Around Dewey-Humboldt By J.P. Gorham Sculptors of the West and Balloon Buster Frank Luke

and Balloon Buster Frank Luke

and a couple of pencil drawings as well

even as life changes drastically around us

Fatal tales of jealousy

Karl Bodmer

Around Dewey-Humboldt By J.P. Gorham Sculptors of the West and Balloon Buster Frank LukeNestled in the Arizona mountains are several small, unassuming towns that belie the importance of their heyday. These towns are all intrinsic to each other for one reason: mining. The nearby ranches were established to feed the miners, and in many cases, residents moved back and forth among them depending on which mines were prosperous or closed. Some no longer exist, evidenced now by rock walls or other harder to find clues. Some have turned into