by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
Off State Highway 59, between the towns of Gravette and Sulphur Springs in northwestern Benton County. It is thought to be the location of a mine excavated by the Spaniards during one of their early expeditions to this region. The cave was in the side of a cliff. Near...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
One of the first Mexican families to follow Father Euxebio Kino northward into Pimeria Alta was the Valverdes. They settled in the Santa Cruz Valley in the vicinity of the Guevavi Mission (now only a mound of rubble, but its site can be located). With their ranch...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
A Mexican wagon train loaded with a vast amount of gold bound for Santa Fe camped one night at the springs near what is now the ghost town of Dos Cabezas. Because of the fear of robbery, the treasure was customarily unloaded each night and buried near the camp. Early...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
It has been estimated that over a million dollars was buried on Adak Island by the captain of the Hitslap, a ship engaged in killing seals. Captain Gregory Dwargstof had taken this gold from the sealing association, then buried it somewhere on red bluff Hill on the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
In August of 1884 three prospectors started across the St.Elias Mountains near the Yukon River. One evening the men came to a small lake and saw golden rays beaming in the sunlight from a bar only a few feet from the shore. Throwing down their packs the men swam to...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Treasure Stories
In December 1864 a band of guerrillas under the command of an ex confederate colonel named Joseph Sanders attacked the town of Newton in Dale County, Alabama. The townspeople had a major problem: What to do with a box filled with a small fortune in coins that belonged...
