Spanish Colonial

dougachim

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I found a Spanish Fort ??? in a canyon. I was told by a old cowboy that there was a old hacienda up in a canyon. I finally got there and I don't think it is a hacienda but a defensive area to move to when The Apache was on the move. There are 2 corrals (stone) on both sides of an arroyo. There is a 40 foot plus cottonwood in the arroyo and more above the area so there was spring action there in the past. There walls connecting to 2 corrals thru the arroyo. There are some more walls above the corrals I didn't make it to. I had only a couple hours to explore. I found shell casings and broken bottles that date much later. Down in the flats about 10 miles away same drainage I have found bottles that went back to the 1850's. There are 7 working springs on the ranch and Indian artifacts from the paleo to proto historic around the springs. There was a torreon at the highest point inside the corral walls.I have google earth photos but if I post them everyone will know exactly where it is at. I am going back sometime soon and metal detect more and try to draw a site plan. These guys were farmers and small ranchers so I do not think there is any gold or silver stashed but I bet there is something stashed in all those rocks that they could use while hiding out.
 

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dougachim

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Those are some nice finds and some very pretty country!
Big deer. I do not think anyone has metal detected the place and if they did thy didn't do a good job. I am going back and spend some time I bet there is something good too much rocky rough terrain for the cowboys working the area to have looked everywhere. That is one reason I know it wasn't the first hacienda, it is rough getting there on a horse and I saw no evidence of a road.
 

crashbandicoot

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Big deer. I do not think anyone has metal detected the place and if they did thy didn't do a good job. I am going back and spend some time I bet there is something good too much rocky rough terrain for the cowboys working the area to have looked everywhere. That is one reason I know it wasn't the first hacienda, it is rough getting there on a horse and I saw no evidence of a road.
Good luck to you! I hope you find the big one,whatever that may be! And be careful!
 

pepperj

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Great looking place to get lost for many hours.
No EMI out in those parts I'm guessing.
But of luck on the next outing.
May a silver something be shining back at you
 

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