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- Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:05 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Gonzales Letter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12582
Gonzales Letter
Letter written to Gerald Hamrick from Señor Gonzales. I have previously referred to Gerald (Jerry) Hamrick. For those who may not known of Jerry the follow thumbnail is proffered. Jerry was a Dutch Hunter. He tracked down the Gonzales family of in Mexico. He visited with them. He followed that ...
- Mon May 24, 2021 10:33 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Rendezvous and Ely's Book
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31286
Re: Rendezvous and Ely's Book
Don, Pardon the late reply. A verity of techie issues, and life have delayed me getting back to you. You wrote: “… be that as it may, my opinion of barnards book/pamphlet is that it was full of half truths-quarter truths and downright lies, same as Elys book was.. so ,again in my opinion it matters l ...
- Wed May 12, 2021 11:42 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Rendezvous and Ely's Book
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31286
Rendezvous and Ely's Book
We all know the Dutchman has a great deal of misinformation associated with it. At the 2019 Rendezvous I gave a talk about Sims Ely’s book. Allow me a bit of review from that talk. After multiple rejections by New York publishers Ely’s submitted his manuscript to William Morrow and Co. who passed the ...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:31 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Gold-Tellerum Ore (AuTe)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15629
Gold-Tellerum Ore (AuTe)
Part 1: When we (Clay and I) had some of the ore examined at the University of Nevada, School of Mines (I think that was their formal designation) we had a few items/gold ore left to Dick Holmes by Waltz — "jewelry". One was what is commonly called “The Match Box” (more correctly Match Safe). We also ...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
- Replies: 69
- Views: 250683
Re: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
Once again I am where I do not want to be. Writing about the loss of a respected colleague, and good friend, Joe Ribaudo . Joe was a most valued and respected member of our community. To me he was a good friend – not a phrase I use lightly. He was honest to the bone. As many know from the forums, he ...
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Hamrick Collection
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22161
Re: Hamrick Collection
Deducer, The account of the Hamrick Collection is a tangled one. The collection is is in a private collection, which, one might say is a good thing. As at one time Jerry wanted to destroy the collection. The original collection consisted of primary documents and notes. The notes are not organized ...
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:37 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Hamrick Collection
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22161
Re: Hamrick Collection
When Hamrick returned from Mexico he wrote a letter to Erwin Ruth. It appears Hamrick had been writing Erwin off and on prior to the excerpts below. “Dear Mrs. Stella Hawkins May 14, 1988 I wrote a letter to your Brother in 1970 — after I came from Mexico — spending 5 years there. My letter was answe ...
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:52 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Hamrick Collection
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22161
Re: Hamrick Collection
Thank you. I am still going through the collection. Presently I have not determined if copies of the original maps are in the correction.
Some of the collection was inadvertently destroyed some years ago. If I come across any I'll contact you.
T
Some of the collection was inadvertently destroyed some years ago. If I come across any I'll contact you.
T
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:31 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Hamrick Collection
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22161
Hamrick Collection
From the Hamrick Collection: Going through Collection I have come across letters written by Gerald “Jerry” Hamrick. One would expect Jerry’s files to have letters sent to him (which they have), but unlikely to have letters sent to others. The reason is Jerry’s letters are hand written. Hence no carbo ...
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:10 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
- Replies: 69
- Views: 250683
Re: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
Tom Burnett. As some may know, my first introduction to the Superstitions was a trip with Tom Burnett and Len Killen. That one trip turned into two life long friend ships. As I posted a while back I lost Len a few years ago. Tom and I would visit by phone every month to every few months. Tom lived ...
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:15 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Rendezvous
- Replies: 10
- Views: 68892
Re: Rendezvous
Addendum: I have rechecked Bicknell’s 1895 article, “One of Arizona’s El Dorados” (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 13, 1895). I still find no reference to a massacre. However, I did find a very interesting paragraph. It is the seventh paragraph and, reads: “During the past year all the old stories have ...
- Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:22 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Rendezvous
- Replies: 10
- Views: 68892
Re: Rendezvous
Zentell, I agree. One of the facets of the legend is the massacre story and Mexican mining culminating in Silverlock and Malm. I am not saying such a thing didn’t happen. It seems fairly certain that something similar likely happened. The massacre story has become a staple of the legend. Yet, there i ...
- Mon May 27, 2019 12:53 pm
- Forum: Around the Campfire
- Topic: Memorial Day - Freedom Isn't Free
- Replies: 0
- Views: 69929
Memorial Day - Freedom Isn't Free
To All WHo Have Served This Memorial Day I am remembering my father and a conversation I had with Tom K. My dad was a fireman in San Bernardino, California on December 7, 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor there was fear of a Japanese attack on California. Men who were firemen on Dec. 7th were ...
- Sat May 11, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Mike, Good to see you posting. Would have responded sooner, but life got in the way. I don't know if you caught this earlier post. So thought I'd repost some of it. Concerning Silverlock and Malm: - Did the Mexicans mine between the Gila and Salt Rivers? Again I believe the weight of the evidence is ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:48 am
- Forum: Around the Campfire
- Topic: A Joke or Two
- Replies: 4
- Views: 45585
A Joke or Two
Want to brighten up someone's day with innocent fun? When you go into a Papa Murphy’s pizza as you pick up your order they will ask you : Do you have any questions? (temperature, timing, etc.) Say, Yes. I do have a question. As they stop to answer you say: You know the Big Bang, created energy and o ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:09 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
- Replies: 69
- Views: 250683
Re: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
Gerald “Jerry” Hamrick (1927-2019) My guess is only a few old timers know about Gerald “Jerry” Hamrick. He has been a colleague and friend of mine for at least 25 years. My greatest regret is that I had not seen him in many weeks. I had been going by the nursing home at least once a week for a few ye ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:33 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: how did YOU first develop an interest?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10825
Re: how did YOU first develop an interest?
I think I may have already have addressed this issue in a book. But it bears readdressing. Many years ago I came across Sims Ely's book and it interested me. I was in high school, and it only interested me academically. Years later while in California and Carol, my wife was still in England, I ment ...
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 12:43 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Don, Thanks for the PM. It is good to see you posting. I appreciate your posts and I appreciate this forum as it tries to avoid what I can only kindly describe as flights of fancy approaching irrationality I encountered over on TNet. We do not all have to agree -- and it would be boring if we did ...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:26 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Research is an interesting thing. Getting it right is not just a matter of data, but of time and place too. I remember back many years ago there was what were called “Cat Conferences” in Seattle. The conferences targeted non-domestic cats, i.e., non-domestic felidae. At any given conference there mig ...
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:40 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
I wouldn’t be too hard on Helen. She relied on what she thought was reliable material from a person she and Bob trusted. Material said to come directly from pioneer families. At the time she wrote the book Helen was not the only person who accepted the information and its source. My understanding is ...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:39 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Gentlemen, IMHO a very good discussion. Thought I ,might throw in my 2 cents worth. - Did Waltz have gold and have it in quantity? I believe that the weight of the evidence is he did. That evidence is Julia’s turn around when she had no collateral. Holmes’ sudden improvement in life stile and the let ...
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:12 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Jim, Well done! A most interesting article. The start of the article reads: "From the Chicago Inter-Ocean". The Chicago Inter-Ocean was a Chicago newspaper. So I would assume that the article was also/originally printed in that newspaper. This would seem to be the earliest account of the Dutchman ...
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:31 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Re: Massacure
Jim, Thank you. I was going through – skimming actually – Bick’s 1895 article on Waltz and the mine. I did not find a reference to the massacre story. It puzzled me. As I say I was skimming. When I get some spare time I’ll try and go a little deeper. But, I wonder if the massacre Bick refers to of th ...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:49 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Massacure
- Replies: 61
- Views: 305255
Massacure
Gentlemen, This question may well have been addressed before. What is the first/earliest mention of the massacre? And who was the person who first disclosed it? Was it Bicknell? Bark? Or was it the Howlands? Or ... I would dig through my files, but these days other things preclude me researching ...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Rendezvous
- Replies: 10
- Views: 68892
Re: Rendezvous
I cannot say. That has always been a question. But I have questions. Bark wrote a small document that contained what he considered his best info. It was passed to the Ely family, and I inherited it -- so to speak. I am greatly underwhelmed by its contents. There are things the Spangler famly looked ...