New Book: Golden Tome of Treasue Signs, Symbols, and Marks
by Have you ever thought about what signs and clues to hidden wealth and history might be laying about in plain sight? What might you have …
Mogollon Monster Maybe, or, Stickshifts for Sasquatch
AV Adams, All Rights Reserved If you have never been to the Southwest of the United States, one thing that you may find surprising is …
Utah Treasure Legends #1
In honor of a lot of interesting materials being posted elsewhere that originate from Utah or people who live there, here are, for the first …
Treasure sign on tree: ORO
As I go into somewhat more in depth in my book, I am pretty skeptical of treasure signs on trees, especially if the subject matter …
Video of a tree turned to metal
The 250 million-year process that turned this portion of a tree to metal is still not fully understood by geologists. We have been studying this …
AV Adams on Forest Fenn’s Treasure – Perhaps a Clue?
It seems the whole world has by now heard of Forest Fenn’s Treasure, hidden somewhere north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. A chest full of …
250 Million Year Old Copper-Mineralized Fossil Wood
Most people know what petrified wood is, and most people know that Copper makes really colorful mineral specimens, but did you know that there are …
Treasure Maps Update #1
The Treasure Maps portion of the website is a Google Maps interactive view of a collection of Treasure Legends with decent chances of having some …
Lost Dutchman Mine #1
The Lost Dutchman Mine is one of if not the most widely-known lost mine legend in the American Southwest. A real person found real gold …
Massive Silver Nuggets: Bolas and Planchas de Plata
It is a fact that that massive silver nuggets (boulders, really) have been found in the Arizona-Sonora border region. The tales of the Bolas del …
Arizona Gold Mine Maps
Seeking out and finding old mines is a great way to get out there, get some exercise, and discover some history and nature with your …
Pecos Diamonds and Maya Blue
Life goes fast, and there’s always more to seek and find and explore. Here’s a picture of some Pecos Diamonds (quartz) from near Roswell, NM …
Geoglyphs and Google Earth Treasure Signs
The mystery of why ancient people would have created large geoglyphs seemingly only viewable from high in the air is an enduring and fascinating topic. …
Always be Open to Possibilities
There’s a fairly well-supported story about some silver bars buried in haste by a group of padres and soldiers up around the Flagstaff area – …
Decoding Treasure Symbols on a Map
It seems highly unlikely that there is one universal code that can be used to read all maps and field markings that might lead to …
Metal Detecting for Gold, Silver, and Copper Nuggets
Metal detecting is a challenging endeavor. The ability to tolerate disappointment is a requirement, as is persistence. When hunting for minerals, these facts are magnified. …
Victorio Peak Cross and Soldier’s Hole
This quick article discusses a couple of interesting topics related to Doc Noss and Victorio Peak that may be less well-known. Both topics are supported …
How Many Bars of Gold?
There seems to be a question of just how many bars of gold Milton Noss (re)buried right before his untimely demise (Noss Death Story on …
Treasure Signs From The Field #1
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign… but only if you have the eye. An overactive eye makes every natural outline a “treasure marker” and you can’t …
Did They Get It? A Treasure Sign Analysis
Glyphs in the desert are not rare. The dry climate and lack of vegetation mean that any human activity, no matter how long ago, has …
Finding an Arrastre: Ancient Gold Mining Tool
One of the most primitive, and easy to construct, devices for hard rock ore processing is the “arrastre” (or, variously, the “arrastra”). The typical arrastre …
Treasure Caves of the Caballo Mountains
There seems to be a permanent association between caves and treasure hoards. Certainly, there are often archaeological treasures to be found in caves, though the …
New Mexico Treasure Legends
Following the harrowing journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca through the present-day southwest in 1528-1536, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado y Lujan mounted the first …
deAvalos and a Legacy of Honor
This fictional account of the sealing of the large treasure caches purported to be in the Caballo Mountains of present-day New Mexico plays off of …
Colorado Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines
The Colorado mines are separated into several catergories to make viewing easier. Bookmark the one you like best for faster access. Primary Gold – North Primary …
California Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines
California has many Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines, so the listings had to be broken up into different sections of the state, especially for the …
Arizona Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines
The Arizona Mines are separated into several catergories to make viewing easier. Bookmark the one you like best for faster access. Primary Gold Secondary or …
Lost Adams Gold Diggings
The story of the Lost Adams Gold Mine is one of the better known treasure tales of the old American Southwest, with many books written on …
How Deep will my GPR, Metal Detector, or Two-Box Reach?
OK, so we’d all like to know the answer to: “how deep into the earth can my electromagnetic sensor system penetrate?” The short answer takes …
Treasure Symbols #2
Where do treasure signs and symbols come from? In article #1 on the topic, the astute researcher will have noticed that a healthy chunk of …
Victorio Peak Doc Noss Treasure #1
One of the largest and most fact-supported, land-based treasure stories of modern times in the United States revolves around a prominent, but humble, peak in …
Clark’s Lost Mine
TREASURE: A very rich Silver mine with an actual historical record. SYNOPSIS: In 1853 John Clark made his way to the Arizona territory and struck …
Treasure Mountain Bullion
TREASURE: A cache of locally-mined gold bullion so large that only a fraction could be transported on the first trip away from the mines. Five …
Treasure Symbols #1
This is one of a planned series on the analysis and interpretation of various symbols from the field. As important as answers or ideas about …
Lost Padre Silver Mine
TREASURE: Church artifacts, loose gold coins, and a remaining vein of Silver so rich that it can be cut off with a chisel. SYNOPSIS: Stand …
Doubtful Canyon Stagecoach Loot
TREASURE: Between $28,000 and $30,000 (much more in today’s dollars!) of company assets in Gold as well as likely other valuables in the strong box. …
Lost Malpais Cabin Loot
TREASURE: Gold coins with face value of $50,000 in the 1880’s. SYNOPSIS: Bandits seeking shelter at a hidden cabin happen across other bandits that are …
Lost DuPont Gold Mine
TREASURE: A large cache of Gold coins in a hollow under a broad, flat rock inside an Oak grove near their camp. Also, the mine …
El Chato Nevarez – Caballo Mountains
TREASURE: Many mule loads of silver taken at various times from large shipments, likely headed south from New Mexico to make their way to Spain. …
Gold Silver and Copper
It seems sometimes like the whole world focuses on Gold… … but there are other previous metals to hunt, and since they are quite a …