Mike RyanNov 2, 2020Early Turquoise Mining in New Mexico. Part One.The first turquoise mine to be documented by a Euro American was Mount Chalchuhuitl located in the Cerrillos Hills south of Santa Fe. It...
Mike RyanOct 27, 2020The Phantom Blue. A Turquoise Fable.The Phantom Blue: A Turquoise Fable. By Bob Brucia and Mike Ryan II. It was in 1988 when Mike Ryan and I first heard the story about a...
Mike RyanJul 10, 2020Early Days of Doc WilsonBefore the formation of the American Gem Company in 1919, a young gem miner named Doc Wilson was taken in by gemstone prospectors C.O....