1866 MAP FROM PIMA VILLAGES TO FT. WINGATE

[whiskeyrat]

Here is a snap shot of part of an 1866 map.
It shows the area from the Pima Villages to Ft. Wingate.

View attachment 1070017 360 res map pima villages to ft wingate001.pdf

The orange blotches are gold mines.
The blue blotches are silver mines.
The green blotches are copper mines.

 

[Oroblanco]

tag post please do continue

 

[Dr. Syn]

Love the map. An uneducated question(s). Seems many of the mines are located off to one side of what looks like mesas. (if I'm reading the map diagrams right)

So why are the deposits only in one area? If it is volcanic would it not be spread equally around the mesa? I could see if if the area is due to plate movement, but isn't this more of a volcanic area? Easier access due to water displacement from rivers on one side? As you can see many of the mines are bordered by major rivers.

But just thinking (without a topo map) if the goodies are one one side, why not all sides?

 

[Ironwill]

Love the map. An uneducated question(s). Seems many of the mines are located off to one side of what looks like mesas. (if I'm reading the map diagrams right)

So why are the deposits only in one area? If it is volcanic would it not be spread equally around the mesa? I could see if if the area is due to plate movement, but isn't this more of a volcanic area? Easier access due to water displacement from rivers on one side? As you can see many of the mines are bordered by major rivers.

But just thinking (without a topo map) if the goodies are one one side, why not all sides?

Seems to be the WEST side of Sheep Mountain where all those mines are located that you speak of, which is way out of the outlined journeys of the available information that has been passed down.