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Made it home last night. Sure had a "Hamm's-tastic time". Would like to thank all that came and made the weekend special. Also, thanks to all that helped deposit lead in the hillside and even make apple sauce...especially the youngsters. Gonna be cleaning time tonight... ah, I believe someone did offer, very kindly, mind you, to assist you in that operation, but you chose to decline the very generous offer. Having a "hamm" experience probably means peeing 20 times between new mexico and denver.
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Made it home last night. Sure had a "Hamm's-tastic time". Would like to thank all that came and made the weekend special. Also, thanks to all that helped deposit lead in the hillside and even make apple sauce...especially the youngsters. Gonna be cleaning time tonight... You fit all that in the Buick??
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Thankfully all the lead I brought was deposited in the hill by a bunch of folks. The car didn't sag nearly as bad on the way home.
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we all are a bunch of stupids. AS anyone heard of Elfego Baca? Friend to Billy the Kid and Villa? Well, at least for a while with Villa? And the siege of Frisco, where he stood off, by himself, about 80 texicans, that fired over 4000 rounds at him not hitting him once?
I had heard of the battle, but didn't know that frisco, is now called reserve, New Mexico, and was about 40 miles from where we were at. Have to go there.
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I knew of the shootout, but didn't know it was reserve, new mexico http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Shootout
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Wasn't there a Disney movie made about the shoot out? I seem to remember it.
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Lots of Bacas up here in Catron County.
Down the road, in Reserve, there is a nice monument to Elfego Baca, commemorating the event. Depicts Baca in a jacal firing a handgun, and a plaque gives some of the historical data.
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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evidently that madonna is in a catholic church in new mexico.
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Well there went 50:49 minutes of my life, thanks, good entertainment with lots of laughs!! Now it's on to the next episode with the .50 cal rifle that almost took his life.
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Well there went 50:49 minutes of my life, thanks, good entertainment with lots of laughs!! Now it's on to the next episode with the .50 cal rifle that almost took his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JyEG_QF8twWell that crazy miner with the .50 cal rifle.....and that was just the show start-up.
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The Cabela's here had one of Elfego Baca's revolvers in the gun library when they opened. It had a letter with it from Elfego Baca stating that it was his gun, and how he had used to kill a man on an El Paso street during his time as a lawyer and the year it all occurred.
As I recall it was double action .41 Colt
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The Cabela's here had one of Elfego Baca's revolvers in the gun library when they opened. It had a letter with it from Elfego Baca stating that it was his gun, and how he had used to kill a man on an El Paso street during his time as a lawyer and the year it all occurred.
As I recall it was double action .41 Colt That would have been interesting to check out!! I wonder if by any odd chance it's still there!??
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John (Seafire) enjoying the show Looks comfy, but I don't think that chair would be easy to get out of! John actually John, It is pretty easy... just bounce down and it will propel you right out of there... called a bunge chair...pretty darn comfortable...
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I don't believe that the gun is still there, but I am not positive.
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Sure wishing I could have gone to Quemado this year... Alas, I'll see everyone this winter in Arizona.
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I just now saw this thread and was wondering if there is going to be another camp at Armijo Springs this year. If you know please PM me. I don't know how to turn on notifications for threads. Thanks.
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Yes, we already started a thread 'Quemado 2015' it'll be july 24-26.
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