Four Days From Fort Wingate: the lost adams diggings
by French, Richard
Published by : Caxton Printers (Caldwell, Idaho ) Physical details: xvi, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. ISBN:0870043625 :.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes Index and Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-251) and index.
The Legend --
The Survivors --
The Facts-A Closer Look --
New Mexico and Gold --
The Searchers --
Our Search-A Modern Adventure --
The Changing Arrows --
The Last of the Landmarks.
In 1864, twenty-one miners and a freighter named Adams set out from Sacaton, Arizona Territory (near present day Phoenix), in search of a rich deposit of gold. According to legend, they did find a stunning bonanza of the precious metal. While mining its unbelievably rich vein, Indians attacked. Only three managed to escape the assault. Their extraordinary discovery and harrowing escape provide the basis fro one of the West's most exciting and enduring legends: the Lost Adams. In Four Days From Fort Wingate, Richard French shares his exploration of the Lost Adams legend. Sifting through numerous versions of the story, he recreates a vivid picture of that fateful expedition. The author. his wife, and those working with them painstakingly covered much of the Southwest, weighing each shred of evidence, as they sought to unravel this bewitching mystery. Four Days From Fort Wingate, a rare blending of history and adventure, guides you through this ruggedly beautiful region in a quest for gold -- Book jacket.
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