Lost Dutchman Mine #1
by 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 …
Tag: Colonial Spanish
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 …
New Book: Golden Tome of Treasue Signs, Symbols, and Marks
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …