Re: Narrow Gauge near Mayer, AZ?

Colorado76 Wrote:
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> o anderson Wrote:
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> > Thanks Colorado76 for sharing that map, and
> > introducing me to another Myrick Book I need to
> > buy. Also thanks to Bruce for his find, it sort
> of
> > matches another reference I just found that
> > describes the George A. Treadwell Mining Co.
> which
> > owned all the mines in the Big Bug district.
> The
> > Hackberry and Iron Queen Railroad is described
> as
> > about 5 miles long with two locomotives and
> nine
> > cars in The Copper Handbook (or The Mines
> > Register) in 1907 on P. 1091.
> >
> [url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqg2AQAAMAA
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> >
> J&pg=PA1091&lpg=PA1091&dq=hackberry+and+boggs+rail
>
> >
> road+arizona&source=bl&ots=mQQ9V5dfEW&sig=3ocEDlTW
>
> >
> 122TIDnxMiL3JY9CXeU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijp-_Tms
>
> >
> HfAhVo8IMKHaK_AI8Q6AEwEHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=fal
>
> > se]Mines Register, Vol 7[/url]
>
> You are welcome, I'm glad to be of some help here
> among so many knowledgeable members. The Myrick
> book on the Santa Fe to Phoenix is a wonderful
> book and well worth the cost. I recently was able
> to finish obtaining the whole series of Myricks
> works of Arizona Railroads. I will be moving to
> the area of this railroad soon and I hope to be
> able to explore the grades of the railroads in the
> future.

I've explored much of that area West and South of Williams. I suggest you don't explore during or after any rains as that gumbo will fill the wheel wells and put you in the ditch! JP