Armchair Quarterbacking LDM Legend.. even Experts are guessing

[KXMember]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Here's the truth: the mines were not owned by the Crown, only licensed to private contractors who paid to play. The contractors owned the mining operations and ran them as they wished. The King didn't care what they did as long as he got his share. Then, after Mexican independence, it was a free-for-all. Most of the old mines you think are Spanish are from the Anglo period, ca 1850-1940, depending on your location. There was no standardization of mine location coding on shipping documents. Do yourself a favor and set aside that Kenworthy nonsense and do some digging about New World mining. I don't expect you to take my word for it - find out for yourself if you're curious. There have been some posts recently that point to lots of links.

You're missing some facts in your perception

 

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[Terry Soloman]

No mystery. Small and medium sized operations completely unconnected in operation sice Arizona was part of Mexico. Legends are sexy, Truth sometimes looks like a six-pack beauty queen that you just "woke up with."

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Hello Terry, it has been a while.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

KX, The mines were leased under the Spanish rules. the land did belong to the Crown / King, and very accurate records were kept of the legitiment mines., particularily the survey records.

The lease, exclusive, is now for 50 years, renewable.

 

[KXMember]

I'm very well aware of this fact. My point was and is that these mines are marked and mathematically mapped.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

on the legitiment filings yes, the illegal ones, such as Tayopa no.

 

[KXMember]

I feel I know you Tayopa...

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Probably KX, my friend, I have been posting for some time.