Wagoner's Lost Ledge

[markmar]

Question mark symbol on the Wagoner's map. A GE image of it for the interested. It's about 30 feet large, few yards from the mine and arrastra.

 

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[cuzimloony]

I know that some prospectors use Google Earth to look for outcroppings/ledges, sometimes with success. I'll use the Whiskey Spring area as an example for the geologic formations that I think might attract the eyes of a prospector searching for potential sites for on-the-ground explorations. I'm not saying here that I see bona fide outcroppings/ledges in the images provided below. I only see possible folding and, maybe, faulting that has formed raised ridges in the terrain, and where outcroppings/ledges could be exposed. I would think that those kind of places would be given primary importance in planning any exploratory trips. Correct me if I'm wrong.

In the images below, I see possible folding centered between the red lines.

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The east/westish stretch of trail in between Miners Needle and Whisky Spring has a bunch of outcroppings, of the type you pictured above I think, especially on the north side that are accessable. There are also a lot of ravines and hillsides that are quite accessable.
And if this is the military trail........
Edit, in my map below, that is not Weavers Needle. I only took a pic of Weavers Needle from that spot.

 

[markmar]

I know that some prospectors use Google Earth to look for outcroppings/ledges, sometimes with success. I'll use the Whiskey Spring area as an example for the geologic formations that I think might attract the eyes of a prospector searching for potential sites for on-the-ground explorations. I'm not saying here that I see bona fide outcroppings/ledges in the images provided below. I only see possible folding and, maybe, faulting that has formed raised ridges in the terrain, and where outcroppings/ledges could be exposed. I would think that those kind of places would be given primary importance in planning any exploratory trips. Correct me if I'm wrong.

In the images below, I see possible folding centered between the red lines.

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Skyhawk

Every mountain range has a different building process and different minerals in composition, so each has an unique pattern and is required an unique plan of work in finding their minerals.
Spaniards and later Mexicans, who were skilled in finding precious metals, once they would find the first deposit in a specific mountain, then they would know where to look for the other sources. So, they would decipher the mountain's pattern, as the way it has deposited its components at its creation.
So IMHO, this applies and for the Superstitions. Here is a drawing of the Superstitions gold deposits pattern:

- with black is a main canyon
- with blue are small ravines ( about 100-300 yards ) which are connected to the main canyon. In these small ravines, the gold will be find on the apex of the hills between the ravines and almost at their upper end. If a hill on which has been found gold, has a small draw/ravine ( the red line ), then in that draw is 90% possible to be find another gold outcropping.
- with green is a big ravine ( 1/2 mile- 3/4 mile ) which is connected to the main canyon. In the big ravines the gold will be find only in a secondary small ravine ( the red line ) which will be connected to it. Usually the gold would be at the sides of this secondary ravine and almost in the middle of its length.

What I presented here it's not a work of imagination but a result of many years dedicated in this domain. This is for you and my friends who still reading my posts and respect me in some way.

 

[cuzimloony]

Skyhawk

Every mountain range has a different building process and different minerals in composition, so each has an unique pattern and is required an unique plan of work in finding their minerals.
Spaniards and later Mexicans, who were skilled in finding precious metals, once they would find the first deposit in a specific mountain, then they would know where to look for the other sources. So, they would decipher the mountain's pattern, as the way it has deposited its components at its creation.
So IMHO, this applies and for the Superstitions. Here is a drawing of the Superstitions gold deposits pattern:

- with black is a main canyon
- with blue are small ravines ( about 100-300 yards ) which are connected to the main canyon. In these small ravines, the gold will be find on the apex of the hills between the ravines and almost at their upper end. If a hill on which has been found gold, has a small draw/ravine ( the red line ), then in that draw is 90% possible to be find another gold outcropping.
- with green is a big ravine ( 1/2 mile- 3/4 mile ) which is connected to the main canyon. In the big ravines the gold will be find only in a secondary small ravine ( the red line ) which will be connected to it. Usually the gold would be at the sides of this secondary ravine and almost in the middle of its length.

What I presented here it's not a work of imagination but a result of many years dedicated in this domain. This is for you and my friends who still reading my posts and respect me in some way.

I pay attention marcmar. I only ignore blurry, blackened and shrunken GE pics with lines drawn on top, because that aint helping anyone. Otherwise, I find what you say to be educational, and sometimes even entertaining. Please keep it up