Ashurst Run, Arizonia ......Cans of Gold Coins Buried

[Gypsy Heart]

William Ashurst owned a ranch near a good spring, now known as Ashurst Run, 25 miles south-east of Flagstaff. He is to have buried several cans full of gold coins somewhere on his property that were never recovered.He and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Bogard (who had borne Henry Ashurst, State Senator in 1874 in a covered wagon near Winnemucca, Nev.) had trekked to Flagstaff, Ariz., where the William went into the cattle business.



Prospectors like William Ashurst, John Hance, Buckey O'Neill, and the Cameron brothers prowled the canyon's depths beside Bright Angel Creek from the 1880s into the twentieth century. They staked a few claims and even mined some copper here, but did not linger nor conjure any permanent use for the site. They crossed the river from the south side in lightweight canvas rowboats. In 1890-91 Dan Hogan used such a boat and prospectors' paths to complete the first rim-to-rim hike through today's central corridor.
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Name Index To The ARIZONA CHAMPION 1890

Ashurst, Hon. & Mrs. W. H. (Flagstaff) infant sick Ag/9 3/1; No/22 3/2

Ashurst, Hon. William H. (Flagstaff rancher) Fe/1 4/4; Mr/1 2/2; Mr/29 3/1; My/31 2/2
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Ashurst Cabin, now located at Pioneer Living History Village, was the childhood home of Henry Fountain Ashurst in 1878


Ashurst Run. GPS: N34°55.36'W111°24.72' V1.7 SO

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The cabin was originally located 100 miles from Prescott at Ashurst Lake.
Ashurst Cabin was the childhood home of Henry Fountain Ashurst in 1878. Ashurst was the first Senator from Arizona, known as the "Silver-tongued Orator of Congress

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Hi Gypsy : Great post!! This would make a great over night trip for me ,Any idea which part of the lake the cabin was on?