As the tram's construction neared completion, and the need for the town waned, the Schultz post office was closed on May 1, 1902.

[1] The mines reopened in 1915 due to World War I's increased demand for the molybdenum and vanadium found in the area.

[1] When the price of gold increased in 1933,[4] the town again grew in prosperity, and the new Tiger post office opened on March 1, 1939.

In addition, the mineral yedlinite is a hydrated oxychloride of lead and chromium found only at Tiger, and first noted on preexisting specimens in 1967.

[9] It was after this final census that the town is said to have reached its peak population of approximately 1,800 residents, before heading into permanent decline and abandonment.