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« on: June 25, 2010, 12:07:26 pm »
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Here's an excerpt from a tale about a mine in the Packsaddle Mountains.

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". . . what's the real story about the mine that was supposedly there? Was it the silver mine that Jim Bowie spent so much time looking for? Did the Spanish work it until they were attacked by Indians or was it the Indians' mine until the Spanish attacked them? Again, accounts differ.

One story has it that the Los Almagres gold and silver mine was located atop the mountain after Don Bernardo de Mirango found a rich vein in 1757. The mine was worked for the better part of two decades until a large group of Indians attacked the mine. Realizing they were about to be killed, the miners filled in the mine so the Indians wouldn't have access to it.

Or maybe the Indians worked the mines until the Spanish launched an unsuccessful assault. The Spanish attackers were all killed in the process and the Indians, fearing a larger and more successful assault from a Spanish settlement at present-day Menard on the San Saba River, filled in the mine and landscaped the area to make it indistinguishable from the rest of the mountain.

Either way, the top of the mountain was littered with human bones for many years afterwards, attesting to the fact that something of a violent nature took place there."

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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2010, 12:13:28 pm »
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thanks sue

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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2010, 04:56:33 pm »
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Neat story Sue thanks!  Smiley

I went looking for something on the 1924 hunters but came up with another story from that area. PDF below



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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2010, 10:32:34 pm »
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That was a cool story - bet the pick is still there, somewhere, even if the live oak is long gone. Sue

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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2010, 09:24:51 am »
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Sure sounds like an interesting area to hike through, provided it's December and you have a lot of water  Grin

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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2010, 09:41:59 pm »
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Sure sounds like an interesting area to hike through, provided it's December and you have a lot of water  Grin


Ahhh, Idaho, it really isn't THAT bad.   I don't think I'd want to hike it in July, August, or September unless I absolutely had to, but the rest of the time wouldn't be too bad (and late March or early April when the wildflowers are in bloom would be spectacular)

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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2010, 03:09:52 am »
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very interesting read

thanks sue

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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2010, 07:48:47 am »
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I bet it would look pretty spectacular in March/April. If I was a little more climatized to the humidity down there I could survive it  Grin

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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2010, 02:08:46 pm »
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Sue, that is an interesting story, thanks for sharing it.  Smiley

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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2011, 12:41:30 pm »
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Great Story...it is easy to drift back to the old days and imagine the thrill of discovery.  Wow!

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