Mark's Scenic Arizona

Martinez Mill/Mine = July 26, 2011

Long & rough 4x4 drive from Florence
Winding through Box and Martinez Canyons
Topped off with a hike to the mill and mines

Entering Box Canyon
Box Canyon
Entering Martinez Canyon
In Martinez Canyon
In Martinez Canyon
He died with his boots on
View from the gravesite
Another angle of the grave
Approaching the trail head
Some nice green vegetation here
The grotto at the trail head
Trail head to Martinez Mine
View from the trail head
Fungus
An old International Harvester engine
Following the wash in Martinez Canyon
'Nessy'??
Man-made or natural?
Cave in the rock
Rumor has it this was a bordello
Bordello entrance (blurry from excitement)
View from the doorway
Another view from the entrance
Typical of our route
This kitchen sink wasn't bullet-proof
In the Martinez cabin area
Martinez cabin
Martinez cabin
Older rock-walled building
Relatively modern water tank
Road up to Silver Bell & Columbia mines
Stegasaurus?
Approaching a large cave
Small cave
Wall on left appears man-made
The big cave
First glimpse of Martinez Mill
Old trestle at Martinez Mill
Martinez Mill
Martinez Mill
Mine above the mill
Martinez Mill
Martinez Mill
Old water tower base
Supposedly a 300' deep mineshaft
Electric winch
Vulcan winch
Water tower base
Tide levels on a mud puddle
Martinez Mill from the east
Looks like a glacier
Bud Light is the choice of trashers everywhere
Bat cave
The first bat is approaching me
Now there are three
More hanging form the ceiling
I'm going farthter into the cave
There's the rest of the family
Almost to the end
I'm on the way out and they're not
Almost out of the bat cave
Hornet's nest above bat cave
A Wisconsin V4 engine I believe
Flat head engine
Intakes share the center ports
Rear axle off an old Doage 4x4 truck
V4 engine powers this winch
Dodge Chrysler Plymouth DeSoto logo
3.91 ratio axle
The vultures are starting to circle
Now there are six
Seven turkey vultures
Flywheel of steam engine
Another view of the steam engine
Ingersoll-Rand Imperial Type 10 air compressor
Water tank in the mill
Old drive belt is shredded
This Ford engine sure wasn't bullet-proof
Ford flathead six cylinder engine
Ford logo
Remnants of a battery
Part of the huge I-R air compressor
Air compressor con rod (pardon the blur)
International Harvester powerplant
2-4N casting
Four cylinder diesel
There's the old IHC logo
Radiator shell for the IHC diesel
Service air filter daily!
Steam engine powers the air compressor
The trestle at the mill
Martinez Mill
Martinez Mill
Rugged terrain around the mill
Looks like a fat antelope feeding
A true rock garden
Blood rock
Found a broken thermostat housing
Here's where it belongs
Fixed!
In Martinez Canyon
Memorial in Martinez Canyon
The rock ledge we had to drive up
Superstition Mountains
Looking back to where we were

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