Williams Camp

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billp
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Williams Camp

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I'm new to this forum, but been hiking the Supes for 30+ years. I just walked by Williams Camp last weekend, but I've never been up there. Anybody have any good historical info on it?

Thx, bill p
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My understanding is that it was a dig of Bill ("William") Barkley's. So it should actually be labeled "William's Camp" instead of "Williams Camp".
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Thanks, Wiz. I just located a good photo of it in Jack Carlson's book, p.61.
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There's not really much there at the camp itself. A couple of old dilapidated boards and rusty cans. Up the slope a ways is the dig, which is more interesting. As I recall, it goes straight down and there's a wooden cover about 10 feet down.
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billp: Dear Sir; May I suggest you read Barry Storm's book, "Thunder Gods Gold". He talks about this site but mentions no names. Also, The Mesa Tribune, November 7, l940, Page 1, col. 6-7, and page 8, col. 1-2. It's my understanding that this site was originally dug by Adam Stewart in the l920's and that Linesba dug the shaft at a later date. Tom Kollenborn can most likely shed more light on this subject with regars to the origin of the name, "Williams". Cordially, Gregory E. Davis
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Greg,

Never doubted that you would know who would have the scoop on this question. Tom Kollenborn should have the best "inside line" on the Barkleys of anyone alive today.

I have never seen an earlier telling of this story, in print, than "Thunder God's Gold". Can you tell us if there is any evidence (documentation) that it is a true story?
Interesting that the gold is in "rose quartz", and that there was a ring of trees planted around the outcropping. Seems like someone just mentioned that very thing a short time ago.

Hope you had a great day.

Respectfully,

Joe
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