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Entertainment Magazine: Flint Carter
Buffalo Bill Cody Days in Oracle
Honor the World Famous "Buffalo Bill" Cody,
Who Helped Oracle Grow
Oracle Inn, 305 E. American Ave. in Oracle, Arizona
The community of
Oracle honored the 174th birthday of iconic world entertainer and local
miner William “Buffalo Bill” Cody on Saturday, February 22, 2020 and
Sunday,
February 23rd, 2020 from 1:00-5:00pm at the Oracle Inn in Oracle,
Arizona during the last Buffalo Bill Cody Days in Oracle, two years
after the passing of one of its founders, Willim "Flint" Carter.
There were free
presentations, entertainment, Native American presentations and
displays, book talks, movies, treats, and a treasure hunt for kids.
There was a free
magic show for the kids by Ross the Magician. Don Larry will speak
about "Cody As Senator?" and Roberrt Zucker will talk about the legends
and history of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Cody and his mines, and
Oracle's unique history.
The Cody Days events, first hosted in 2016, explores Oracle and
learn the history rapidly being lost! Most people do not even know Cody
was even in Oracle! Buffalo Bill’s last performance was playing Santa
for the orphans of Oracle in 1916. Buffalo Bill Cody spent many winters
in Oracle managing his mines which produced tungsten and gold. Discover
more about this forgotten part of local history. Read more about Cody Days in Oracle.
Photo: National award winning Buffalo Bill Look-A-Like Dane Johnson celebrating Buffalo Bill Cody's 171st birthday in Oracle, Arizona in 2017.
See Cody Days Highlights from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019Treasure hunt for
kids, antique coins donated by Tucson Coin and Autograph, jewelry made
from the gold and silver from Buffalo Bills mines in the Santa Catalinas
will be door prizes and awarded for best contributions to the
preservation of the local legend.
Cody Days is
founded by Flint Carter, president of the Santa Catalina Historic
Preservation, part of a non-profit 503c organization. All donations are
tax deductible.
For more information on this event or to help sponsor, contact Bob Zucker at 520-623-3733 or email [email protected].
Flint Carter and the local legends
 Photo:
This 23 lb. nugget is the finest specimen from Buffalo Bill Cody's mine
near Oracle, Arizona. From established sales this rock is valued over
$1/4 million.
William
"Flint" Carter, also known as The General, passed away in December
2018. Flint's efforts are on display in ten museums and the Mining Hall
of Fame.
For
decades, Carter has been the owner of the richest gold and silver mines
on the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. It has been
almost 40 years now, and the body of work he offers is huge to say the
least. It covers hundreds of years of history puts the gold and silver
of the legends in your hands as a testament to our mountains' beauty and
incredible wealth.
 Flint
Carter described the history and stories of the Southwest, Iron Door
Mine, mining for gold and other ores around Tucson and Southern AZ. and
many other historical topics and legends in his book "Canyon of Gold."
Carter showcased his art, jewelry and artifacts in public and private
presentations.
Photo: Tucson's Cody Stone Jewelry manufactured by Orlando Jewelers of England.The Iron Door Mine.
The only authentic source of Cody Stone from Buffalo Bill Cody's own mines with certification from the Flint Carter Collection
 First popularized by Tiffany's during the California Gold Rush, Cody Stone is a little known- and now extremely rare- commodity.
It
is the most expensive gold and silver in the world that sells by carat
weight values. Cody Stone is on display in museums worldwide and the
Mining Hall of Fame and Gem Institute of America.
The
specimen, on loan to the University of Arizona MIneral Museum, was
independently graded at 38 out of 40 and is considered one of the finest
100% natural gold and silver specimens in the world.
The
result of a search for the West's largest gold legend and the world's
largest land treasure portrayed in four major motion pictures over six
decades, this golden legend refuses to die and continues to grow with
substantial golden values
Now Available on Amazon: Flint Carter's The Canyon of Gold, Buffalo Bill Cody, and the Legendary Iron Door Mine Treasure: The Santa Catalina Mountains Stor
The Miner's Story Project
 The
Miners’ Story Project preserves and shares stories about life in the
mines and mining communities in the Southwest US. William "Flint" Carter
provides his recollections of the history and stories of the Santa
Catalina Mountains.
Read more about the Miner's Story Project. The Miner's Story CD is a two and a half hour recording of the mine with the iron door by Flint Carter.
Ballads of the Santa Catalinas
The
original songs and ballads about the Iron Door Mine, the Santa Catalina
Mountains, the Old West and about Flint Carter on CD. $9.95.
These songs were written and professionaly performed in a studio by
Gary Holdcroft specifically about Flint's adventures and the legends of
the Catalinas.
Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Written by Robert Zucker with
collaboration from Flint Carter
A large
collection of the legends and history of the Catalinas. Learn the story
of the Iron Door Mine, the Lost Mission and the Lost City. Hundreds of
pages cover hundreds of years in the search for gold, silver and copper.
Was there a Lost Escalante Mine or Mine wth the Iron Door? Who started
the legends? Is there still gold in the mountains?
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