Ranch Finds! Help!

[Texas Kid]

After a short hunt on the Canadian River Breaks,in Eastern New Mexico, I found the objects in the pic's below. The top row is fairly obvious what things are but the two items on the bottom have me stumped. I would love to have some help if any one has an eye! The one with the toothed wheel is about 3" in diameter,and the clamp looking object is about six inches in length and 3 inches wide .Thanks again for any help! The Kid

 

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[Texas Kid]

Thank you so much! That's a new one on me and I've been around awhile! God bless you and best of luck with your treasure hunting!

 

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[Texas Kid]

You are exactly right! I had a run in with a Prairie Rattler, with a damn bad attitude, back in the eighties and spent eight days in the hospital! In this area ( Canadian River Breaks) I have seen those Coon Tails 72-76 inches long and big around as a fence post.Pretty dang spooky when you kick one up! Maybe you could invent me a snake detector attachment for my Ol' Bounty Hunter ! I really enjoyed your story about the phone system.I feel really blessed to have lived long enough to witnessed this age of invention. You have an outstanding 2014 and God bless you and your MXT! Hope you fine a mountain of gold .............soon!!

 

[BosnMate]

You are exactly right! I had a run in with a Prairie Rattler, with a damn bad attitude, back in the eighties and spent eight days in the hospital! In this area ( Canadian River Breaks) I have seen those Coon Tails 72-76 inches long and big around as a fence post.Pretty dang spooky when you kick one up! Maybe you could invent me a snake detector attachment for my Ol' Bounty Hunter ! I really enjoyed your story about the phone system.I feel really blessed to have lived long enough to witnessed this age of invention. You have an outstanding 2014 and God bless you and your MXT! Hope you fine a mountain of gold .............soon!!

I've spent most all my life in snake country, and 3 feet is about as big a rattler as I've ever dealt with. I don't like 'em, and I know it isn't politically correct to kill one, but to me being a snake is a death sentence. I always had the attitude that I don't care who was there first, I'm gong to be there last. In my experience having the coil to the ground and swinging alerts the snake and they move or alert you. I do have a story where it seems nothing much bothered the snake. I was working for a cow outfit in Nevada, probably fair to piddlin' ranch by Texas standards, it was 18 miles across the dessert to the back well. Two of us were heading out to check some cows on the desert, and we didn't want to cross the river and get our feet wet which was almost swimming deep for the horses, so we rode through the front gate, and crossed the hiway bridge. Between the fence and the pavement there was a good single file trail, and we were on that trail, four dogs single file, then a fellow in front of me and I'm bringing up the rear. The snake is laid out straight across the trail, and I see it when the first dog crosses, and it's to late for me to stop anything. I hollered "snake," and all four dogs, and the guy riding a colt in front of me all crossed over that snake and it didn't move. The rest of the story isn't politically correct, but I had the rattles for a long time.

 

[tamrock]

I am sure you and Quicksilver' answers are dead on . The two bells also lean to it being a telephone. I'm just wondering why it would be where I found it. I'm going to attach a couple pictures of the Cowboy dug out where I found all theses items. There is no rhyme or reason that a phone would be here as this cowboy camp is at the very least 6 miles from any power source or telephone line. I'm am at a loss as to why a phone would be here! I'm open for any input and I thank you all for your response!View attachment 1058061View attachment 1058061 Good Huntin'

I believe the location of this abandoned site may very well have a story to tell. I wasn't a good story for allot of folks, but very sad indeed. The place may have had a phone line in, but it was all pulled for scrap copper during the time of WWII. They may have just up and left that place during the dust bowl days with just the clothes they had on. This map may hold a clue to the direction they may have took off on. My grandpa ran out of money in Gooding, Idaho driving the the family in a model A Ford to Washington state, as he herd you could find work out that way. A farmer doing okay in Gooding said he could keep his family in a abandoned school house on his property and help with work on his farm. They all went to Iowa after the depression and were able to buy their own farm there and that's where things all got better.

 

[Texas Kid]

we know politics has been the ruin of more that one good cowboy!!! LOL Great story

 

[Texas Kid]

enjoyed the heck out of your story and your map. The hatched area on your map is exactly the area i roam! My Grandparents & parents were victims of the dust bowl ,but they outlasted the devastation and we still call it Home! Thanks again for all your input. I have truly enjoyed it all.