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Jameson, W. C.

New Mexico treasure tales / W.C. Jameson - Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Press, c2003. - xviii, 199 p. : port., maps ; 23 cm.

The lost Cancino Arroyo treasure -- Northwest.
The golden bell of Corrales -- Northeast.
Buried gold coins in San Juan County -- Southeast.
Seventeen tons of gold buried at Four Corners -- Southwest.
The lost Dupont mine --
Lost millions of Madame Barcelo --
Lost Spanish gold mines in the Sandia Mountains --
Sangre de Cristo treasure --
Raton Pass treasure --
San Augustin Mission treasure --
Secret Pueblo gold mine --
Lost Sanchez mines and buried treasures --
Caballo Mountains treasure --
Chato's treasure --
Lost Spanish gold mine in the Organ Mountains --
Victorio Peak treasure --
Lava beds treasure --
Black Jack Christian's lost train robbery cache --
The curse of the lost Adams diggings --
The lost gold of Alamocita Creek --
Wicks Gulch gold --
Lost fortune in the Tres Hermanas Mountains --
Sixteen burro loads of gold --
Opals in New Mexico --
Hidalgo County lost Spanish gold cache --
Hidalgo County lost ledge of silver.

New Mexico has given birth to some of the most amazing stories of lost riches. The twenty-six legends and tales of lost mines and buried treasures in this book by veteran treasure hunter W. C. Jameson are the result of more than four decades of search, research, exploration, and discovery.

ISBN: 087004429X 9780870044298

LCCN: 2003001163

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Treasure troves--New Mexico--Anecdotes
Gold mines and mining--History--New Mexico--Anecdotes
Silver mines and mining--History--New Mexico--Anecdotes
Outlaws--History--New Mexico--Anecdotes

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Mexico--History, Local--Anecdotes
New Mexico--Antiquities--Anecdotes

LC Class. No.: F796.6 / .J36 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 978.9 Jam 48