Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

Recycling all forms of metal may be a treasure in disguise. Aluminum, brass, copper, circuit boards, wire, steel, lead, electronic waste - to name a few may be your key to treasure. There is gold in circuit boards and on RCA and other connectors. In fact, you may actually earn more searching for junk metal rather than panning for gold. Who knows? Urban miners are the present day thing, and perhaps the future! https://wizzley.com/recycling-metal-circuit-boards-and-wire-for-fun-and-profit/

Please take a look at my latest article on Cornish Miners in Arizona in the 19th century. It describes quite an immigrant history in the old west. https://hubpages.com/education/Arizonas-Invaluable-Cornish-Miner-Connection

This is absolutely fascinating.   S uperstition Mountain - Lost Dutchman Museum 20-stamp Mill Dedication & 1st Public Demonstration Nov 2015

Two gold miners are out in the desert when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls 911. He gasps to the operator, “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator, in a calm soothing voice says, “Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead.” There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says, “OK, now what?“

If you are not familiar with precious metal markings in jewelry and such, you might be interested in this article. The article includes a couple videos of the author's best finds. I learned something, maybe you too. Good luck. https://hubpages.com/games-hobbies/How-To-Find-Gold-And-Sterling-Silver-Jewelry-And-Antiques-At-Thrift-Shops-And-Tag-Sales Ancient golden Kritonius Crown , funerary or marriage material, 370–360 BC. From a grave in Armento, Campania

                                                         Photo by  SoloTravelGoals  on  Unsplash Good information on claiming. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-utah-mining/a-modern-land-run-trump-move-opens-utah-to-mining-claims-under-1872-law-idUSKBN1FK1MA

In 1857, a ship sank off the coast of South Carolina in a hurricane. The  shipped called the Central America was discovered in 1988. The gold, recovered in 2014, is on display in California. One coin might fetch a million dollars! Please refer to this article containing a photo narrative of the sinking and the treasure. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-s-greatest-lost-treasure-and-why-it-put-a-man-in-jail/ss-AASL1Ri?li=BBnbklE#image=5

January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found placer gold in Coloma, Ca.  Photographers found a way to make their own gold with the new invention of photograpy. Cameras from all over the world were focussed on the gold prospectors and the energy surrounding the discovery. The Gold Rush was the first significant happening in America that photographers could concentrate on. https://hyperallergic.com/417336/daguerreotypes-of-the-california-gold-rush/ A woman with three men panning for gold during the California Gold Rush The daguerreotype, the first commercially successful photographic process was immediate and vigorous.