WELCOME TO THE ROCKS IN MY BED HOMEPAGE

The title of this book comes from a Duke Ellington song written in 1941. Anyone who has had rocky times can identify with that feeling.  Trying to find a gold mine that was lost in 1864 led me down some bumpy trails.  The fun in the writing of this book was the juxtaposition of forgotten treasure and our contemporary international crisis.  My friend, Dr. Tom Steele S.J., tells me that seeking lost treasure is a metaphor for our search for lost values.  I know that I value the adventure of my exploration of central New Mexico and the many conversations with friends in the development of this book.

For those of you who are inspired to look for the Lost Adams Diggings yourself, I am including a partial list of the research materials I used.

Allan, Charles. The Adams Diggings Story, Hughs-Buie Company, El Paso, Texas 1935

Ball, Eve. In the Days of Victorio, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, 1970

Basque, Garnet. Gold Panner's Manual, The Lyons Press, New York, New York, 1999

Bryan, Howard. True Tales of the American Southwest, Clear Light Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1998

Byerts, W.H. The Adams Gold Diggings, El Paso, Texas, 1919

Dobie, J. Frank. Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1928

Emory, Lieutenant W.H. Notes of a Military Reconnaissance, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1951

Feldman, Ron and McPherson, Mic. Zigzag Canyon, Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1994

French, Richard. Four Days from Fort Wingate, The Claxton Printers, Caldwell, Idaho, 1994

Haley, James L. Apaches: A History and Cultural Portrait, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1997

Harden, Paul. The Lost Adams Diggings, in El Defensor Chieftain, Socorro, New Mexico, October 9, 2004

Jameson, W.C.,Buried Treasures of the American Southwest, August House Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, 1989

Kemp, Ben W. and Dyckes, J.C. Cow Dust and Saddle Leather, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1968

Mabery, Ken. Natural history of El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Natural Resources, Socorro, New Mexico, 1997

McFarland, Elizabeth. Wilderness of the Gila, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1974

McKenna, James A. Black Range Tales, Rio Grande Press, Glorieta, New Mexico, 1936

Mitchell, John D. Lost Mines of the Great Southwest, Rio Grande Press, Glorieta, New Mexico, 1933

Purcell, Jack. The Lost Adams Diggings: Myth, Mystery, and Madness, Nine Lives Press, Olathe, Kansas, 2003

Robinson, Sherry. El Malpais, Mount Taylor, and the Zuni Mountains: A Hiking Guide and History, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1994

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