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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...

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 ...

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...