don,
You certainly have been here a long time, much longer than I. You know the subject matter very well, and have earned the right to be critical. All being said, I certainly could learn something about diplomacy from these guys.
cuzzinjack
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- Mon May 07, 2018 7:38 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 129
- Views: 953480
- Sun May 06, 2018 8:37 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 129
- Views: 953480
Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Hello Jim, Your knowledge and deduction of the Ruth affair is to be commended. There does seem that some dastardly deeds were done, and had no idea that there were so many moving parts to the story. It is thought that one of reasons that the Spanish maps were hard to follow is the seemingly odd tech...
- Sun May 06, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 129
- Views: 953480
Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
don, How unrelenting and artful your attempts have been to “turn out the lights” with 343 posts… It is not understood how the Ruth story grew legs like it did. He was simply a treasure hunter that died looking for the LDM, a frail one at that, IMO. If he was murdered, the deed was done by another tr...
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:57 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Chinese Connection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9073
Re: The Chinese Connection
Hello Cubfan, You aren't off topic at all....... My dad read a lot on the subject and it was rumored that Marco Polo sailed down the coast of America on a Chinese ship. The Chinese were great seafarers, and their skills have went unnoticed. I have been reading more about the subject of the Acapulco-...
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:52 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Chinese Connection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9073
The Chinese Connection
If the Peralta mines produced so much gold, why are there not records of shipments or rumors of large gold shipments from north of New Spain? This is a great mystery, because unless the Peraltas stacked the bars somewhere (much more than is rumored), the incredibly rich mines didn’t exist. Certainly...
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 129
- Views: 953480
Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
don, According to Ely, Ruth's skull was positively identified by Ruth's own dentist, so the skull was his. The way Ely describes it, the skeleton of Ruth's body was found on the same brushy ridge overlooking West Boulder Canyon where his skull was found. Ruth was frail, and it would seem that if he ...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 129
- Views: 953480
Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Joe,
Is it just a coincidence that this is what the comparison of the Del Monte photo and photo3 taken from Cerro Negra looks like? Photo3 was posted in the Salazar Survey thread. Should Ruth have backed up a couple miles?
cuzzinjack
Is it just a coincidence that this is what the comparison of the Del Monte photo and photo3 taken from Cerro Negra looks like? Photo3 was posted in the Salazar Survey thread. Should Ruth have backed up a couple miles?
cuzzinjack
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Chichilticale
- Replies: 18
- Views: 47897
Re: Chichilticale
Hi Klondike, Thank you sir; that means a lot. 5 pairs of boots, 3 loupes, 4 backpacks, 3 rock hammers, 3 computers, 2 pickup trucks, 14 years, and we are here. Speaking of sailing in Arizona, it is amazing that Hernando de Alarcon commanded 3 ships to sail up the Sea of Cortez and up the Colorado Ri...
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:59 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Chichilticale
- Replies: 18
- Views: 47897
Re: Chichilticale
For pre-Columbian mines to produce the quantity of high-fineness gold the Aztecs possessed (and the immense treasure Cortez lost) with stone tools, it is reasoned that only very rich surface supergene deposits were mined. This type of ore, some assaying as much as hundreds of ounces of Au per ton wa...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:26 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Salazar Survey
- Replies: 25
- Views: 105564
Re: The Salazar Survey
Hi Oroblanco, It is very good to see your posts. I've been working on a post for the "Chichilticale" thread off and on; have learned some new things about where there were many pits indicated by seismic survey. There is one more test that must be performed to confirm or deny that there was...
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:07 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Peralta's, and Mercury
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7480
Re: The Peralta's, and Mercury
I dug out a boxed-up mineral collection from the shed to find a good example of golden Barite. The below photo is of a piece of Barite from the Black Cloud Mine in Leadville, Colorado. The orebodies at the Cloud were massive sulphide replacement deposits in dolomite that typically ran 8% Zn, 4% Pb, ...
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:36 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Peralta's, and Mercury
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7480
Re: The Peralta's, and Mercury
In Canada, over 400 significant VMS deposits have been found, and they have been divided into 5 types and one sub-type. The type of deposit is determined by the type of “donor materials” that were present. The diagram below depicting all of them is compliments of “VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOS...
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:50 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Salazar Survey
- Replies: 25
- Views: 105564
Re: The Salazar Survey
The author would have never had a clue about quadrant bearings, and could not have solved the Salazar mystery if it wasn’t from previous experience. The author learned to survey with a transit, the old school way, in 1979 and 1980 in both surface and underground environments. Below is a picture of a...
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:10 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Salazar Survey
- Replies: 25
- Views: 105564
Re: The Salazar Survey
An idea was hatched to check into the declination subject a little further, on a local scale……… All 20 of the mining claims that are staked on the Molly Marie caldera have their sidelines laid out at N20W, and the end lines are laid out at N70E. These bearings are based off of true north and NAD27 c...
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
There is a thin layer of blocky, welded volcanic tuff on top of Cerro Negra and on its east side that is about 5 feet thick. A photo of the location where the boulders were quarried is below. Only one large boulder and a couple of smaller ones were left behind. The contact between the tuff and the b...
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:00 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hello hiker, I misspoke with the word “holy”. The fact that 40 Chiracahua women filled a shaft to the brim with large boulders and then sealed it over does not make the place holy, but the act itself commands respect. To literally quarry the boulders from up above and roll them down is quite an achi...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hello hiker, I misspoke with the word “holy”. The event where 40 Chiracahua women filled the 100-foot deep shaft to the brim with large boulders and then sealed it over does not make the place holy, but the act itself commands respect. To literally quarry the boulders from up above and roll them dow...
- Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:48 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hello hiker and Joe, I do not know why I got out in the weeds in the first place by writing "Chichilticale". Probably because there are some big facets to the Coronado expedition that were overlooked. Somewhere along the way, the Chiracahua gained control of the Superstitions area, and all...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:18 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hello Hiker, Those are some very good links that you have found. I agree with you on the Aztecs not mining here, but they may have had a broker or advisor role. I've read that even the Aztecs stayed very clear of the Yaquis, and an Aztec force moving through their territory that seemed threatening m...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:27 am
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hi Joe, It is good to see a post from you! What is most interesting about this thread is the first post by Dr. Glover with the excerpt from the book "Arizona, the Last Frontier", and his recognition that it came from you. I bought the book after I read the excerpt many years ago, and found...
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:07 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Salazar Survey
- Replies: 25
- Views: 105564
The Salazar Survey
For those of you not familiar, “The Salazar Survey” is an account by Clay Worst about attempts in 1949 to find the meaning of maps and photos brought to Arizona by Cristobal Peralta in 1924. Only the happenings in 1924 are discussed here. This story is in Dr. Glover’s book, “Treasure Tales of the Su...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:55 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Peralta's, and Mercury
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7480
Re: The Peralta's, and Mercury
Another sample of the sand from First Water Canyon was gathered (a Ryobi+ vacuum may be good for this) and was processed, but with different procedures. • Most of the light-colored material was panned off. • A magnet was used to remove the magnetite from the black sand that remained. Only manganese ...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:52 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Peralta's, and Mercury
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7480
Re: The Peralta's, and Mercury
To make absolutely certain that this was an old placer, an experiment was performed. Sample holes in the bedrock swales where the deepest sand and cobbles reside were not attempted; shallow patches of sand were found that were 3 to 6 inches deep and the sand was scraped back until black sand was rev...
- Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: The Peralta's, and Mercury
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7480
The Peralta's, and Mercury
Continuing from the second to last thread, Chichilticale, 2 glaring questions remain unanswered: • The first is, was there pre-Spanish gold mining in the Superstitions area? • The second question is seemingly unrelated, but will be explained within: Where are the rich placers that are shown on some ...
- Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:57 pm
- Forum: LDM Discussions
- Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48057
Re: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Hello hiker,
Was just ready to make a post and saw this that you posted an hour ago. This is excellent stuff, and dovetails with what will be uploaded next.
cuzzinjack
Was just ready to make a post and saw this that you posted an hour ago. This is excellent stuff, and dovetails with what will be uploaded next.
cuzzinjack