History Found In the Field

I found this vehicle at an old mine site in Arizona way back in the KOFA wildlife. Any ideas what it is. I haven't been able to figure it out.20210331_192121.jpg20210331_192036.jpg
This was far enough of a walk in I wasn't going to risk trying to get into the bottom of the wash for a closer look. All rotten rock covered in loose pebbles. The mine was surveyed in 1931 and it was an old mine then. It may have been reworked later, but all the cans in the dump were solder tops.
 
"WOW!" I said, "That's a great piece of leaverite!"

He got excited and asked what leaverite was.

So I told him "it's just a rock. You leave it right there."

He then called me a portion of my anatomy.:ROFLMAO::D
I'm a huge rock hound guy, ever since my daughter was born I always try to find a heart rock for her collection, on every excursion. Which the collection has gotten large.

This past season hunting elk with a buddy I'm rock hounding mid day as the elk have bedded down. I find a perfect shaped small heart rock. Put it in my bino harness and continue. Buddy looks at me and says "ah you found an Indian love stone, they're around here but you have to search." Me excited like we're gonna start finding arrowheads or something say "wow man that's cool what's up with the Indian love stone?" He goes " oh not much it's just another f@#$ing rock" me......🤦‍♂️ oh ok.
 
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I’ve known of this old Jon boat abandoned on the banks of the Missouri for a few years now. While squirrel hunting a couple weeks ago I promised him we’d find it. He made me take a picture of him in it so he could take it for show and tell at his preschool. Certainly made me happy.
I know where that is!
 
found this one on a stony point with one helluva view. I never knew the old henry's were such a wimpy thing, but I guess not having to stuff them in one at a time from the muzzle had some benefits for the blue coats. Custer might have traded his beefy 45-70's for these little pip-squeaks in his final hour.

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On one rocky knob we found a whole bunch of old casings in a recent burn. Four different kind of rimmed cartridges. 303 british, 303 savage, 25-35 (with a two-piece primer?), 300 savage, and 30 USG (30-40 krag?). Plus some 308 win and 30 G 1906. Must have been a good a knob for hunting!
 

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