Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

 FYI I just finished the second in a series of short fiction about 19th century Arizona. If you like, you can read it at  https://letterpile.com/serializations/Apache-Land-Travels-and-Surprises The first in the series is at  https://letterpile.com/serializations/A-Tiny-Story-Romance-and-Savagery-in-19th-Century-Southwestern-Arizona I hope you enjoy this serialization. https://www.henryusa.com/henry-free-stuff/

What do you get when you throw a piano down a mine shaft? A flat miner-

 Canadian Malartic, LaRonde, Detour Lake, Brucejack, Porcupine, Meliadine, Rainy River, Hemlo, Meadowbank, and Macassa - these are the top ten gold mines in Canada. https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-03-12/Top-10-largest-gold-mines-in-Canada-in-2020-report.html Just the facts: Gold is Canada's most valuable mined mineral, with a production value of $10.3 billion in 2019 Ontario and Quebec together accounted for more than 75% of mined gold production in Canada in 2019 In 2019, the value of Canadian gold exports was $22.3 billion. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/minerals-metals-facts/gold-facts/20514 Canada is a large landmass with a rich mineral endowment. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians from across the country have used their knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship to build an industry that is among the world’s largest producers of minerals and metals. In 2016, some 200 mines and 7,000 quarries produced more than 60 minerals and metals worth $41 billion...

 Why do miners make good accomplices? They won't snitch, they're good at mining their own business.

 The following are just a few of the items in gold that Muammar Quaddafi collected: A new version of the Browning M1911A1, also known as the Colt .45. It can be seen on closeup to read Browning Arms Company Morgan, Utah & Montreal P.Q. It also had a side view of the colonel's head. Similarly recovered from his compound is a golden machine gun that looks like an AK-47. Wired.com - https://www.wired.com/2007/10/best-war-booty/ The third example is a Makarov PMs. It is a standard weapon of the Russian army - a smaller sidearm. The fourth golden gun is another Makarov PMs. The fifth is another Browning automatic with a black handle. Further, it was reported that when rebels found Quadafi, he was wearing gold pants. For more details, see https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/qaddafis-love-affair-golden-guns/336506/

 The grandson of Forest Fenn announced on Monday, December 7, 2020 that his grandfather's famous treasure had been found. More than a decade ago, Fenn left a bronze chest buried somewhere in the outback of Wyoming - it contained about $2,000,000 worth of booty. Fenn wrote a memoir of his life (including a spell as Air Force pilot and an art dealer) in 2010. His reason for self-publishing the tomb was because he was suffering from a kidney illness and did not expect to survive. He wanted other people to enjoy the experience of a quest. But survive he did.  In the book, he described where he hid his treasure in a 24-line poem. He claimed that everything anyone needed to find it was stipulated in the poem. Fenn lived to know his treasure was found.  On June 16,2020, Fenn released additional photos on the Thrill of the Chase (title of his memoir) blog site including himself examining the contents of the chest and one photo of it sitting in weathered condition implicitly on or...

 The second battle of Agua Prieta, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution took place at the border with Douglas, Arizona in the autumn of 1915. Villa was defeated by Mexican federal troops and his power faded. Trying to bring back his glory days, he attacked Columbus, New Mexico in 1917. This effort was a result of him feeling betrayed by the United States and his desire for resupplying his followers with weapons and ammunition found at the Army fort there. He wound up being chased by General John J. Pershing and never regained his role as a revolutionary leader. But the legend of Pancho Villa continued in corridos and Mexican popular lore. There were also paranormal tales!  Pancho Villa was assassinated in 1923 at the age of 45. He was buried in the municipal cemetery in the town of Parral, in Chihuahua, Mexico On February 6, 1926, his coffin was uncovered and his head removed. This desecration led to a tale in Douglas, Arizona. The tale revolves around the circumstances after ...