This is the remains of Coronado Camp, near Oracle, Arizona, in the Santa Catalina mountain range. The cabin was originally a two room adobe building, with corrals. Built about 1900, it has been used by ranchers, miners and of late, by people traversing the Charloueau Gap trail. Efforts have been made to restore the building, as evidenced by the tin roof, but the forest service is recommending that it be demolished as a hazard. Hard rock mines dot the surrounding hills. I believe the miners were chiefly in search of silver and gold.
The building is traditional adobe construction. The adobe blocks are 80% sand and 20% clay soil and mixed with water. Some people mix in straw in the belief that it strengthens the bricks. There doesn't seem to be any evidence to support this belief. The muddy liquid was poured into forms and sun-dried, curing in about 30 days. The collapsed portions of the walls demonstrate the effect rain has on exposed adobe.
The floor of the structure is concrete, so at the least the cement had to be carted to the site.
Of course every home must have "facilities". Coronado Camp is no exception. In this case the corrugated steel siding is probably original. Notice that it has been used for target practice by idiots with guns.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong and sometimes just full of it.
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The building is traditional adobe construction. The adobe blocks are 80% sand and 20% clay soil and mixed with water. Some people mix in straw in the belief that it strengthens the bricks. There doesn't seem to be any evidence to support this belief. The muddy liquid was poured into forms and sun-dried, curing in about 30 days. The collapsed portions of the walls demonstrate the effect rain has on exposed adobe.
The floor of the structure is concrete, so at the least the cement had to be carted to the site.
Of course every home must have "facilities". Coronado Camp is no exception. In this case the corrugated steel siding is probably original. Notice that it has been used for target practice by idiots with guns.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong and sometimes just full of it.
Tag: Daily Life
Personal Finance
Humor
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