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by somehiker
Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:28 pm
Forum: Jesuit Rules, Mines, and Treasures
Topic: Are the stone Maps Authentic or are they a Hoax?
Replies: 181
Views: 476888

Re: Are the stone Maps Authentic or are they a Hoax?

I think that if any one of us were to solve the enigma of the stones,we would have to,at the least,acknowledge the efforts of those who may have contributed in any way to our successful analysis.I know for a fact that Paul,as an example,would have to.After all,I have given him a little prod in the r...
by somehiker
Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:06 pm
Forum: The Lost Dutchman Mine
Topic: THE STORY OF THE STONE CROSSES
Replies: 116
Views: 235293

Re: THE STORY OF THE STONE CROSSES

I have found this topic,among several others in this section of the forum,to be of particular interest to myself.Being a somewhat latter day believer in the veracity of the Bilbrey Crosses,the Stone Maps and the Latin Heart as well,I have been recently devoting a significant amount of my free time t...
by somehiker
Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:48 pm
Forum: True Stories - Chasing the Legend
Topic: THE "MERCURY MINE"
Replies: 40
Views: 221661

Re: THE "MERCURY MINE"

It is refreshing to have a place where we the few can mingle,swap tales and trivia and generally "talk dirty" about the history of what must have been a period of extremely intense, as well as highly productive mining out there.Here,we can freely discuss the evidence that gives testimony t...
by somehiker
Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:14 pm
Forum: True Stories - Chasing the Legend
Topic: THE "MERCURY MINE"
Replies: 40
Views: 221661

Re: THE "MERCURY MINE"

Thanks for havin me aboard,Jim: I am truly impressed by the caliber of discourse within this forum as well as your own welcome efforts to keep both the focus of each topic and the civility of each writer under control.I have had the chance now,to read almost all of the posts for each topic and have ...
by somehiker
Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:28 pm
Forum: True Stories - Chasing the Legend
Topic: THE "MERCURY MINE"
Replies: 40
Views: 221661

Re: THE "MERCURY MINE"

Hi Jim: Not much for a first post,but Spanish Colonial beds usually featured a covering of oxhide,over a minimal amount of padding.The same piece of furniture often did double duty as a dining table.Oxhide is quite thick and tough stuff.Perhaps the miners were responsible after all and slept in ther...