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Row 3 | Back to Prospector
Quilt
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The quilt blocks are described in rows from left to right. Phrases within the quotes " " are the words that Goldie embroidered. ROW 3 |
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BLOCK 1 |
"Red Thompson." "Starting out to earn my Grub Stake." |
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BLOCK 2 |
"Art & Lizzie Welch Prospectors" "Our Pack horses follow." |
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BLOCK 3 |
"Joshua G. Tracy" "Struck it rich 2 times But put it all back in the ground" Joshua Tracy was Marion Tracy's brother, and Goldie's brother-in-law. He died in 1927, and was buried in the desert cemetary at Morgan's Camp in Horseshoe Basin where Goldie's mother and daughter were also buried (along with Marion). |
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"M. F. & G. M. Tracy on Papago Reserv." "Im leting him down in prospect hole in mining District near Covered Wells" Goldie and Marion inherited copper claims from Joshua. They were located out north of Quijotoa. Goldie mostly worked in an open pit, hauling ore and rock to a mill for milling. |
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BLOCK 5 |
"R. E Hicklin." "Building the Location Monument." |
 
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