Am new to site. Live in AZ. Going to Skeleton canyon area for a few days. Any suggestions? Have been there a few times but have researched the whole area and found a few "hints". Like the way this discussion board is handled and we are looking for good and reliable sources/members. Will let ya'll know. Thanks. treasureseekergirl
Okay, so I already was familiar with the story, as I am from that area. So, as I said I went down to check it out. You can no longer go through the gate and get back into Skeleton Cyn. The rancher has put a lock on it and although I had the combination I didn't use it as the ranchers are very insistent that they want no one back in there! I spoke to a local woman who told me just last week her house had been broken into by illegals and they destroyed her new truck trying to hotwire it. The locals in the entire area are having a lot of trouble with smuggling and illegal activity. Back to the treasure story: the two hills that are mentioned near Galeyville: Harris has a big telescope on top now and Davis doesn't look like you can get to it as there are many No Trespassing signs. Growth in the area will keep this treasure from ever being found, if indeed there ever was one. I asked the lady how the rancher could lock the gate when it goes to forest service land. she said the road belonged to the rancher and he could lock it. Snure and another rancher were named. She suggested I give them a call. I had already tried to call Snure and no one answered.
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I know the Border Patrol in the Lordsburg south to Douglas area. They are having a little better luck since the new towers were put in. I hear they can "see" someone up to 5 miles in any direction and "know" if they are not supposed to be in the area. Which means if you are not either an illegal or drug smuggler and are "allowed" as citizens of the US to be in the area, then my feeling is you are being "well-protected" - as we should be. Just don't go anywhere along that area 1) alone over night without protection of some kind (gun preferably) and 2) if a Border Patrol agent does stop you and want to talk to you then you might want to say 'thank you' for being there patrolling our borders. It will make you a lot more comfortable while you are out there to know they are around somewhere too. treasureseekergirl First, I am not a 'xenophobe'. Second, I was born and RAISED in that part of our country and I can tell you that I "know" it is not 'madeupstuff'. I don't believe that law enforcement of any kind that is there to protect the United States and it's citizens should be thought of as "sticking their noses where they don't belong". I personally would like to have control over who comes into our country be they Mexican or any other nationality. It is not a waste of 'money'. That would be the government bailouts that are happening right now. And I certainly do not feel that my civil rights are being violated. Oh, and I have never had any issues with illegals or drug smugglers in the area except for the trash now found all over our border area or the time when we had just gotten up in morning camp to find over 50 people walking single file in a narrow ravine up into the mountains. They never looked at us, just kept their heads down and followed their 'leader' single file up into the mountains. All had little pink backpacks which carried the food and water and clothing on their little journey into America. There were adult men and women, small children, older folks, teenagers and not all of them looked Mexican-could some "terrorists" use this route into our country? Maybe, but I'm just happy knowing someone is really looking out for whatever may not be right. NOW LETS TALK TREASURE.........treasureseekergirl
