An abandoned 1882 rifle

Andi · 23rd January 2015, 06:41 PM

Abandoned 1882 rifle sparks archaeological quest in Nevada.

There it was, abandoned for the ages, propped up against a juniper tree in far-eastern Nevada's Snake Mountains, a Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle: the gun, as legend goes, that won the American West.

For archaeologist Eva Jensen, it's something much more — a mystery that continues to baffle the staff at Great Basin National Park: Who owned it? A luckless hunter or miner? Maybe an outlaw on the run?

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...116-story.html

23rd January 2015, 06:41 PM	#1
Andi Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halstenbek, Germany Posts: 203	An abandoned 1882 rifle Abandoned 1882 rifle sparks archaeological quest in Nevada. There it was, abandoned for the ages, propped up against a juniper tree in far-eastern Nevada's Snake Mountains, a Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle: the gun, as legend goes, that won the American West. For archaeologist Eva Jensen, it's something much more — a mystery that continues to baffle the staff at Great Basin National Park: Who owned it? A luckless hunter or miner? Maybe an outlaw on the run? http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...116-story.html