the west frightens me. it is so huge and desolate. i am unprepared for the environment
one day, i was running low on gas. i pulled into the nearest town, winnemucca, NV. the prices appalled me. i certainly wasn't going to pay that and left. care to guess how far the next gas station is? i was driving on a back road in the desert another time and i saw a marked dirt road. i mean it has to go somewhere, right? it went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on. and then it just stopped. it got dark and all you could see was a million coyote eyes On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, G Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > Well.. from drunks to mining.. that's a shift.. hah > > Andrew.. mine is in Arizona and once part of the largest gold production > mining group of mines in USA. All were closed down at WW2.. or before.. > > Rich, If the ex wife touched it.. there would not be rattlesnakes in it > still .. they would have left in professional respect.. lol.. The Ranch > has a number of mines on it.. none currently working or expected to be. I > don't want a mining operation further disturbing the place, so won't happen > in my lifetime.. I get approached often by investment types wanting to tear > big holes and make big messes with promises of riches.. not interested.. > peace and quiet are worth more. > > The Ranch is about the size of Long Island.. only with no people.. I like > it that way. Sign on front gate reads "Use of deadly force authorized > beyond this point"... "Access by invitation only" so the welcome mat is > out.. ;) > > If you walk in, pack a lunch.. it's 14 miles to the house from the front > gate, only 106 F here today.. might take water also.. > > Grant... > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Rich Thomas < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > This could be a situation where his wife got the mine... > > > > --R > > > > > > On 9/3/13 2:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > >> Where is this mine shaft again? > >> > >> Andrew, > >> Who is a recovering HardrockGeologist > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:14 PM, G Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Bats and blind rattlesnakes. Plenty of the first, just enough of the > >>> last > >>> to really put the fear of God in you. They are apparently a colony of > >>> snakes that found their way in, can't find their way out, and have > plenty > >>> of feed on the bats. They have been underground for so many generations > >>> they are all blind.. and truly aggressive. Nasty biteys, I think it > >>> would > >>> be in OZ language.. > >>> > >>> Care for a walkabout? hehehehe.... > >>> > >>> It's an old silver / gold mine.. shut down since 1920's, opened around > >>> 1870 > >>> or so.. produced a lot of value, still plenty there, just would take a > >>> billion in legal fees to ever open it again. It's all old style hard > rock > >>> tunnel mining... Head frame and elevator car type entry .. straight > down > >>> vertical shaft, the equipment is long gone and stripped out. Came with > >>> the > >>> property. They got the gold.. I got the hole. > >>> > >>> Thanks for asking. > >>> > >>> Grant... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Hendrik and Fay <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> So whatcha mining there Grant? Gold? Silver? Diamonds? > >>>> > >>>> Hendrik > >>>> who does not have a mine in the backyard > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 03/09/13 10:49, G Mann wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hendrik, > >>>>> > >>>>> You pick the best spots... now that you mention it.. I have a mine > >>>>> shaft > >>>>> on > >>>>> my Ranch that goes straight down 980 feet.. with lateral shafts which > >>>>> radius out about every 200 ft.. should be convenient... unless you > are > >>>>> buying the beer and BBQ... shall I tuck a muffler under each arm and > >>>>> > >>>> drop > >>> > >>>> by? > >>>>> We'll call it "free shipping" if you pay the bailment at customs > >>>>> enforcement.. ;)) > >>>>> > >>>>> Grant.. > >>>>> Who is taking bets that Fay knows where to find Hendrik most days... > >>>>> lol... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ______________________________****_________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/****archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/> > >>>> < > >>>> > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>> > >>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/****mailman/listinfo/mercedes_****okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com> > >>>> < > >>>> > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>> > > >>> ______________________________**_________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________**_________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
