Basic signs and symbols you have found

[VonDigger]

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I would think that the eyes are telling you more than the 3 horns. ones open and ones closed.

im really curious about the drill holes. ive seen many but i never thought they were signs. kinda makes me sad that i didnt pay enough attention to remember where ive seen them.

I know the picture isn't the greatest, but I do know both eyes are open, some body painted the carving and the crack makes the eye on the left look closed, but it isn't. The next time I go up that way, I need to take a second look at that very closely, I live over 180 miles away from it, it's gonna be a while.

Erin
"VonDigger"

 

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[kiddrock33]

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i have seen horns depicted, similar to this. oak / holly king,

 

[kiddrock33]

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drill holes are used for blasting such as mining. i believe drill holes can be some what dated by determining what type drill , drilled the hole. older method was a star bit and hammer, newer use power driven tools with differant type of bit tip. supposedly the bottem of the hole will be differant such as one would be rounder while the other was squarer .

 

[cw0909]

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drill holes are used for blasting such as mining. i believe drill holes can be some what dated by determining what type drill , drilled the hole. older method was a star bit and hammer, newer use power driven tools with differant type of bit tip. supposedly the bottem of the hole will be differant such as one would be rounder while the other was squarer .

more info on that, i think there is 5-6 pgs of info
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/84232602/page01.htm

 

[hagerman]

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Dont worry about what other people think dsty. If they dont want to learn than to bad for them. I really like your posts and the information i learn from them. please keep sharing what you have learned.

I also always thought that drill holes had to to with only mining but i have seen very shallow holes. If it had to do with mining, what good would a hole a few inches deep do.

 

[kiddrock33]

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one drill hole i saw , when filled with water the puddle produced a perfect diamond shape. it was 12 inch deep. about 1 and 1/4 inch wide. two other holes were present one 66 yards west of this one , it is only 1 inch deep .third one was 46.669 yards from these two forming a perfect 90 degree corner of a triangle.

 

[desertmoons]

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Here is an example of drill hole like dsty mentioned with the drilling debris piled near it. Everything done for a purpose.

Note the nice flat angles on the rock sides. They do seem to be significant here. However not finished investigating.



Closer look



You do take a tape measure or two out with you..yes?


There may be additional information around the hole.



Whoops! Surpise half drill hole going down one side of the rock.


Many things to ponder on this rock. This is a surveyors diary.




Thanks dsty for all your help and encouragement and good humour with drillholes!

 

[desertmoons]

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Just a few more.

Here is an example where the tail tells a tale.





Most drill holes I've found, but not all, have other information around to help or confuse.

This sort of obvious.




This hole which is basically horizontal and perfectly round when you get at the right angle...


Had 3 other additional pieces of info near it. Here is one.

 

[10claw]

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looks like the old turtle in post # 393 scored big time?? mmmmmmmmmmm tenclaw============

 

[hadji009]

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about desertmoons pictures, how do you suppose that you get that kind of debris from a drill,i would think it would be chips or flakes not round pebbles? brent

 

[gollum]

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Does anyone know where or who this is, looks like gold bars. Looks like western country to me, the slope is interesting, the area that does not have any vegetation looks like a big O to me, possible that it came from nearby. Thanks for the help

Hey DSTY,

The man is a friend of mine. The pics were taken in 1986 in Southern Arizona.

Happy New Year-Mike

 

[cw0909]

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Hope this comes thru, is this a real treasure cache.

i would have had a look see

 

[Old Dog]

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Hello CW In the turtle head that was on my site it only served to verify that something was in the area, it should have an eye or something on it to indicate, or perhaps something nearby within 4/5 feet. you should have drill holes in the area, Has anyone out there ever seen a drill hole on the North side of the hill, most if not all that I've seen have been on the South side and top , and a few in dry creek beds, perhaps you have seen one on the East side.

Yes we have one drill hole that is a lone hole for the location. After extensive looking all we could think to do with it was to put a stick in it and get a compass bearing. The stick points due North. But it is the only one we have found to date that points North.
A lot of the lower signs have been lost because a road was put through and has been paved and improved. (I guess the Spanish trails are good for something.) Most of the signs and symbols remain and are fresh because very few people stop anywhere near them now. Unusual for these kind of places nowdays.

 

[Old Dog]

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The drill hole is a single hole in a sheer face about waist high to a man on horseback.
When the stick is inserted it is parallel to the ground and points due north.

The hole in the picture posted above points almost due South.
I have found very few drill holes around here that are straight down or slightly leaning.

 

[hadji009]

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hello dsty was wondering about blind corners?what the heck r they? thanks brent

 

[10claw]

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hello daniellindsey, welcome from me too even though i am a greenie. this site builds fires don't it? ha ha. glad you enjoy it=== tenclaw===

 

[Old Dog]

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I have to agree with that sentiment.
There is no feeling quite like the one you get when the sign is discovered for the first time.
I think of it as the Columbus feeling,

I like to think Columbus must have felt something like it when he first saw the new world.

 

[Old Dog]

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After going through a few thousand pictures ...
I found another drill hole photo.
As promised I will post them as I find them.

This is just an example type picture.
There is no plausible trail associated with this picture as the stone is part of a pathway.
When the US Forest Service made walking paths in some of the National Parks ...
they used any available source of stone they could get, especially the free stuff.
That meant the loose monuments and markers were collected and put into these projects.
This stone is part of one of those projects.

 

[stevesno]

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Dsty, I really appreciate you sharing your pictures and knowledge with us. I know that you have been doing this for years and have a wealth of boots on the ground experience under your belt....So, here is our one measley little drill hole we found...it was on the lower left side of the stone throne which is also pictured...Steve&Gypsy

 

[ThomasP]

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Here is a rock that sits at the mouth of a canyon, There are many rocks with drill holes in them. This is about as big as a city bus, and is prop at an angle that is not normal. If you look back and my owl rock post you can also see holes that are nor quite drill holes but more like indentations. and there is a pattern of sorts. any way enjoy.