The 2018 Buffalo Bill Cody Days in Oracle, Arizona Round Up
Cody Days Honors the World Famous "Buffalo Bill" Cody,
Who Helped Oracle, Arizona Grow
The 3rd Annual Buffalo Bill Cody Days was held at the Oracle Inn Steakhouse & Lounge, 305 E. American Avenue in Oracle, Arizona on Saturday & Sunday, February 24-25, 2018 from 1-5PM.
The hidden
community of Oracle, north of Tucson, brought to life the rich mining
history and legends of the Santa Catalina Mountains during the annual
Buffalo Bill Cody Days in Oracle. This year, the 172nd birthday of
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody– the great 19th century entertainer – and
Oracle, Arizona mine owner was celebrated with magic, Native American
music and presentations.
An Ole Fashion
Magic Show was featured for kids and adults by Ross the Magician. There
were book talks on the history and legends of the Catalina Mountains
are hosted by local authors, Robert Zucker and Flint Carter. A treasure
hunt for kids, courtesy of Tucson Coin & Autograph, was held with real old coins.
For more information on the upcoming 2019 Cody Days, call Flint Carter at 520-289-4566 or Robert Zucker at 520-623-3733.
1:00PM Welcome to Oracle! Local miner, and author, William “Flint” Carter describes Cody’s life in Oracle and Campo Bonito. Flint has prospected the Santa Catalina Mountains for more than four decades.
2:00PM Native American Hoop Dance. Hoop Dancer photo by James & Carolyn Barnett.
Photo of Ross the Magician.
3:00 Ole Fashion Magic Show with Ross the Magician.
4:00 Free birthday cake for the kids and adults, compliments of Oracle Inn.
Native American Hoop Dance
4:15 Drawing for five $1,000 pieces of jewelry
give-a-way, mined, designed and fabricated by Flint Carter exclusively
from the gold and silver at Buffalo Bill’s mines in the Catalinas. (Must
sign up at Oracle Inn before drawing and be present to win).
4:30PM Kid’s Treasure Hunt! Search for real buried treasure! Coins provided by Tucson Coin & Autograph.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
1:00 Local miner William “Flint” Carter
discusses his prospecting experiences and his book “Canyon of Gold,
Buffalo Bill Cody and the Legendary Iron Door Mine Treasure.”
2:00PM Native American Hoop Dance
Photo of Robert Zucker by James Barnett.
3:00 Author and publisher Robert Zucker discusses the legends of the Santa Catalina Mountains and Buffalo Bill’s hunt for the Iron Door Mine.
4:00 Drawing for five $1,000 pieces of jewelry
give-a-way, mined, designed and fabricated by Flint Carter who
discusses his prospecting experiences. Three drawing prizes for
historical preservation. Unveiling plans for new Buffalo Bill Cody
Educational Exhibit.
Visit Rivera's after the show.
4:00PM Native American Hoop Dance
Jewelry Give-A-Way– from the Santa Catalinas
Each day at 4:00PM,
there was a drawing for five pieces of jewelry, valued at $1,000 each,
that were mined exclusively from the gold and silver at Buffalo Bill’s
mines in the Catalinas and fabricated by Flint Carter with a numbered
certificate of authenticity.
Educational Exhibit to Preserve Tucson’s History
Flint Carter is
preserving dozens of valuable artifacts, memorabilia, mineral specimens
and documentation about the Santa Catalina Mountains. Carter is seeking a
location to permanently store, itemize, photograph and catalog the
collection, along with an accredited academic opinion of dates and
source of artifacts. The exhibit is on display during the weekend event.
W.T. Flint Carter
exhibits his local paintings, sculptures, and jewelry beginning on
April 4-30th at the new Artful Space Gallery Workshop & Cafe in Oro
Valley. Carter, a prospector and local artist, holds a talk from 1-5pm
on April 4, 2018.
Buffalo Bill Cody in Oracle
“Buffalo Bill” Cody
owned several mines at Campo Bonito in the Santa Catalina Mountains,
near Oracle, during the last decades of his life. He also searched for
the fabled Iron Door Mine of the Catalinas.
Cody spent many
winters in Oracle managing his mines which produced tungsten and gold.
This is also the 101th anniversary of the Cody’s passing. Buffalo Bill’s
last performance was playing Santa for the orphans of Oracle in 1916.
W.T. Flint Carter
exhibits his local paintings, sculptures, and jewelry beginning on
April 4-30th at the new Artful Space Gallery Workshop & Cafe in Oro
Valley. Carter, a prospector and local artist, holds a talk from 1-5pm
on April 4.
For more information, interviews and press coverage, please contact
Cody Days founder, Flint Carter at 520-289-4566 or email [email protected] or Robert Zucker, Entertainment Magazine, 520-623-3733 or email [email protected]
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.
"Jewel of the Catalinas"
FOR SALE: 3-band wrist bracelet of jewelry grade gold and silver embedded in quartz from the Santa Catalina Mountains. $9,500.
For more information on this and other exquisite pieces, contact Flint Carter at 520-289-4566 or email [email protected].
"Gold still glitters in the ground, hiding secret like a laughing clown."
- from "Gold Town" by Joseph Michael Darwin.
Left: "Prospector" original art work by Flint Carter. 5" x 7" original. Call 520-289-4566 to order. See more Flint original art.
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. $19.95. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.
Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Written by Robert E. 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?
Explore
the Santa Catalina Mountains in a way you never seen them before. Read
free chapter samples and download a FREE PDF sample of "Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains."
"Jewel of the Catalinas"
"Gold still glitters in the ground, hiding secret like a laughing clown."
