Other artifacts we found include a pickaxe, silver wear, pots, dishes, bottles, an anvil, drills, chisels, and what we think are powder kegs. Very cool.
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| The is a turn-of-the-century prospectors' camp on the mesa.
It is pretty much undisturbed from about 1906 when it was abandoned. There is
the minor's stove between me and Marshall. It's a two burner, wood-fired stove,
which no doubt was used for heat as well as cooking. I have a frying pan.
Marshall is handling a well preserved, serviceable porcelain coffee pot.
"Hey Marshall, look where you're pouring! This is supposed to be an
unposed picture." Other artifacts we found include a pickaxe, silver wear, pots, dishes, bottles, an anvil, drills, chisels, and what we think are powder kegs. Very cool. |