Wicks Gulch

[Shtrider728]

Wick's Gulch

Iam thiinking of going over there in about a week or so,do some panning and possibly some detecting. I read where it is ok to pan and there is a possible target to detect.Has anyone been there? Does anyone know anything about the place? never been there,but I sure want to give something a try in the next week or so.......

 

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[Red_desert]

Re: Wick's Gulch

It is within an area I've been researching topo maps for my vacation to New Mexico in August. Thanks, just did some Internet searching and it now is at the top of my list for best places to check out. Paved road goes across the gulch, easy access...the old Wick's mine shaft claim wasn't for gold, but copper and it was sold to another company later. Enough said...go for it!

 

[lostcauses]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Wicks was a gold mine. Mining claims do exist, The main mine is patented property. I have not heard of folks getting upset for using MD in the area, yet laws apply.

 

[chadrack]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Hello gents. That entire area is heavily claimed. Please stay off of private claims. There is, however, an excellent club out of El Paso with claims nearby. Contact Joe Santos for info. Also the good fellow(Ted) at the Packwasher store can be of help. There are other clubs with claims in that area, also. Your research should include the county office in T or C. It really is the best way. Please stay off of private claims. Thank you. C

 

[Shtrider728]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Thankyou for the input.You dont have to say please,as I dont want to step on anybodies toes.....

 

[Ecominer]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Wicks Gulch is nothing like the stories you read. There is no water.

Be ready for high desert terrain. If you go in August I guarantee it will be hot. Take your survival gear with you, and be prepared to spend the night even if you don't go far from your car. Watch for snakes, and carry elastic bandages with you for a sprained ankle. If you get hurt there will be no one to help you, so go with a buddy.

Plan on using your GPS to find the location where the road crosses the gulch or you will be going up and down the road wondering which gulch is the correct one.

Enjoy, but be safe!

Ecominer

 

[Shtrider728]

Re: Wick's Gulch

thankyou,I may not be able to go fter all.

 

[Red_desert]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Wicks Gulch is nothing like the stories you read. There is no water.

Be ready for high desert terrain. If you go in August I guarantee it will be hot. Take your survival gear with you, and be prepared to spend the night even if you don't go far from your car. Watch for snakes, and carry elastic bandages with you for a sprained ankle. If you get hurt there will be no one to help you, so go with a buddy.

Plan on using your GPS to find the location where the road crosses the gulch or you will be going up and down the road wondering which gulch is the correct one.

Enjoy, but be safe!

Ecominer

Thanks Ecominer! I bought me a GPS. i'm thinking about joining GPAA again...and going a little later, like middle of September. Last vacation was to Arizona, drove through New Mexico on the way, it was for the entire month of November. Deer hunters were out all oer the place. Didn't have a GPAA membership back then and claim markers were everywhere.

I though if I wait a month...go to Arizona also. Before my last trip to Arizona, went to New Mexico during the last two weeks in June. When I left, it was getting kind of hot. It was after buying my first detector and just a Greenhorn.

I think one place I stopped was close to Wick's gulch, to the SW before a curved section of roads and before the NF. There were vehicles leaving the NF coming down the road. I checked out a wash running toward NE/N which had to the SE a flowing wall of dark chocolate brown color one side of the gulch. I came to a thick gravel deposit and open area of land was to the N. Beyond this a type of rock thought must be copper ore. Anyway, put down my shovel and brought up some sugar Quartz, crumbling away, you could see where gold has fallen out...little holes. It was as clean and white as sugar, I found some just like that SE of Los Cerrillos also....except at Los Cerrillos area, the pieces were part gold flecked with much fallen out of the Quartz already.

I think the place was near Wick's gulch, it has been so long...it was close to the NE corner of one of the NF. or NE smaller corner of the E side of a NF. I do remember it was somewhere between Soccerro and Las Cruces, W of the Interstate.

 

[Heather575]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Does anyone know the coordinates of where Wicks Gulch crosses the road?

 

[Red_desert]

Re: Wick's Gulch

A ghost town called "Gold Dust" was located in Wick's Gulch, 3-4 miles E of Hillsboro.

 

[Red_desert]

Re: Wick's Gulch

Does anyone know the coordinates of where Wicks Gulch crosses the road?

Here are some more maps with coordinate grids.

 

[evans233]

Re: Wick's Gulch

You are all wrong about your information concerning Wick's Gulch! This is a very well documented treasure site. Where have you been? ...
Wick's Gulch is a treasure site where a pot of gold nuggets was buried a long time ago. It is PRIVATE PROPERTY...but it is just right of the road...in fact you would'nt believe how close!
I wish some of you new treasure hunters would do some research before you post. This is a well documented treasure site!
Bruce

 

[whitt459]

Re: Wick's Gulch

i had info that wicks gulch was open to prospecting, maybe my info is not correct,was hopeing to doing some test panning, sure do not want to trespass