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Wood Fire 09/04/2024 Near Superior, Arizona and 5 Miles South

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Peril in the Silver Veins: Tales of 1869 Arizona Miners- Harshaw, Arizona

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 Here is my latest addition to an 1869 short fiction adventure in Arizona. Forgive me if it doesn't match something about gold prospecting. But this story is about 1869 Hashaw, Az. This area produced a lot of silver! My story incorporates history of the period. I have written 3 episodes, and you can read all of them, for free. My investigations into gold discoveries will continue. Thanks for your patronage. :) An Old Time Arizona Silver Mining Pioneer Adventure - HubPages Jack and Nell start a new life away from the old Eastern extremes and pray for a good life of peace.  For factual information about silver and silver treasure, see  Golden Legends: Tales of Buried Treasure: United States Silver Facts: What Do You Know? The Poor Man's Gold! (goldlegendstalesofburiedtreasure.blogspot.com) Golden Legends: Tales of Buried Treasure: The Arizona Lost Opata Silver Mine and the Princess That Was Sacrificed Inside (goldlegendstalesofburiedtreasure.blogspot.com)

Burying Their Stagecoach Thievery: Jesse and Frank James Hiding $32000 in Arkansas

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R obbing many banks, stagecoaches, and trains are what Jesse and Frank James are well known for in the Wild West. The stories alone have allowed people to let their imaginations run wild and ruminate about possible buried treasure. On January 15, 1874, the gang held up a stagecoach at the intersection of old Malvern Road and Gulpha creek south of Hot Springs, Arkansas. According to reports, the James gang made off with $32,000 in cash and jewelry from the passengers. T hat was worth $881,920 in today's money. They buried the stolen goods and found a sandstone rock in which they carved their names and the amount of money that was to be buried. They also carved 3 figures of a cross, a bowie knife, and a 3-pronged fork.   Frank said later that they never did return to find the stolen loot. Jesse and Frank James. For more about Jesse James, see  Golden Legends: Tales of Buried Treasure: A Riveting Story of Jesse James and Buried Treasure in Ohio (goldlegendstalesofburiedtreasure.b...

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Sulphur Springs, Arkansas Spanish Treasure Site - A Few Pieces of Plundered Gold Found

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Text and image taken from Wikipedia:    Roesler, F.E. (April 1908).  "The Spanish Treasure Cave Near Sulphur Springs, Ark" .  KCS Current Events: An Industrial and Agricultural Magazine .  7  (2): 148–153 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 . Old Spanish Treasure Cave - Wikipedia Allsopp, Fred W. (1931). "Legends of Lost Mines and Hidden Treasures".  Folklore of Romantic Arkansas, Vol. I . USA: The Grolier Society. pp. 282–298 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 . Skalicky, Michele (17 December 2018).  "Along the Missouri-Arkansas Line, a Tale of Buried Spanish Treasure" .  KSMU Public Radio from Missouri State University . Archived from  the original  on 4 December 2023 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 .   Harrison, David L. (1970).  The World of American Caves . USA: Reilly & Lee Books. pp. 68–70 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 "Field Trip: Old Spanish Treasure Cave" .  PBS Learning Medi...

One of the Largest Roman Coin Hoards Found in England Makes Others Insignificant

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                                                                                                       Caraucius The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome, England. The coins, contained in a ceramic pot 45cm in diameter, were/are dated from AD 253 to AD 305. The coins are made of debased silver or bronze. It is one of the largest hoards ever found in Britain. It is important because it contains the biggest group issued during the cesarean reign of Carausius. Carausius ruled Britain from 286 to 293 and was the first emperor to mint coins in Britain. The hoard is housed at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton, made possible by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The...

Gold Prices at Current Levels Inspires Interest

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Green River Gold Corp. Commences Placer Gold Mining on the Wabi Claim Located on the Swift River | Markets Insider (businessinsider.com)  - Taken from  https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/green-river-gold-corp.-commences-placer-gold-mining-on-the-wabi-claim-located-on-the-swift-river-1033499426 Green River is uniquely positioned to mine the placer claims because of its relationship with its privately held affiliate, Gold Rush Supplies Inc. The two companies share space in a fully equipped shop and office building located in Quesnel, approximately 45 minutes from the Swift River placer claims. Gold Rush Supplies Inc. builds placer mining equipment and provides mining supplies from a retail and shop location in the shared facility. The fully equipped shop and yard provides an excellent location from which to stage the mining operation and to handle all related administration and management functions. The Company’s Qualified Person, Stephen P. Kocsis (P.Geo) has decad...