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by Potbelly Jim
Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:00 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Rendezvous and Ely's Book
Replies: 11
Views: 14470

Re: Rendezvous and Ely's Book

Thanks Jack, must've missed that part...get to diggin'!
by Potbelly Jim
Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Rendezvous and Ely's Book
Replies: 11
Views: 14470

Re: Rendezvous and Ely's Book

Cuzzin J, Thomas organized and donated all that material to ASU, on behalf of the Ely Family , so their history wold be preserved and available to all. He would be a GREAT (The only?) person to ask about what went into the collection, and its history...Thomas was friends with Northcutt Ely for a lon...
by Potbelly Jim
Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Well said, Don. :D anyway the "hrdlicka never rose above the level of mediocrity" quote was apparently made by a contemporary anthropologist during hrdlickas "peak period" .who this person was isnt mentioned. The guy’s name was Robert H. Lowie…he was a protégé and “on the team” o...
by Potbelly Jim
Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:36 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Hi Don, If Hrdlicka ever said that the skull came from a 66 y/o man, we’d know right then and there that he was probably exaggerating what he was able to discern from a skull. So it would be significant. Based on actually reading and studying Hrdlicka’s work, I would be surprised if he really said h...
by Potbelly Jim
Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Hi Don, First, no need to explain or apologize for being “argumentative”…it’s just discussion. You’re not going to offend me, I say keep it up. 8) Second, I see nothing presented so far, which would indicate Hrdlicka was unqualified to identify skeletal remains using anthropometry. Quite the opposit...
by Potbelly Jim
Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:10 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Jim hello i hope you are keeping well..i dont pretend to know anything about anthropometry ,other than what its used for...heres a short copy and paste printed in 2004..what is /was true in 2004 must have been equally true in 1931, "Anthropometry is the technical name for this preoccupation. I...
by Potbelly Jim
Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:11 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Hi Don, I really do understand the skepticism surrounding Hrdlicka’s changing of his draft report. However, it’s not uncommon for a scientist to make an initial finding, only to “scale it back” as he further considers the problem. I think these changes only reflect a desire to arrive at the most sci...
by Potbelly Jim
Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Don, Not sure if anyone has posted these before. I was curious as to what was in the newspapers at the time regarding Cravey's disappearance and the finding of his remains. I found that Tom K. had pretty much covered it all in his article that Garry linked to, but there are a few tidbits in the news...
by Potbelly Jim
Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

PS again: I was a bit confused as to where the references to different firearms were coming from. I was remembering the final part of Hrdlicka’s notarized affidavit where he refers to it only as a shot from a gun (changing it from “high-powered gun”). I went back and looked at the affidavit and saw ...
by Potbelly Jim
Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

PS - it's "anth R opometry" but everyone knows I'm no spelling bee champ... Also, Don: Not directing ALL my huffy questions at you...just that I've never understood why anyone would put more credence in what various later researchers said, about what some later doctor or medical examiner s...
by Potbelly Jim
Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: cravey /ruth
Replies: 19
Views: 34206

Re: cravey /ruth

Don, last summer a friend of mine was hiking down the road (in AZ) to get back to where his truck was parked…he stopped to lay down in some shade under a tree about 20ft. from the road. He just happened to be looking across the road when out of nowhere a tortoise fell out of the sky and ruptured on ...
by Potbelly Jim
Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: R. O. Ackerman and the Grave Marker
Replies: 2
Views: 6013

Re: R. O. Ackerman and the Grave Marker

Last page of article:
Reavis Pg 3.JPG
by Potbelly Jim
Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: R. O. Ackerman and the Grave Marker
Replies: 2
Views: 6013

R. O. Ackerman and the Grave Marker

Many firearms aficionados will recognize the name R. O. Ackerman. He was prolific in trade publications up until he passed away in 2000, specializing mostly in black powder and other antique firearms. He also published several pamphlets on black powder shooting and building muzzleloaders. He is ofte...
by Potbelly Jim
Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:40 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Gold-Tellerum Ore (AuTe)
Replies: 3
Views: 7319

Re: Gold-Tellerum Ore (AuTe)

Hi Cuzzin Jack, good to see you posting again. :D If I may interject here, although from a position of considerable ignorance regarding mineralogy: I believe the point Thomas was making is that the presence of Te in the match-safe is pretty much irrelevant. At least that's how I read it. First, I be...
by Potbelly Jim
Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Section 16
Replies: 3
Views: 6648

Re: Section 16

Typo correction: Address above should be 946 vice 964
by Potbelly Jim
Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Section 16
Replies: 3
Views: 6648

Re: Section 16

And last but not least, the 1903 assessor's map of the area:
1903 T1N R3E Section 16.jpg
by Potbelly Jim
Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Section 16
Replies: 3
Views: 6648

Re: Section 16

Here are some graphics to help visualize the area:
Section 16.jpg
1930 Waltz Area Sec 16.jpg
And the Starar to Henshaw sale agreement in 1882:
J Starar to A Henshaw Sec 16 NW Qtr 17AUG1882.pdf
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by Potbelly Jim
Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Section 16
Replies: 3
Views: 6648

Section 16

Hello all, I know this has been discussed in the past, but I'm looking for any actual records pertaining to the ownership of the NW qtr of section 16 (the quarter section immediately to the west of Waltz). My grandmother lived on that section for many years, at 964 E. Cocopah... which is ~ 1000 yard...
by Potbelly Jim
Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:29 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: for gods sake
Replies: 2
Views: 6768

Re: for gods sake

Hi Don, I think lots of people still check this site. Maybe the reason very little gets posted here anymore is that pretty much everything has already been hashed over, twice :D A lot of the old posters here might have also moved on to other interests, or as we sadly note, passed on. I've been distr...
by Potbelly Jim
Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:49 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: SME Presentation
Replies: 7
Views: 12977

Re: SME Presentation

Ditto Dave, nice post Jack. Also thanks for the link! Good stuff.
by Potbelly Jim
Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:41 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Rendezvous
Replies: 10
Views: 30441

Re: Rendezvous

Hi Thomas, Hope all is well with you and yours. Being much more interested in the Bradshaws than I ever was in the Supes, it has always seemed to me that the Dutchman legend describes the events along Turkey Creek (and lower down in Black Canyon) in the early years of 1863/1864. Literally everything...
by Potbelly Jim
Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Massacure
Replies: 61
Views: 178508

Re: Massacure

Jack, Good work on digging all that stuff up so quickly. I've done a little digging when the Jesuits come up in forum discussions, but have only scratched the surface. The instance you relate of Kino being involved in punishment may be misinterpreted. I believe Deducer posted a letter from Kino on T...
by Potbelly Jim
Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Massacure
Replies: 61
Views: 178508

Re: Massacure

Hi Jack, Yes, the Jesuits would have had a separate transportation system if they were smuggling gold. Such a system is another thing I'm not convinced of, but I have done no research in that area so I'm pretty ignorant of what was or wasn't going on. There are people here who ARE well versed in the...
by Potbelly Jim
Fri May 31, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Massacure
Replies: 61
Views: 178508

Re: Massacure

Jack, I for one certainly find it intriguing, it's obvious you've given this a great deal of thought. Not that I'm convinced that the Chinese were in the Supes, as it would have been far easier for the Jesuits to trade gold to the Chinese in the Philippines, and it would make sense that they would l...
by Potbelly Jim
Fri May 10, 2019 3:23 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Massacure
Replies: 61
Views: 178508

Re: Massacure

Hi Jack, I don't need to tell you this, as you are well aware...but the areas of high mineral potential, in the 1993 map above, appears to be incomplete...they are lacking data, still, which is not surprising given how hard it is for them to gather the data. Just something for everyone to keep in mi...