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Post by bubbabod on May 14, 2006 11:21:04 GMT -5
Below are three pictures taken during a tour led by author/photographer Paul Horstad of Custer's camp during the Black Hills Expedition. The first picture is the sign telling of the expedition and the area and Illingworth's photos. ![]() Paul Horstad with bullhorn. Custer's camp was in the valley behind him. ![]() The valley as it exists today. ![]() |
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Post by bubbabod on May 14, 2006 11:23:35 GMT -5
Oops, I'll try that again.
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Post by bubbabod on May 14, 2006 11:25:27 GMT -5
The valley as it exists today: ![]() |
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Post by Lawtonka on May 14, 2006 14:38:45 GMT -5
That must have been a great tour! Thier book is one of my most favorites! It's funny, when I first started buying custer books I kept telling myself I was not going to expand outside of the Little Big Horn episode......guess what happened!  |
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Post by mwkeogh on Jun 27, 2007 14:57:33 GMT -5
On a rock outcropping just above this campsite is the location where Illingsworth set up for one of his famous shots of "Golden Valley". Right next to it you can find a carving of 'GAC US 7 Cav' on the rock outcrop. I wonder if Paul Horsted included that stop in his tour? Probably not, as it would take a bit of climbing to get to it.
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Post by Treasuredude on Jun 27, 2007 20:26:16 GMT -5
No. He mentioned it but it wasn't included on the tour. Our stop at the Permanent Camp was cut short by a pretty dangerous looking thunderstorm.
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Post by erkki on Oct 15, 2007 14:20:32 GMT -5
Does anybody out there have a fix on the location at which gold was found on the Black Hills expedition? I'd like latitude and longitude but will settle for less.
TIA
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Post by mwkeogh on Oct 15, 2007 15:08:53 GMT -5
Does anybody out there have a fix on the location at which gold was found on the Black Hills expedition? I'd like latitude and longitude but will settle for less. TIA I don't know how accurate it is, but there is a sign posted along French Creek a few hundred yards west of the Golden Valley base Campsite allegedly designating the exact spot where gold was discovered in 1874. It is along a side road that turns off to the left just before you arrive at the Campsite if you are driving from Custer City. |
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Post by harpskiddie on Oct 15, 2007 16:36:28 GMT -5
Grafe and Horsted in Exploring With Custer [pp 56-57] examine the case for Castle Creek possibly being the first place where gold was discovered 27 July. The camp was located at 44 01 45 and 103 51 20 [Ludlow's records]. Don't know about the creek location as far as coordinates are concerned.
Get the book, if you don't already have it. It will be a wonderful guide to exploration of the Hills, or following the old trail, some of which is still there and visible.
Gordie,
I don't know where I'm goin' and I'm not sure where I been..............................................
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