Transportation to old mining town of Hillsboro for box lunch. Geology of area and historical sites presented enroute. Disembark at Hillsboro. Group receives box lunch for meal at the ghost towns of Gold Dust and Andrews. Group disembarks, tours Andrews and receives Gold Prospecting Kit.
Group retrieves samples and begins learning to pan.
Return trip to Meson de Mesilla in Mesilla, NM for Gourmet Dinner and lodging. Disembark for walking tour of village. It's also the site of the signing of the Gadsden Purchase and the surrender to the United States the territories of New Mexico, and Arizona. Billy the Kid, John Harden, Pat Garrett, the Apache Kid and Gen. Eisenhower walked her streets and frequented her establishments. Lots of great shops, restaurants, old church and other sights.