Bumpkin Stuff Adventures

Located in Benson Az, almost directly north of the Visitor Center, across the railroad tracks, are several old, dilapitated buildings. By the style of the buildings and the buildings in the neighborhood, it's clear these are from the late 1800s. I was told by people from the area, that were old brothels. The location of the buildings relative to the railroad tracks, would make it a good spot for that type of business...but we don't actually know. Whether or not these are old brothels...we have no idea. They are cool old buildings nonetheless and we figured we would take some video before they are gone. Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Desert Hustle by ABSounds https://tunetank.com/track/6573-desert-hustle/

Fort Rucker, originally called Camp Supply, was established in March 1878 to extend the Army's reach in the area. In July of that Lt. John Rucker was drowned trying to save a fellow soldier, Lt. Austin Henely. The next spring, Camp Supply was renamed Camp Rucker and eventually Fort Rucker. The Fort was one of the more important military stations in the campaigns against the Apache tribes led by Geronimo and Cochise. It even had a run in with one of the old west's most notorious groups: Curly Bill Brocious and the cowboys, of Tombstone fame. Today the Fort is on Forest Service land with access open to the public. If you enjoy camping, Rucker Canyon and Rucker Lake are nice camping locations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Rucker,_Arizona https://www.historynet.com/camp-rucker-arizona/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coronado/recarea/?recid=25404 Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Wild West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6578-wild-west/ 00:47 Walking Into Camp 02:19 Trough And Fence 03:17 Rucker Ranch Barn 05:40 Artesian Well 06:13 Rucker Ranch House 11:08 Slide Show

In this video we go to the site of an old west smelter in Benson Arizona. Benson wasn't a mining town, but it did process the ore from several mining districts. The smelter operated for a brief period of time and closed. Several owners purchased it over the years but it was never put into operation again. It was dismantled and sold for scrap in 1934. https://www.bensonazmurals.org/benson-smelter https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/willcox/benson-smelter/article_79b904e6-6db6-5f92-9cc5-9fe435584a1f.html Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Desert Hustle by ABSounds https://tunetank.com/track/6573-desert-hustle/

This cemetery has a member of Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard group buried here as well as General Sherman's adjudent and soldiers from virtually every war the US was involved in from the Civil war to present day. Out of respect, we do our best not to name or do close ups of the stone of recent burials, except for veterans. We believe that veterans deserve to be recognized and acknowledged for their service and sacrifice. I was always told that you don't die once, but twice, once when you physically die and the second time when the last person says your name. As a veteran I want my fellow veterans to be remembered for as long as possible, so I will continue to say their names. https://www.facebook.com/pearcecemeteryassociation/ http://gleesonarizona.com/LoopTour/TourStop_Pearce/index.html Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

The Lehner Mammoth Kill site is a location in Sierra Vista Arizona where Ed Lehner discovered some mammoth bone fragments. Lehner notified the Arizona State Museum and they excavated the site. There they found bones and stone tools used to process the dead animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehner_Mammoth-Kill_Site The Murray Springs Clovis Site is the location of a prehistoric hunting site. The site was discovered in 1966 when archaeologists were extending the mapping site of the Lehner mammoth kill site. It was excavated from 1967 To 1971 with many historical discoveries being made. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Springs_Clovis_Site https://www.blm.gov/visit/murray-springs-clovis-site Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Desert Hustle by ABSounds https://tunetank.com/track/6573-desert-hustle/

This was filmed on the phones, sorry for the wonkiness. Our Lady of Victory Church in Pearce. We take some video from the same angle as a historical picture of the Commonwealth mine and we explore some ruins of an old adobe building, which could have been the old Wells Fargo. https://www.facebook.com/pearcecemeteryassociation/ http://gleesonarizona.com/LoopTour/TourStop_Pearce/index.html Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

This is a series of hiking videos where I also include some amateur radio. If you like hiking up mountains and desert scenery, these should be some fun videos for you. If you like amateur radio, portable and remote activating, summits on the air, parks on the air etc, these videos have that too. In this video we hike a summit near the town of Tombstone. A few videos back I hiked another nearby summit. So if you recognize the scenery, that's why. Elecraft: https://elecraft.com/ American Morse Equipment: https://americanmorse.com/ Emergency Amateur Radio Club: http://www.earchi.org/proj_homebrew.html Bioenno: https://www.bioennopower.com/ 00:00 The Hike Up 03:00 Looking At The Surroundings 04:20 Radio 22:32 The Hike Down

The Lehner Mammoth Kill site is a location in Sierra Vista Arizona where Ed Lehner discovered some mammoth bone fragments. Lehner notified the Arizona State Museum and they excavated the site. There they found bones and stone tools used to process the dead animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehner_Mammoth-Kill_Site The Murray Springs Clovis Site is the location of a prehistoric hunting site. The site was discovered in 1966 when archaeologists were extending the mapping site of the Lehner mammoth kill site. It was excavated from 1967 To 1971 with many historical discoveries being made. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Springs_Clovis_Site https://www.blm.gov/visit/murray-springs-clovis-site Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Desert Hustle by ABSounds https://tunetank.com/track/6573-desert-hustle/

This cemetery has a member of Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard group buried here as well as General Sherman's adjudent and soldiers from virtually every war the US was involved in from the Civil war to present day. Out of respect, we do our best not to name or do close ups of the stone of recent burials, except for veterans. We believe that veterans deserve to be recognized and acknowledged for their service and sacrifice. I was always told that you don't die once, but twice, once when you physically die and the second time when the last person says your name. As a veteran I want my fellow veterans to be remembered for as long as possible, so I will continue to say their names. https://www.facebook.com/pearcecemeteryassociation/ http://gleesonarizona.com/LoopTour/TourStop_Pearce/index.html Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

You never know what you will find wondering around the desert.

If your vehicle is leaking fuel anywhere, pull over and call for assistance. It's not a good idea to try to get to the next exit.

Benson historical museum...the name speaks for itself. We can't do it justice in a couple of videos, so if you're in the area on the days it's open, stop in and walk around. The museum has all sorts of cool stuff, old radios, equipment from Apache powder, an entire building devoted to the railroad, the old pieces of the Courtland and Gleeson jails that were used in the Benson jail...too much to mention. This is just a walkthrough without narration. https://www.facebook.com/bensonmuseum/ Music: Cryin In My Beer by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Everything Where It Needs To Be Country Thump

Here we walk around the old Pearce Post Office and General Store; both are now private residences As well as the old jail. The Post Office might be an airbnb and the General Store was for sale (at the time we did the video). They were looking for upwards of 1 million for it if you are interested, it is really nice inside. The Old Pearce Preservation Association had a locksmith make new keys for the jail in 2015. It is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month from September to May. Pearce General Store: https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/arizona-mercantile-building/ https://www.insider.com/general-store-museum-home-conversion-arizona-ghost-town-listed-photos-2022-9#burris-decorated-the-place-with-antiques-and-period-furniture-turning-it-into-a-one-bedroom-home-with-a-museum-dedicated-to-the-former-mining-towns-history-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktLhoAZEvk Pearce Jail and Preservation Association: https://historicpearce.org/pearce-jail.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/1853839961543861/ Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

Benson historical museum...the name speaks for itself. We can't do it justice in a couple of videos, so if you're in the area on the days it's open, stop in and walk around. The museum has all sorts of cool stuff, old radios, equipment from Apache powder, an entire building devoted to the railroad, the old pieces of the Courtland and Gleeson jails that were used in the Benson jail...too much to mention. This is just a walkthrough without narration. https://www.facebook.com/bensonmuseum/ Music: Cryin In My Beer by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Everything Where It Needs To Be Country Thump

This cemetery has a member of Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard group buried here as well as General Sherman's adjudent and soldiers from virtually every war the US was involved in from the Civil war to present day. Out of respect, we do our best not to name or do close ups of the stone of recent burials, except for veterans. We believe that veterans deserve to be recognized and acknowledged for their service and sacrifice. I was always told that you don't die once, but twice, once when you physically die and the second time when the last person says your name. As a veteran I want my fellow veterans to be remembered for as long as possible, so I will continue to say their names. https://www.facebook.com/pearcecemeteryassociation/ http://gleesonarizona.com/LoopTour/TourStop_Pearce/index.html Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

There was a story about an old English grave in the Mustang Mountains. America Unearthed did a TV show into the authenticity of it. Below is a link to that story if you are interested in the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjPepGvvPU I was told this was a Viking or Nordic grave. Being as "runes" are associated with Nordic or Germanic people, I went with the Viking theme. I guess it doesn't really matter because it's all fake anyway. I didn't find much information about the location of the cave. I'm sure if I spent more time, looking I could have found better directions. Instead I just pieced together the location based on landmarks I saw in the videos. If you want to hike to the cave, here are the directions: From the junction of junction SR90 & SR82 ("Mustang Corners"), travel 8 miles west toward Sonoita. You will see a gate on the south side of the higway, that follows the power lines south. That is the first of four gates you will go through. Follow the power line until you go through the fourth gate (approx. 3.5 miles). At that gate, go right (west) toward the mountains. The road will end at an open area, this is where you park. From there, head up the mountain, staying to your left. Once at the saddle, you will follow around the rock face to your right to the rune cave (approx. .25 miles). It's about 3 miles =/- round trip. Gate off SR 82: 31°43'16.93"N 110°28'48.94"W Forth Gate: 31°40'47.29"N 110°27'11.48"W Parking: 31°40'41.56"N 110°27'29.79"W Midway Up the Trail: 31°40'21.46"N 110°27'45.32"W The Rune Cave: 31°40'10.99"N 110°28'0.23"W It is located on State Land, so you are technically required to have a State Land Usage Pass: https://land.az.gov/applications-permits Happy Hunting! Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Battle for the future by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/755-battle-for-the-future/

We drive into Pearce Arizona, past the old Commonwealth mine. This mine was the big mine in operation during the boom and it continues in operation (on and off) today. We visit the Old Pearce Pottery shop and walk around the "Rust Garden", looking at all sorts of cool things. We meet a very friendly donkey along the way. Old Pearce Pottery: https://www.facebook.com/people/Old-Pearce-Pottery/100057038935723/ https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/united-states/arizona/pearce/home-goods-store/43012085-old-pearce-pottery Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Old West by EdRecords https://tunetank.com/track/6571-old-west/

We hiked to a location where wooly mammoth tracks are fossilized into the wash. I didn't do much research, most of the sites I went to were other explorers etc, so I didn't bother to include the links. The University of Arizona is said to have been out here and removed some of the prints; I can't confirm that. If it true, I'm sure the museum/library there, as well as their website would likely have more information. For us, it was just a fun little hike in a year when life isn't really allowing us to do much hiking. Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Desert Hustle by ABSounds https://tunetank.com/track/6573-desert-hustle/

Volume 05: Here we visit the Courtland Cemetery. There are close to 100 graves here including a former slave who served 30 years in the US Army. "Uncle" Simon Franklin had the largest funeral in Courtland history. His headstone was vandalized (like a lot of those in ghost towns) and was recently replaced by the VA thanks to the efforts of local people that do maintenance on the cemetery. Courtland was another mining town from the old west. Like many of these towns, it had many amenities and was quite big and successful. It is located just on the other side of the mountains from Gleeson Arizona; just a few miles. Like most of these towns, it had quite a rich history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the place, but as you will see in the videos, I knew quite a bit less than I thought. A 1927 Sanborn map of the town can be found here: http://www.gleesonarizona.com/maps/Courtland_1927.pdf Maps, photos, news articles from Courtland can be found at the Library of Congress: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/ Special thanks to Ernie for giving me some good information, check out his website: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/ Joe Bono, the owner of the Gleeson jail has a very informative website about all the towns in the area. There are pictures of areas on private property that we didn't visit, like the power plant. Joe grew up in Gleeson and opens the jail/museum every first Saturday of the month, definitely check it out if you are in the area. http://www.gleesonarizona.com/ Here are some links with pictures etc of areas that are on private property in Courtland as well as other information: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/court.htm Links about all things "the old west" from mining to railroads to Tombstone: Tombstone Area Ghost Towns: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/ Western Mining History: https://westernmininghistory.com/ Abandoned Rails: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html Friends of the san pedro river: http://sanpedroriver.org/wpfspr/ ***Music Music from Tunetank.com Track: Slow Flamenco by PineAppleMusic https://tunetank.com/track/6355-slow-flamenco/ ***Like/Subscribe Like and Subscribe animation: Michael Yakimelin @ pexels.com

Schleifflin Hall/Masonic Lodge #5 was built by Albert Schleifflin in 1881. See the link for more details about the construction and history. We happened to be driving by and saw there was an event going on in the hall. When we got there the event was over, but we asked nicely and they let us in to take a look. The hall is currently used by the Tombstone City Council for meetings. If you are in town when a council meeting is taking place, stop by and take a look. The Tombstone Restoration Commission has restored much of the hall and is currently restoring some of the behind the scenes areas. Check out their website for details. https://tombstonerestorationcommission.com/about/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schieffelin_Hall https://usghostadventures.com/tombstone/schieffelin-hall/ Music Old west by EdRecords Tunetank.com

Volume 04: Here we visit another old building that was likely a business. I have a hunch this was the water company, but I can't prove it. The Sanborn maps from the time that I have access to don't extend that far into the town. We found what's left of the old road that ran east and there are some very old tires from Model T's that used to drive there and other artifacts. We find another foundation, could be to a business or house that was on the old road. We see what's left of a relatively current mining operation. Courtland was another mining town from the old west. Like many of these towns, it had many amenities and was quite big and successful. It is located just on the other side of the mountains from Gleeson Arizona; just a few miles. Like most of these towns, it had quite a rich history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the place, but as you will see in the videos, I knew quite a bit less than I thought. A 1927 Sanborn map of the town can be found here: http://www.gleesonarizona.com/maps/Courtland_1927.pdf Maps, photos, news articles from Courtland can be found at the Library of Congress: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/ Special thanks to Ernie for giving me some good information, check out his website: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/ Joe Bono, the owner of the Gleeson jail has a very informative website about all the towns in the area. There are pictures of areas on private property that we didn't visit, like the power plant. Joe grew up in Gleeson and opens the jail/museum every first Saturday of the month, definitely check it out if you are in the area. http://www.gleesonarizona.com/ Here are some links with pictures etc of areas that are on private property in Courtland as well as other information: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/court.htm Links about all things "the old west" from mining to railroads to Tombstone: Tombstone Area Ghost Towns: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/ Western Mining History: https://westernmininghistory.com/ Abandoned Rails: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html Friends of the san pedro river: http://sanpedroriver.org/wpfspr/ ***Music Music from Tunetank.com Track: Slow Flamenco by PineAppleMusic https://tunetank.com/track/6355-slow-flamenco/ ***Like/Subscribe Like and Subscribe animation: Michael Yakimelin @ pexels.com

This property is described as a "miner's cabin". The plaque is weathered and the information is hard to read. It sits just west of the old town site of Gleeson Arizona. The property was recently for sale; I don't know if it was sold or just taken off the market. www.tunetank.com Song: Wild West By: EdRecords

Volume 03: In this video we visit the "Packrat" table, that sits along the side of the road. It might be some sort of a geocache, but I'm not sure. We visit what was likely an old business that has a very nice foundation and concrete steps. Courtland was another mining town from the old west. Like many of these towns, it had many amenities and was quite big and successful. It is located just on the other side of the mountains from Gleeson Arizona; just a few miles. Like most of these towns, it had quite a rich history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the place, but as you will see in the videos, I knew quite a bit less than I thought. A 1927 Sanborn map of the town can be found here: http://www.gleesonarizona.com/maps/Courtland_1927.pdf Maps, photos, news articles from Courtland can be found at the Library of Congress: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/ Special thanks to Ernie for giving me some good information, check out his website: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/ Joe Bono, the owner of the Gleeson jail has a very informative website about all the towns in the area. There are pictures of areas on private property that we didn't visit, like the power plant. Joe grew up in Gleeson and opens the jail/museum every first Saturday of the month, definitely check it out if you are in the area. http://www.gleesonarizona.com/ Here are some links with pictures etc of areas that are on private property in Courtland as well as other information: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/court.htm Links about all things "the old west" from mining to railroads to Tombstone: Tombstone Area Ghost Towns: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/ Western Mining History: https://westernmininghistory.com/ Abandoned Rails: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html Friends of the san pedro river: http://sanpedroriver.org/wpfspr/ ***Music Music from Tunetank.com Track: Slow Flamenco by PineAppleMusic https://tunetank.com/track/6355-slow-flamenco/ ***Like/Subscribe Like and Subscribe animation: Michael Yakimelin @ pexels.com

Boothill Cemetery is the first stop on our "Tombstone by the numbers" tour, where we go through all the stops in the Tombstone Restoration Commission book. Here we stop at the Boothill Cemetery gift shop and walk around the Butterfield gift shop. In future videos we go to all the stops listed in the Tombstone Restoration commission book. Tombstone Restoration Commission: https://tombstonerestorationcommission.com/about/ Music Old west by EdRecords Tunetank.com ***Like/Subscribe Like and Subscribe animation: Michael Yakimelin @ pexels.com

Volume 02: In this video we tour the old jail and part of the main street where the old grocery store and possibly the car dealership was located. Notes since the video was made: The bars and doors from both the Courtland and Gleeson jails were repurposed for the Benson jail. Apparently, the same parts were repurposed earlier from the Bisbee jail for Courtland. The beams in the concrete roof of the jail were old railroad track. Courtland was another mining town from the old west. Like many of these towns, it had many amenities and was quite big and successful. It is located just on the other side of the mountains from Gleeson Arizona; just a few miles. Like most of these towns, it had quite a rich history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the place, but as you will see in the videos, I knew quite a bit less than I thought. A 1927 Sanborn map of the town can be found here: http://www.gleesonarizona.com/maps/Courtland_1927.pdf Maps, photos, news articles from Courtland can be found at the Library of Congress: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/ Special thanks to Ernie for giving me some good information, check out his website: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/ Joe Bono, the owner of the Gleeson jail has a very informative website about all the towns in the area. There are pictures of areas on private property that we didn't visit, like the power plant. Joe grew up in Gleeson and opens the jail/museum every first Saturday of the month, definitely check it out if you are in the area. http://www.gleesonarizona.com/ Here are some links with pictures etc of areas that are on private property in Courtland as well as other information: http://azbackcountryadventures.com/court.htm Links about all things "the old west" from mining to railroads to Tombstone: Tombstone Area Ghost Towns: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/ Western Mining History: https://westernmininghistory.com/ Abandoned Rails: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html Friends of the san pedro river: http://sanpedroriver.org/wpfspr/ ***Music Music from Tunetank.com Track: Slow Flamenco by PineAppleMusic https://tunetank.com/track/6355-slow-flamenco/ ***Like/Subscribe Like and Subscribe animation: Michael Yakimelin @ pexels.com