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by Joe Ribaudo
Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:18 am
Forum: First Amendment Forum
Topic: phew!
Replies: 3
Views: 12234

Re: phew!

Post by Joe Ribaudo » Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:16 am It was obvious from day 1 that this is where Ryan would end up. We are all a different breed of cat, but Ryan managed to make many Dutch Hunters uncomfortable. No matter how hard he tries, he will never be able to unseat Greg Davis or Tom Kollenborn as...
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: First Amendment Forum
Topic: phew!
Replies: 3
Views: 12234

Re: New stuff

[quote=RMG1976 post_id=32275 time=1503029395 user_id=4606] [quote="Joe Ribaudo" post_id=32274 time=1503029183 user_id=4654] Ryan, Can you tell me why you deleted my post? Thanks, Joe Ribaudo [/quote] My section of DesertUSA will not have anything to do with The Superstition Mountain Histor...
by Joe Ribaudo
Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:56 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Replies: 27
Views: 40212

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 ...
by Joe Ribaudo
Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Ancient Goldfield Mine(s)
Replies: 27
Views: 40212

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 Jack, http://www.thelostdutchmangoldmine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1133&p=16960&hilit=aztec+temple#p16960 Quite a b...
by Joe Ribaudo
Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:05 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over
Replies: 69
Views: 168829

Re: Another Dutch Hunter Crosses Over

Blackline posted this earlier today: "Mitchell Waite passed away on the morning of April 19, 2015, due to heart failure, in Mesa, Arizona." Sad to hear this, and especially so late. Mitch and I formed a limited partnership a number of years ago. He only made one trip in with our team, and ...
by Joe Ribaudo
Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:13 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Holy Grail
Replies: 6
Views: 12167

Re: The Holy Grail

cuzzinjack,

I believe it's the other way around. The Fish Map in my picture came from Frank Fish. When did Linda produce her copy? It's a prime reason that the people who signed the map concentrated on Black Top. None of them, as far as I know, ever found anything of value.

Take care,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:46 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Holy Grail
Replies: 6
Views: 12167

Re: The Holy Grail

cuzzinjack,

This is an exact copy of the original Frank Fish Map. It was done by my Uncle, Chuck Ribaudo:

Image

I have little doubt that it is an accurate tracing.

Take care,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:20 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: Yellow Jackets
Replies: 1348
Views: 9837344

Re: Yellow Jackets

Ben,

Good to see you are still paying attention. I assume classes are out for the Christmas/New Year holidays. Is there a book nearing publication?

In any case, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.

Take care,

Joe Ribaudo
by Joe Ribaudo
Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:16 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Jack,

Very nice posts. It's obvious, even to a dummy like me, you have done your homework..

Good luck,

Joe Ribaudo
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:08 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Just would add this bit from that report posted by Joe, which is especially important when talking about the Tucson 'artifacts' quote A very old and impermeable stratum may be broken up, and re-cemented in a few years. 'The reader is cautioned, therefore, against drawing conclusions that may be too...
by Joe Ribaudo
Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:18 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Roy,

Anyone interested in the caliche in Arizona question should read this publication:

http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizo ... 150/196757

Take care,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Hi Roy, If Ben does finally write a book, I don't see how I can resist buying it. After all, I did buy the Nicholes' book with 0 expectations of finding anything new. However, on page 29 they wrote this: "This article was 42 inches from the original top surface. The topsoil was a stratum of 17...
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Hi Roy, If Ben does finally write a book, I don't see how I can resist buying it. After all, I did buy the Nicholes' book with 0 expectations of finding anything new. However, on page 29 they wrote this: "This article was 42 inches from the original top surface. The topsoil was a stratum of 17 ...
by Joe Ribaudo
Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:45 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Ben, I received Myra Nichols' book on Wed. It looks like it's well written, but basically a rehash of others work. So far, I haven't seen any of the facts that negate the original theory. The fact that the artifacts were found in Pleistocene era caliche , is a red flag that the caliche was hollowed ...
by Joe Ribaudo
Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:17 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: new read
Replies: 11
Views: 24013

Re: new read

Ben, Just wondering.......What are Myra Nichols credentials for writing this book? Is she any more qualified than any of us who have spent the time and money to research this topic? I did not see much to engender confidence in her expertise. Out of habit, I purchased the book. :oops: Thanks, Joe Rib...
by Joe Ribaudo
Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: 12th. ANNUAL DUTCH HUNTER'S RENDEZVOUS
Replies: 1
Views: 5296

12th. ANNUAL DUTCH HUNTER'S RENDEZVOUS

Notes on the Rendezvous: "Hello all: The Rendezvous is usually held on the last weekend of October, however, this year Halloween falls on Monday the 31th. which is the Monday just after the last weekend. Do to that being the situation, The Rendezvous will be scheduled for the previous weekend w...
by Joe Ribaudo
Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:32 pm
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: Yellow Jackets
Replies: 1348
Views: 9837344

Re: Yellow Jackets

Hi Roy, Just wiped out an entire post. Hope all is well with you, Beth and the pups. Saw that Beth was having some serious problems recently. Trust that is all behind you now. Ben gets the urge to post something every time he gets a little bored. School break, I assume. Logic is not something that w...
by Joe Ribaudo
Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: Around the Campfire
Topic: Yellow Jackets
Replies: 1348
Views: 9837344

Re: Yellow Jackets

http://dnaconsultants.com/tucson-artifacts-story-of-pre-columbian-roman-colony-verified-by-archeology/#comment-129 klondike Hello Ben, Hope all is well with you and your family. Is there some new evidence, or just the same old rehash? Other than your secret location of OZ, there is no archaeologica...
by Joe Ribaudo
Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:05 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Trail of Jacob Waltz’s Gold Ore
Replies: 100
Views: 131633

Re: The Trail of Jacob Waltz’s Gold Ore

Garry,

Hope all is well with you folks.

Thanks for the input,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu May 05, 2016 10:12 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Jack,

Do you have an explanation on how this angled track was formed?

Image

Take care,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:58 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Jack, http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/cactus_jumper/ruts1_zpsxrqp16i9.jpg My problem with the ruts is not from any position of knowledge, but was based on the multiple directions and length of the ruts. That, despite your explanation above, just seemed out of place. My mind does not work al...
by Joe Ribaudo
Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:37 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Jack,

Those "ruts" look like natural formations to me. Here is where you will see what they should look like:

http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/jackso ... nTrip.html

Good luck,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:38 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Jack,

As I recall, the ruts are in the eastern part of the range. The caves of gold bars are in the western end.

Take care,

Joe
by Joe Ribaudo
Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:29 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Cerro Negra
Replies: 17
Views: 25797

Re: Cerro Negra

Hello Joe, If you were to think back on all of the research you have done, what story or piece of evidence has made the biggest impression on you? Sincerely, cuzzinjack Jack, Good question. I would have to say, the Harry LaFrance Cave of Gold Bars story, which I believe to this day was true. I had ...