Spanish Arrastra
"In July, 1955, Harry Feather, geologist at Wichita Falls, Texas, notified the director of the University of Oklahoma Museum of his recent discovery of a Spanish arrastra in the Wichita Mountains of Southwestern Oklahoma. Mr. Feather supplied a crudely drawn map of the approximate site and suggested that the Museum consider restoring it as a coatribution to the early history of the region. Nothing was done about following up the suggestion until June, 1956, at which time this writer and Dr. Sherman Lawton, archaeologists by avocation, set out for the Mountains on a brief exploratory venture. "
After failed attempts from a crudely drawn map, the archaelogists enlisted the help of a ranger who had seen the arrastra. It's location is still not marked, but with some decent directions and google maps with a weak cell signal, I was able to locate the site. Arrastras were crude ore mills. For more information on this location visit digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v034/v034p443.pdf
Explore 1-21-2017. My 88th Explore.
Spanish Arrastra
"In July, 1955, Harry Feather, geologist at Wichita Falls, Texas, notified the director of the University of Oklahoma Museum of his recent discovery of a Spanish arrastra in the Wichita Mountains of Southwestern Oklahoma. Mr. Feather supplied a crudely drawn map of the approximate site and suggested that the Museum consider restoring it as a coatribution to the early history of the region. Nothing was done about following up the suggestion until June, 1956, at which time this writer and Dr. Sherman Lawton, archaeologists by avocation, set out for the Mountains on a brief exploratory venture. "
After failed attempts from a crudely drawn map, the archaelogists enlisted the help of a ranger who had seen the arrastra. It's location is still not marked, but with some decent directions and google maps with a weak cell signal, I was able to locate the site. Arrastras were crude ore mills. For more information on this location visit digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v034/v034p443.pdf
Explore 1-21-2017. My 88th Explore.