Edge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 A year ago I was taking some pack animals up Lime Creek, NW of Horseshoe. Several miles in I came across a cool sight, a solid iron gold smelter standing maybe 12' tall.Anyone here work that area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Great that was one of favorite areas. That 2nd wash north of there I got a rock in my shoe. Wait??? I read your post wrong. Never heard of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Great that was one of favorite areas. That 2nd wash north of there I got a rock in my shoe. Wait??? I read your post wrong. Never heard of that area.2nd wash in, that would be the Verde R. I've been back there twice, and spent several days, not a soul. Apparently there was ore in there, enough to justify getting that smelter back there somehow. It's rough, rough country, never saw a quad track back in there either.This is the Cave Creek district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDomingoJim Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Cave Creek was where I did my first gold prospecting in 1980. I took Spur Cross Rd all the way back about 15 miles to an old corral. I use to stay back there for a week at a time. running a little back pack dredge on a friends claim. Found a little color, nothing to write home about. Great learning experience and there sure was a lot of critters back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Cave Creek was where I did my first gold prospecting in 1980. I took Spur Cross Rd all the way back about 15 miles to an old corral. I use to stay back there for a week at a time. running a little back pack dredge on a friends claim. Found a little color, nothing to write home about. Great learning experience and there sure was a lot of critters back there.was there a cabin or lineman's shack back there.I've been up Spur Cross to Hondo Springs, friend of mine installed that hand pump at the Trough up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDomingoJim Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 was there a cabin or lineman's shack back there.I've been up Spur Cross to Hondo Springs, friend of mine installed that hand pump at the Trough up there.Don't remember a cabin or line shack. The road dead ended just past an old small corral and that's where I pitched my tent. I've walked about another two miles up stream towards seven springs and about all I saw was natural habitat. Sometimes trappers would come through checking their traps. Run into one guy that was living in a lean-to up stream, very well hidden. He was living off the land. I give him some grub a couple of times, he seemed friendly but he kept to himself mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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