chlsbrns
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CLUE: What is now called Arizona was part of the area the Spanish called "New Spain"....
Think about the effort that it world take to create a carved mountaintop top. The man power involved. Then think about the cost to support such an operation. Food, supplies, security, we are talking a small army of people. Not very low profile. A map on parchment would have been a much more logical way to record mines and the paths to and from them.
Will you provide the title of the book that you mentioned?
I don't disagree on the process that you are writing about only the scale which you describe. It is simply not realistic.
What does new spain have to do with mining in arizona? Do you know where new spain is?
After your quote you commented on the "New World". New world and new spain are two different places.
Aric, Your right I believe the same. But Stone houses always had Stone Corrals with them near the mines. I know this because of all the Spanish mines down here which are numerous. They would put a weigh house at the bottom of the mining district for the Kings' Fifth. This was just a foundation with the doorway off the ground like a window and they used a canvas tent top for the roof so it was portable and could be dismantled. They could take it down very easy when they were done.
Next Time I go into the Superstitions I'm only using what I know about Infinity no Dutchman Clues that way if it's a true hidden Spanish mine I should be able to find it regardless. They're not that hard to locate, the area's of Gold Mining that is, so it should be simple task to find it by air or ground.
Think about the effort that it world take to create a carved mountaintop top. The man power involved. Then think about the cost to support such an operation. Food, supplies, security, we are talking a small army of people. Not very low profile. A map on parchment would have been a much more logical way to record mines and the paths to and from them.
Will you provide the title of the book that you mentioned?
I don't disagree on the process that you are writing about only the scale which you describe. It is simply not realistic.
Bob,
I can't stress this enough when I say where I'm from, the stone house IS THE KEY to locating the mine. I have heard and been told several times by the old timers that the mine was inside the stone house. I would have to say Waltz used the tailings to build the stone house. Waltz didn't put a roof on the house. The stone house doe's not stand anymore.
I think all Waltz was trying to do was to hide the vertical shaft.
I was also told the from the bottom of the mine to the surface was 10 feet. Waltz was 6 feet tall, he could have stood at the bottom of the mine and built a ledge starting at 4 feet from the bottom for the logs he installed and enlarged the entrance all at the same time.
So, the way it looks to me is this way, 4 feet from the bottom of the mine you have checker board pattern of logs, then 2 feet from the surface you have caliche & rock.
Aric
Hal,
I've always thought it was unrealistic myself. But when something slaps you in the face enough you finally get it. After photographing hundreds if not hundreds of thousands of scenes I started to notice the pattern of shadows. The shadows are just one level so we're not talking yet about the rest I might lose you. The shadows are a simple way of showing you the highway you need to get safe with water and food. Billboards made from mountains. A simple highway crew with the task of enhancing the range for others to follow and we're talking quite a few generations of Spanish that came here after 1519 before we had this place. Why were they so secretive about the Signs? Maybe they weren't. Maybe in their day it was a simple way of getting through hostile territory. But I have seen these same mining methods in other countries like Peru were old Pazzaro enslaved the Incan Indians, Cortez's Cousin.
As for the Book? I asked but he wouldn't divulge the name of it or which special archive he got it from. I know you or I probably wouldn't either.
Only thing I might have over that guy is he had missing pages and I filled them in the best I could for a simple layman of this art.
Best,
Bill
chlsbrns,
Like I said, you quoted from an old out of date history book, and I quoted the King of Spain as dictated in his edict. I would believe a first hand source rather than what some historian that came along 200 years later THOUGHT.
You have neither the intelligence to know when you are wrong, nor the intellectual honesty to admit it. You have added absolutely nothing of value to any discussion you have barged into. All you do is gainsay others. Maybe you should let the grownups speak amongst themselves from now on.
Done with you TROLL.
Mike
I find the concept, that a rational (or any) person would supposedly spend all that effort hiding a super rich gold vein rather than using that effort to mine it, ABSURD. Don't get me started on my assessment of the intelligence of any who believe that.
C'mon Mike. Name calling?
C'mon Mike. Name calling?
CN,
Although you do your share of gainsaying, over the time I have watched you post, you add to the conversation. You make salient points. Whether I agree with them or not, that's not what matters. When a troll acts like a troll, one can only call them what they are. CHLSBRNS has added nothing except arguments to the conversations he has barged into. When proven wrong, he tries to ignore that and use some minutiae to move the conversation away from his ineptitude. When someone doesn't add anything to a discussion. They can't admit when they are wrong (or refuse to). Only argue with people, one can only call that a TROLL!
He stated unequivocally that "IT'S A FACT!" that Jacob Waltz married a Hopi Woman and he knows his great grandchild. I find official documented proof that Waltz was single till his death and that the person that claims to be an offshoot of his has told others that Waltz didn't get his gold from any mine. That he got his gold by trading it with the people that lived underground in tunnels underneath the Supers. He then got embarrassed and claimed that wasn't the guy. Yeah, there are a ton of people claiming to be descended from Jacob Waltz and a Hopi woman. HAHAHA
He stated unequivocally that New Spain was not the New World. I provide links to show where he is wrong and he tries to divert attention away from his ignorance to some minutiae. Sad. A troll is a troll is a troll.
I don't use that term very often. But in this case, "If the shoe fits......................."
Mike
Mike,
Waltz had a sister that lived I believe (not sure though) in the state of Missouri at the time Waltz was in Arizona. Waltz did not father any children that have ever heard of.
Aric
chlsbrns,
Like I said, you quoted from an old out of date history book, and I quoted the King of Spain as dictated in his edict. I would believe a first hand source rather than what some historian that came along 200 years later THOUGHT.
You have neither the intelligence to know when you are wrong, nor the intellectual honesty to admit it. You have added absolutely nothing of value to any discussion you have barged into. All you do is gainsay others. Maybe you should let the grownups speak amongst themselves from now on.
Done with you TROLL.
Mike