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by novice
Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:06 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Replies: 129
Views: 742214

Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains

Jim, The Hrdlicka File is also an important source in trying to understand the Adolph Ruth story. This is from memory but Joe will know the details of the file background. I believe Tom Kollenborn ran parts of it down in the 80s and Joe was in contact with the Smithsonian in the last 10 or so years ...
by novice
Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:01 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Replies: 129
Views: 742214

Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains

I’ve been hesitant to add much to the Ruth Story since the sources of my information are not presently available on the web site. All to the newspaper accounts from May to January were on the web site. These are at least contemporary accounts and the officials were not hesitant to disclose detail in...
by novice
Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Taking a Stand
Replies: 31
Views: 43490

Re: Taking a Stand

Thomas, I'm probably in over my head! WE NEED LARRY TO CHIME IN!!! I know Larry did a lot of work on the Henshaw claim. He also spent a lot of time trying to follow what transpired with Waltz's original 160 acres. Section 16 may have been partially in the flood plain but it was on the outskirts of P...
by novice
Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:49 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Taking a Stand
Replies: 31
Views: 43490

Re: Taking a Stand

Since some of the rest are going from memory :roll: I will add my uninformed 2 cents. Larry Hannah (Ozarker) has done a lot of research following the deed records of Jacob Waltz's school land. I believe that Jacob Waltz would be termed a "Squatter" and in some cases this term came with cer...
by novice
Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:21 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Jim Bark and the Deering/Chuning Timeline
Replies: 96
Views: 186345

Re: Jim Bark and the Deering/Chuning Timeline

I saw the discussion regarding the John Chuning mines on TNET. This is an old thread (over 10 years old) :) but it does provide background, research and conclusions. Greg Davis did organize a hike to the Chuning mine and I think that it can be found on here someplace. I do remember them sending Rand...
by novice
Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:01 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Replies: 129
Views: 742214

Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains

Jim, I hope the Rootsweb site will be available again soon but who knows. The Jones letters were given to us by Eleanor Clark, Erwin Ruth's daughter several years ago. She gave us all of her documents that she had retained from her father. We in turn arranged for the whole collection to be passed on...
by novice
Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:34 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Trail of Jacob Waltz’s Gold Ore
Replies: 100
Views: 131690

Re: The Trail of Jacob Waltz’s Gold Ore

All, There has recently been a discussion about the origin of the famous Jacob Waltz ore match safe on TNET. I was rereading this post and we went into the weeds from the original topic and quickly began to get on each others nerves. :) I think there is still some worth while information that some m...
by novice
Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:56 am
Forum: First Amendment Forum
Topic: KRAIG ROBERTS HISTORY.......
Replies: 21
Views: 53284

Re: KRAIG ROBERTS HISTORY.......

I'm trying out some things on the new format here so please bear with me. I'm inserting photos without using the old photobucket method. Roy and Joe, I don’t find it strange at all that Kraig Roberts knew Walt Gassler very well. He also recently shared that he knew Brownie Holmes. Have you ever read...
by novice
Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:02 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps
Replies: 335
Views: 550005

Re: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps

I was rereading the last page of the manuscript and I did note a couple of things of interest to me that I hadn't really paid much attention to before. What did Travis mean by his use of the word souvenirs? What souvenirs? Also the mention of the Thunder Gods. I strongly suspect that Travis was very...
by novice
Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:09 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps
Replies: 335
Views: 550005

Re: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps

Everyone, A lot of what I’m about to offer is speculation and could well be wrong. I will try to expand on what I feel comfortable with regarding the Tumlinson Manuscript and related stories. I don’t think there is any big conspiracy about why the manuscript is not being made public. It’s kind of li...
by novice
Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps
Replies: 335
Views: 550005

Re: Travis Tumlinson and the Stone Maps

I was going to post this image of the cover sheet of the Travis Tumlinson manuscript earlier in this thread but I felt it had gone so far off track that it wasn't worthwhile. I did provide an image to Ryan Gordon over on TNET, so it may also show up over there. It doesn't add to the discussion and i...
by novice
Tue May 19, 2015 7:12 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains
Replies: 129
Views: 742214

Re: The Legend of the Superstition Mountains

Jim, I’m not sure what kind of info you are looking for on Daniel E. Jones but there is a death certificate for him on the Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates site (Free). http://genealogy.az.gov/ Daniel E. Jones died in 1961 and his occupation was listed as a policeman. In the 1910 Censu...
by novice
Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:21 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Question from new member
Replies: 13
Views: 26620

Re: Question from new member

Joe, Yes, I did like your reply. I always like an original reference. :D I was misinterpreting your words and jumping to conclusions (Bad Move). The reference you provided allowed me to get back on the same page. "Joe, you wrote that “Brownie started his methodical search from the ridge above H...
by novice
Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:16 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Question from new member
Replies: 13
Views: 26620

Re: Question from new member

Wayne and Joe, I can’t find much fault with the way you guys are reading the tea leaves regarding Dick Holmes but I did see a couple of things that I was unaware of and wanted to ask where you came up with the conclusions and background. Joe, you wrote that “Brownie started his methodical search fro...
by novice
Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:40 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Taking a Stand
Replies: 31
Views: 43490

Re: Taking a Stand

I’m not sure why I’m responding to this post as I know it is futile but until people pick the bar up off the ground and raise it a foot or two and look at things with a critical eye they will remain stuck in a quagmire. The integrity of the poster in this case is a major factor in sorting out the hi...
by novice
Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:30 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Location of Julia Thomas Business 1891
Replies: 64
Views: 76011

Re: Location of Julia Thomas Business 1891

Larry Hannah has recently posted some additional information on the Julia Thomas business locations in the 1885 to 1892 timeframe on DesertUSA. Larry has addressed the four business locations where Julia Thomas was involved, in some capacity, from about the time of Julia's arrival in Phoenix (1885) ...
by novice
Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:51 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

Joe, Larry Hannah pointed me to an old thread from 2008 that appeared on the now defunct Esposito forum. It was started by Greg Davis and entitled “Hiking Rogers Ridge”. Nice thread! After reading Jack San Felice’s account, I suggested that Jack was the locator (Mr. X) of the “pit mine” and things p...
by novice
Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:57 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

Joe, I finally realized I was making some bad assumptions, largely through laziness. I finally decided to go back and reread this thread. I only got to the first page and am now sidetracked again but hopefully my present course will provide me with a better understanding of where everyone is coming ...
by novice
Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:53 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

Joe, I think things are beginning to come into focus and you and I appear to be on different paths. I am interested in the suggestion that this “pit mine” is the LDM and I only having a passing interest the 1995 story and forward. My parameters are that if the “pit mine” is a candidate for the LDM w...
by novice
Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

Joe, Thanks for the response. Maybe I have the timeline wrong, but I understood the pit mine was opened up in the 1995 to 1997 timeframe. If the photos were taken in the late 80s or early 90s then the ore came form the two empty caches? Is that correct? Did Mr. Z describe the appearance and approxim...
by novice
Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:32 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

As I understand this LDM story, there are three contemporary individuals who were involved in the pit mine which some people believe was Jacob Waltz’s LDM. Mr. X – He was the person who first made note of the location of an abandon mine. Mr. Y – He was the person who opened up the abandon mine and e...
by novice
Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:36 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: LOST OR.....FOUND?
Replies: 302
Views: 408528

Re: LOST OR.....FOUND?

Joe, I assume since you posted the photos, you are willing to discuss them? I may have been down this road before. When were the photos taken? (Year) If you don’t know, you should. :) I won’t ask who took them. What do you mean when you say they have been tested? Were these “particular” pieces teste...
by novice
Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:39 pm
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Lucille and Floyd Stone Correspondence with Bernice McGee
Replies: 1
Views: 4445

Lucille and Floyd Stone Correspondence with Bernice McGee

I finally got around to adding the correspondence between Bernice McGee and Lucille Stone to The Lost Dutchman Mine Documents Web Page. It is located in the Peralta/McGee (McGee Collection) and is the third one down, Lucille Stone and Bernice McGee Correspondence (1963-1970) Lucille Stone was the wi...
by novice
Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:25 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: Almost buried alive
Replies: 17
Views: 23837

Re: Almost buried alive

Paul,

Did you mean cartarsis? I'm having trouble with cathartic. :?

Garry
by novice
Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:10 am
Forum: LDM Discussions
Topic: THE GENUINE STONE MAPS
Replies: 149
Views: 231243

Re: THE GENUINE STONE MAPS

Oro, Thanks for the heads up on Storm’s treasure symbols. I do have Storm’s books. Have you seen Mahan’s book. I know it was published too late for Travis but Uncle Robert obtained a copy a bit later. Do you have any background on Mahan? Where was he from, what were his area’s of interest, etc. A fa...