Saving history with a mission

The possible "Mission of Santa Catalina," located at the mouth of the Cañada del Oro (Canyon del Oro) north of Tucson, Arizona. The Santa Catalina Mountains and Tucson valley is one of the longest, continuously inhabited regions in the United States. Early human occupation in the area dates back about 10,000 years. The region has been inhabited by the Hohokam for thousands of years and the by Apaches. The Spanish Jesuits mined the Catalina Mountains for gold in the 1700s. Americans began mining the hills a hundred years later. The first documented ownership of the property was Mariano Samaniego, Tucson pioneer. Samaniego arrived in Tucson in the mid-1860s and became a freighter, cattle rancher, merchant and a successful Hispanic public official. Flint Carter is spearheading an effort to preserve and restore that adobe building. He hopes someone will step forward to purchase the property to help preserve the land and its history. Carter appeared in the movie "Buffalo Bill: Beyond the Legend." Carter, who has had mining claims throughout the Santa Catalina Mountains for several decades, has a large collection of rare ores mined from the and antique mining artifacts. He is documenting accounts about the early mining in the Catalina Mountains, including the legendary Iron Door Mine and the Lost City of Ciru (Cibola) and Pueblo Viejo. The Flint Carter Collection of mined ores, fashioned jewelry and artifacts collected over 40 would be displayed in a museum setting at the Mission of Santa Catalina. Donations to the SCHPP are tax-deductible to Southwest Alternatives Institute, Inc., a 501 3(c) non-profit Tucson, Arizona corporation, founded in 1977. For more information, call 520-623-3733. Visit the Oracle Inn in Oracle, Arizona to see the gold and silver collection from our Santa Catarina Mountains. Donations to the SCHPP are tax-deductible to Southwest Alternatives Institute, Inc., a 501 3(c) non-profit Tucson, Arizona corporation, founded in 1977. Call 520-623-3733 for information on SAI. Read more about the Santa Catalina Mission history. More about Flint Carter (Above) Structure prior to restoration. (2nd photo) Southside of the structure being restored by Flint Carter in 2012. The south wall of the structure fully restored.

Artifacts from the Mission Video See YouTube Video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI6bjAjIWg See YouTube Video by Mark Headley at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6sDzIIITBA&feature=related Plat Map of the mission property Plat map survey of the property. The adobe structure (left side) is the claimed Santa Catalina Mission. Help create a museum to preserve Western history This lost Spanish mission is being restored by Flint to preserve its great Western heritage and to house his collection of stones, jewelry, art and artifacts recovered from around the Santa Catalina Mountains. While Flint is doing the work on his own time and money, tax deductible donations through SAI, Inc. are accepted to help toward its restoration and preservation. Call Flint Carter in Tucson, Arizona at 520-289-4566 for more information. Read more about legends of the Southwest US and Tucson: The Lost City of the Santa Catarina history Mission of Santa Catalina Saddlebrooke the history you don't know "The Mine with the Iron Door" Southwestern Jewelry Grade Gold and Silver in Quartz by Flint Carter Cody Stone: Jewelry Grade Gold and Silver in Quartz made into exquisite jewelry and art. "I have seen the elephant!" The Most Expensive Gold in the World Oracle, Arizona and the Old West's Largest Gold Legend Watch a video about the Mission and the Mine.

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