The building with the concrete table was an assay office. The scales were set on the table to weigh the pin head beads. Any vibration would give false results. Chances are that the legs of the table even went past the floor and set deep. The furnace is an old muffle furnace. I'm a retired assayer and mill designer. Great explore. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Scotty, what can I say? You did our trip to the Sheep Tank Mine justice with a superb video! I wish I (and my Jeep) would have been in better shape for this one. I was hurting when we completed it, but to borrow a verse, "The song has ended/But the melody lingers on." Wouldn't have traded it for anything. Yes, the Sheep Tank is 'way out there', but that's part of the allure. Thanks to you and Megan and Bob for this one. Well worth it, pal.
Congratulations on the engagement! Your videos continue to inspire me to get out of the house, back into my old 4Runner, and get out to the beautiful places in AZ!
Agree, another great video. Really enjoy learning about the history of the mines you visit. Dare I venture and hope you will collaborate all that research information and write a book. I had pinned this mine when I was researching the GPS track for the AZPT. Your video will push this destination higher on the trips planned for 2024. Were you aware there is a natural arch on the East side of the AZPT? Thanks for sharing.
There IS a Kofa Wilderness, located within the boundaries of the refuge. The boundaries do not always overlap... that is, not all of the refuge is wilderness, but 100% of the wilderness is located within the refuge. At almost 550k acres, the Kofa Wilderness makes up about 82% of the total acreage of the Kofa NWR. It's also the 2nd largest wilderness area in Arizona. In the case of the Kofa Wilderness though, many of the roads through Kofa are actually "excluded" from the wilderness area, but the land alongside the road is still designated as wilderness in much of the refuge. That's why you're allowed to drive all those roads through the Kofa Wilderness, which is not the way most other wilderness areas work as you mentioned. Caltopo maps has some pretty good public land and boundary layers that show this stuff.
