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M. C. Ish & Company, Goldfields, Nev. Box End

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M. C. Ish & Company, Goldfields, Nev. Box End
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Milton Ish was working in Tuscarora in 1900. But the strike at Goldfield drew him there and he opened a grocery store. With the money he made there, he began to dabble in mining. By 1905 he was running the Mohawk Mine. His uncle Frank Ish was his partner in both ventures! It is said the Mohawk Mine made the Ish’s millionaires.



The Ish family was also important to the success of the Pacific Coast League. It seems that Cal Ewing (Frank Ish’s nephew) was one of the driving forces for the creation of the Pacific Coast League in 1905. Then the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 threatened to bring down the league. However, Frank Ish (with the money he made with his nephew Milton C.) and Ewing already had the Oakland Oaks and San Francisco Seals in a strong financial condition. However both Fresno and Los Angeles were on shaky (excuse the pun) grounds and Ewing & Ish had to bail them out. So, without the Ish family in Goldfield there may not be a Pacific Coast League today!



One of Mr. Ish's claims to fame is the fact that he was the first man married in Goldfield. The ceremony was performed by Postmaster Collins, who was an acting justice of the peace. This interesting event took place in October, 1904.





This is probably from his grocery store and places it between 1903 and 1907. Note the location - Goldfields (and not Goldfield). City: Goldfield State: Nevada Date: c1905 HWAC# 51073