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JAMES KIDD: MISSING

  • Monday, 11 February 2008 01:49
  • Last Updated ( Monday, 11 February 2008 01:51 )
  • Written by Kollenborn

A shroud of mystery continues to surround the disappearance of James Kidd on December 29, 1949. The enigma of this story still confuses those who attempt to delve into the records about this old prospector's disappearance. Kidd was a man who lived such an obscure life few people knew him or anything about him. His disappearance would have been reported sooner than December 29th had somebody missed him. Records indicate he had no living relatives and extremely few friends. Authorities believe Kidd vanished from his small motel cabin on North 9th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, sometime after October 10, 1949.

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Newsflash

  • Sunday, 03 February 2008 00:00
  • Last Updated ( Monday, 04 February 2008 04:01 )
  • Written by Administrator

Our migration to a new server is complete. Most of the bugs are dug out and we will be restoring the homepage articles bit by bit.

Thanks for your patience.

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Heading Out

  • Monday, 04 February 2008 00:34
  • Last Updated ( Monday, 04 February 2008 01:14 )
  • Written by Administrator

We left First Water Trailhead at 10a.m. and rode the Second Water trail into Garden Valley, where we took a short break and talked about the Indian ruins in the area.

 

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Oatman Arizona

  • Monday, 04 February 2008 00:13
  • Last Updated ( Monday, 04 February 2008 00:24 )
  • Written by Bradley Cooper

Under a cloudless sky, skirting eastward along Boundary Cone Road we head toward the green tinted Ute Mountains waiting in the distance. The heavy rains that inundated the southwest a few weeks ago have produced spectacular spring foliage, and the yellow flowers splashing against the lush green carpet of undergrowth is quite breathtaking.

 

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DACITE OR LAVA CLIFFS

  • Thursday, 12 October 2006 10:00
  • Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 February 2008 07:50 )
  • Written by Kollenborn

By Tom Kollenborn

Immediately north of Don's Camp are towering cliffs formed from volcanic lava some seventeen million years ago. This volcanic flow occurred during the Tertiary Period of geologic time.

Today these cliffs dominate the region around Don's Camp. This landmark played an important role in the Don's Club's Annual Superstition Trek. Each year on the first Sunday of March, members of the Don's Club pour several tons of burning charcoal over this cliff to create a spectacular firefall. This firefall is the highlight of their all-day event at base camp.

Historically this precipice has served as a natural barrier between the lower desert and the mountainous region of the Superstition Wilderness. Prior to 1930 this cliff was known as Lava Cliffs. Some time during the 1930's Lava Cliffs became known as Dacite Cliffs.

Prospectors have dug shafts and tunnels along the Dacite Cliffs searching for copper, gold and silver for the past seventy years. Some of these tunnels are more than three hundred feet in length. Records indicate no gold, copper or silver has ever been found in sufficient quantity to justify these diggings.


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