Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

In case you haven't been following, News About Gold Mining Oreninc Index explodes to new 2017 high Kai Hoffmann - Oreninc  |  about 9 hours ago  |    32  |    0 The Oreninc Index continued to surge ahead in the week ending February 16, 2017 to 112.76 from 90.26 the previous week.  http://www.mining.com/tag/gold/

I have found a very interesting website that is focusing on outdoors activities. Among those activities is prospecting, research, and metal detecting. If you are from Arizona, you certainly have heard about ghost towns and treasure stories. But, have you found a site that is a repository for information about old mining towns (ghost towns) and their locations across America? Not only is the free research and information available, but those selling information are included. The company is out of Washington. It is worth a look. http://www.therockerbox.com/Research%20recreational%20prospecting,%20metal%20detecting,%20and%20treasure%20hunting%20ghost%20towns%20and%20lost%20treasures.htm

Read my latest article on the Lost Church Silver at the Esmeralda Mine in Arizona. http://hubpages.com/education/San-Xavier-del-Bac-Mission-and-the-Esmeralda-Mine

IF you would like to research 53 LOST MINES in Arizona, a list is available at  http://www.treasurestories.com/NorthAmerica/Arizona/ArizonaLostMines.htm Here are some Arizona treasure stories, some with a factual connection.  http://www.treasurestories.com/NorthAmerica/Arizona/Arizona.htm Howard Pyle  illustration of pirates burying treasure, from  Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure

By Erwin Baer(Life time: ) - Original publication:Immediate source: http://www.yavapai100az.org/?page_id=678, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32891930 There is evidence that as early as 1000 BC, native inhabitants of Arizona were mining cinnabar, coal,  turquoise, clay, and pigments. One of the best histories of Arizona I have read. This 16 page pdf about Arizona mining is for free download and available at: http://www.azmining.com/images/HISTORY_FULL.pdf

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Arizona gold deposits listed by district and county by county. http://www.nuggetshooter.com/articles/ArizGoldDeposits.html