Collin Hakes, Riley Morse, and Orlando and Orin Merrill were the first to discover gold in the Goldfield area of the Superstition Mountains.

Young, secretary of Arizona and acting governor at the time, who was also the promoter and general manager for the Derby Mining Company from 1900 to 1908.

[7] However, after years of investments from investors on the east coast, the mines faulted again and by around 1918, Young had suffered an accident at Youngberg.

The accident ultimately led to Young's sudden death at his home at 'Derby Mines' on Thanksgiving Day in 1926, after which the town of Youngberg and the Madizelle in Yavapai County were once again deserted.

[4][5] Robert F. "Bob” Schoose was born in River Grove, Illinois and moved to California with his family at a young age.

It also has numerous shops and buildings, including a brothel, bakery, leather works, a jail, livery, and others.

The Main Street of the town features a reenactment of a western shootout (a photo is also included in the picture gallery).