Crossbow Bolt, Spanish!

[Old Dog]

Found this Sunday, in a camp area where we also found some Horse bridle parts.

It is 14 inches long, the odd parts that make it shootable are long gone. But the implications are tremendous!

 

[utah hunter]

Awesome find old dog! Was it on the surface or did you detect it? Very cool indeed. Keep the faith...Ryan

 

[ivan salis]

humm

 

[Old Dog]

The whole camp is more or less on the surface.
This guy had moved into the canyon about 50 yards from the main cliff, and made camp.
The canyon has a deeper ravine in the center where the creek runs (when it runs) angrily.

The bedrock is about 2 to 4 inches under the soil. So almost all of this is on the surface.
Yes we did take the MD in to find the possible covered up things.

Am thinking that we need to start looking for the cache of armor and other goodies.
The removal of the bridle parts was an obvious attempt to be more quiet as the horse went down the canyon, this territory was hostile country to the Spanish. Noisy equipment was never a friend. LOL

OD

 

[Pentico]

Hey Old Dog,
Cool finds!
I will be out in your neck of the woods on the 14th and 15th
Let's get some time in with MDers!

ChrisP
chris@pentico.net

 

[Old Dog]

Chris,

Just emailed you,

Going to have to see what happens between now and then,
am sure it is going to work out though. Have anoyher friend coming out the 15th.
haven't seen in ages. maybe all three of us can go.

Thom

 

[djui5]

 

[Gypsy Heart]

That and the bridle pieces are cool finds. I am looking forward to seeing what else you pull out of there.

 

[Old Dog]

Gypsy,

Me too I need to get some pix of some old rifle parts that we picked up about 50 yards down the canyon from this site.

This place is so neat, There are Spanish monuments and signs all down the canyon.

Thom
OD

 

[SC_hunter]

Looks like you have found the right place OD...We want to see all you find there..Got me a bit jealous out here in the South..lol

 

[piggman1]

Those are some really great finds you're pulling out of there. I think you are close to something good.

 

[Old Dog]

The fun part is on....
We are getting the time worked out to go do a systematic search of the canyon.
We will use detectors and see if there isn't an armor stash somewhere close.

The Paiutes were prevalent here and all indications were that this camp was where an attempt was made to reduce the amount of noise made while moving through the canyon.

Found some really cool rim fire 44 or 45 cal shells in here as well.

All pretty exciting.

Thom