Thompson, Bob., February 1952
Item — CD: 411, Microfilm: 7
Scope and Contents
.Mr. Thompson discusses: the Azure Turquoise Mine in the Burro Mountains - discovered by George Cox and Nick Rascom, sold to Tiffany and Walter Kahn, a New York diamond broker; an old Indian shaft to mine the turquoise - they built hot fires on the rock then poured on cold water to crack the rock to get to the turquoise; the old copper workings and old Spanish fort at Santa Rita; jokes on a old man with a skeleton and with a bull snake.
Dates
- February 1952
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
Transcripts must be accessed via microfilm (CSWR F801 P56 1960). Not all tapes have been transcribed.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 Boxes (13 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451