, while associated with Herman Griffin, another pioneer prospector, Algier made the discovery of the gold ore at Salome, which afterward developed into the "Glory Hole" mine, one of the richest producers ever located in Arizona. It was not, however, until the property had passed into other hands that its true worth was revealed.
Indirectly the discovery of the "Glory Hole" by Algier is said to have been responsible for the installation of automatic telephones in Phoenix. As the property passed from Algier and Griffin to Dick Wick Hall, and afterward temporarily into the hands of Phoenix men, good quantities of rich ore were taken out in the process of development. When the option taken by the Phoenix men expired they turned the property back, but are said to have in the meantime made upwards of $100,000 which went into the organization of the Overland Telephone Company, the organization that installed automatic telephones in this city. Afterward this company was absorbed by the Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company and later by the Mountain States.
It is said that Algier had a sister living in Pennsylvania and possibly others in California. Herman Griffin was in Phoenix yesterday at the time of the death of his partner, but was not apprised of the occurrence until several hours after. For a time there was a rumor about town that it was Griffin who had died, but he disproved this by appearing in person. Griffin told the police that Algier had been rooming at the Capitol and that he understood he had recently disposed of some claims in the Granite Wash district and that he had been paid several hundred dollars for them.
[Source: Chronicling America]
Date of birth from 1870 U.S. Census
Hassayampa Miner (Wickenburg, Arizona)
Thursday, February 1, 1917, p. 1:4
A Pioneer Dead
Albert, better known as "Shorty," Algier, a pioneer prospector and miner of Central Arizona, fell dead from heart disease on the streets of Phoenix on the 25th. He came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago, and perhaps the most notable of his mining finds was the "Glory Hole" at Salome, of which so much has been said and written, and which is now being exploited by Dick Wick Hall. He is said to have relatives in both Pennsylvania and California.
[Source: Arizona State Library & Archives, Phoenix AZ]
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Arizona Republican (Phoenix AZ)
Friday, January 26, 1917, p. 9
"Glory Hole" Algier Expires On Street
Albert Algier, better known as "Shorty," discoverer of the famous "Glory Hole" mine at Salome, Ariz., and a pioneer prospector and miner of Arizona, attacked with heart failure yesterday morning while walking along East Washington street near the Plaza Theater, died before physicians could reach his side. He had just eaten his breakfast and was making his way back to the Capitol Hotel, where he had a room, when stricken. The police were called and they in turn summoned physicians, but the man died almost immediately after sinking to the sidewalk. The body was removed to the George F. Merryman undertaking parlors, where it is being held pending funeral arrangements.
Algier came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago. He roamed about the hills of the mining districts and made several more or less important "strikes." In 1909, while associated with Herman Griffin, another pioneer prospector, Algier made the discovery of the gold ore at Salome, which afterward developed into the "Glory Hole" mine, one of the richest producers ever located in Arizona. It was not, however, until the property had passed into other hands that its true worth was revealed.
Indirectly the discovery of the "Glory Hole" by Algier is said to have been responsible for the installation of automatic telephones in Phoenix. As the property passed from Algier and Griffin to Dick Wick Hall, and afterward temporarily into the hands of Phoenix men, good quantities of rich ore were taken out in the process of development. When the option taken by the Phoenix men expired they turned the property back, but are said to have in the meantime made upwards of $100,000 which went into the organization of the Overland Telephone Company, the organization that installed automatic telephones in this city. Afterward this company was absorbed by the Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company and later by the Mountain States.
It is said that Algier had a sister living in Pennsylvania and possibly others in California. Herman Griffin was in Phoenix yesterday at the time of the death of his partner, but was not apprised of the occurrence until several hours after. For a time there was a rumor about town that it was Griffin who had died, but he disproved this by appearing in person. Griffin told the police that Algier had been rooming at the Capitol and that he understood he had recently disposed of some claims in the Granite Wash district and that he had been paid several hundred dollars for them.
[Source: Chronicling America]
Hassayampa Miner (Wickenburg, Arizona)
Thursday, February 1, 1917, p. 1:4
A Pioneer Dead
Albert, better known as "Shorty," Algier, a pioneer prospector and miner of Central Arizona, fell dead from heart disease on the streets of Phoenix on the 25th. He came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago, and perhaps the most notable of his mining finds was the "Glory Hole" at Salome, of which so much has been said and written, and which is now being exploited by Dick Wick Hall. He is said to have relatives in both Pennsylvania and California.
[Source: Arizona State Library & Archives, Phoenix AZ]
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Arizona Republican (Phoenix AZ)
Friday, January 26, 1917, p. 9
"Glory Hole" Algier Expires On Street
Albert Algier, better known as "Shorty," discoverer of the famous "Glory Hole" mine at Salome, Ariz., and a pioneer prospector and miner of Arizona, attacked with heart failure yesterday morning while walking along East Washington street near the Plaza Theater, died before physicians could reach his side. He had just eaten his breakfast and was making his way back to the Capitol Hotel, where he had a room, when stricken. The police were called and they in turn summoned physicians, but the man died almost immediately after sinking to the sidewalk. The body was removed to the George F. Merryman undertaking parlors, where it is being held pending funeral arrangements.
Algier came to Arizona from Philadelphia many years ago. He roamed about the hills of the mining districts and made several more or less important "strikes." In 1909, while associated with Herman Griffin, another pioneer prospector, Algier made the discovery of the gold ore at Salome, which afterward developed into the "Glory Hole" mine, one of the richest producers ever located in Arizona. It was not, however, until the property had passed into other hands that its true worth was revealed.
Indirectly the discovery of the "Glory Hole" by Algier is said to have been responsible for the installation of automatic telephones in Phoenix. As the property passed from Algier and Griffin to Dick Wick Hall, and afterward temporarily into the hands of Phoenix men, good quantities of rich ore were taken out in the process of development. When the option taken by the Phoenix men expired they turned the property back, but are said to have in the meantime made upwards of $100,000 which went into the organization of the Overland Telephone Company, the organization that installed automatic telephones in this city. Afterward this company was absorbed by the Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company and later by the Mountain States.
It is said that Algier had a sister living in Pennsylvania and possibly others in California. Herman Griffin was in Phoenix yesterday at the time of the death of his partner, but was not apprised of the occurrence until several hours after. For a time there was a rumor about town that it was Griffin who had died, but he disproved this by appearing in person. Griffin told the police that Algier had been rooming at the Capitol and that he understood he had recently disposed of some claims in the Granite Wash district and that he had been paid several hundred dollars for them.
[Source: Chronicling America]
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