Arizona Treasure lead

[coolgenius91]

ive look at many treasure leads i narizona

none really seem to be good



can some one help me find a treasure lead that sounds like it can be true



ohhhh and the skeleton canyon treasure i read up on that does anyone here think that is true i kindof do but it does seem a little phony


please help!!!

 

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[newbieprospector]

Hello. Before moving to Guam I did some research on the Lost Frenchman, easily looked up on the internet. I found a few references placing the mine in the vicinity of a place called "Tenhachape Pass". There were many trips to libraries throughout the southwest. Strangely enough, I was not able to find any places with this name on old maps or texts except when referencing the Lost Mine. I finally came across a letter to Mr. Ed Hansman, who was obviously looking for the mine also, from Roscoe G. Willson (Roscoe G. Willson went to Arizona in 1902 and worked at Crown King. He did some prospecting before joining the newly organized US. Forest Service in 1905. He put in 14 years with the forest service, resigning in 1919 to run sheep and work in oil fields.In 1924, Willson and his wife Maude opened the Arizona Specialty Company. He sold the business in 1945 to retire. He then he began writing for the Sunday edition of the Arizona Republic in 1947 and continued doing so until his death August 25, 1976 at the age of 97.) Mr. Willson was considered an expert on Arizona. Anyway, I'll quote the letter below dated Aug 21, 1954 and hopefully you or someone else can pick up where this research left off.
"Dear Mr. Hansman:
There may be such a pass as Tenhachape but the only ones I know of in that region are the Engasser Pass between the Kofa and Tank Mts., the Little Bighorn Pass between Cemetery Ridge and the Eagle Tails, and Castle Dome Pass between the Horse Tanks and the Castle Dome mine in the Castle Dome Mts.
Possibly some of these Passes had other names in the past. The Lost Frenchmen is a pure Will-O-The-Wisp.
Perhaps August Nord at Salome knows of the Tenhachape Pass. He has mined and run cattle there since 1905 or '06.
I have found several workings , old smelters, etc., said to have been done by the Frenchmen. One is east and the other south of Quartzsite.
Sincerely,
Roscoe G. Willson"
I hope this helps some....and if by chance this information helps you or someone else find something please let me know, just so I can know my research wasn't in vain because it looks like I won't be able to get back out that way for quite some time
Happy Hunting!

 

[Jeffro]

I have a few- where are you located?

 

[coolgenius91]

i live in chandler arizona which is near pheonix

 

[Jeffro]

Luis de Valdez died of liver cancer in April 1988- he took the location of six chests of gold coins to his grave. Dr. Donato Ibanez was the attending physician. Luis was an illegal who had crossed the border many times. It was on one of these trips he discovered the chests. He gave some gold coins to Dr. Ibanez before he died. Babbling incoherently, all the doctor could make out about the location was it was in a valley somewhere in AZ. (Presumably near the border) The doctor also made out the word "crimson". Several professional THers from both sides of the border have already scoured history books seeing if they could attribute this one or garner more clues.

I have no idea if it has been recovered or not. It has appeared in the Weekly World News, July 12, 1988 issue, and various Mexican newspapers about that same timeframe.

Good luck.

 

[djui5]

Are you familiar with the Lost Dutchman mine? It's not far from you

 

[coolgenius91]

ya i am familar with it but dont want to go find let alone my dad taking me cuz he heard to many stories about it

 

[lgadbois]

The Lost Frenchman has been written about many times. It is also called the Penhachape Mine and the Pen-Hach-A-Pe.

The oldest written reference I can find is found in John D. Mitchell's 1933 book, "Lost Mines of the Great Southwest." It is unknown if the information in his book is true. There are many other tales of Arizona in this book.

 

[morbiusandneo]

ive look at many treasure leads i narizona

none really seem to be good



can some one help me find a treasure lead that sounds like it can be true



ohhhh and the skeleton canyon treasure i read up on that does anyone here think that is true i kindof do but it does seem a little phony


please help!!!

Hey Cook!! You just got a really EXCELLENT lead from Jethro, who btw is a walking encyclopedia on leads west of St. Louis! There are many, many lost treasures the SPANISH left behind that have never been documented in newspapers, too! I think it is in Seville Spain where the actual documentation in existence remains unread for centuries to this day!! I would suggest you learn about reading old carved treasure signs instead, and you can find your own leads out in the arizona desert wildernesses yourself. Hope this helps. steven.

 

[Timberwolf]

ive look at many treasure leads i narizona

none really seem to be good



can some one help me find a treasure lead that sounds like it can be true



ohhhh and the skeleton canyon treasure i read up on that does anyone here think that is true i kindof do but it does seem a little phony


please help!!!

Cool,

Here are my AZ leads, maybe one of them could be worth looking into

Adams Diggings Lost Mine Fort Defiance Apache AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Al-Che-Say Lost Mine Greens Peak Apache AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Monument Valley Lost Mine Mitchell Butte Apache AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Mark Carpenter Lost Mine Silver Creek Apache AZSouthwest 25 Ingots, Ore
Big House Charleston Cochise AZSouthwest 115000 10 Coins
Burt Alvord Cochise Cochise AZSouthwest 60000 50 Coins, Ingots
Chief Cochise Cochise Stronghold Cochise AZSouthwest 200000 75 Coins
Outlaws Douglas Cochise AZSouthwest 30000 10 Coins
Pearce Douglas Cochise AZSouthwest 25 Misc. This is an abandoned town.
Fort Huachuca Fort Huachuca Cochise AZSouthwest 4200000 10 Ingots
Lafe McKenzie Lost Mine Naco Cochise AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Skeleton Canyon Skeleton Canyon Cochise AZSouthwest 3000000 75 Misc.
Saloon Tombstone Cochise AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Blackjack Ketchum Wildcat Canyon Cochise AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Herman Wolf Canyon Diablo Coconino AZSouthwest 250000 25 Coins
Meteor Crater Canyon Diablo Coconino AZSouthwest 50 Jewels
Canyon Diablo Flagstaff Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Coconino Lost Mine & Treasure Flagstaff Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Ingots, Ore
Jackass Dodson Lost Mine & Treasure Flagstaff Coconino AZSouthwest 55000 10 Ingots, Ore
Padre Lost Mine Flagstaff Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Roy Gardner Flagstaff Coconino AZSouthwest 15000 10 Coins
Valise Lost Mine Lava Butte Coconino AZSouthwest 90 Ore
Mercury Lee's Ferry Coconino AZSouthwest 65000 90 Ore
Sam Clevenger Lee's Ferry Coconino AZSouthwest 15000 50 Coins
Silver Mountain Lost Mine Little Colorado River Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Norman Mountain Lost Mine & Treasure Mormon Lake Coconino AZSouthwest 75 Coins, Ore
Tom Watson Old Tanner Trail Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Henry Seymour Pine Gila AZSouthwest 225000 75 Coins
Rogers Lake Rogers Lake Coconino AZSouthwest 185000 75 Coins
Sierra Azul Lost Mine San Francisco Peaks Coconino AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Bandit Stoneman Lake Coconino AZSouthwest 50 Coins
Mose Casner Sycamore Canyon Coconino AZSouthwest 100000 10 Coins
John D. Lee Lost Mine Vulcan's Throne Coconino AZSouthwest 80000 90 Ore
Sanders Lost Mine Coon Creek Gila AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Pedro Encinas Lost Mine Fort Apache Navaho AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Two Skeletons Lost Mine Mount Ord Gila AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Old Yuma Lost Mine San Carlos River Gila AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Felix Aubrey Lost Mine Tonto Basin Gila AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Bonita Meadows of Gold Graham AZSouthwest 22000000 10 Ingots
Black Burro Lost Mine Guthrie Greenlee AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Squaw Hollow Lost Mine Camp Creek Maricopa AZSouthwest 50 Ore
Epileptic Lost Mine & Treasure Sierra Estrella Mtns. Maricopa AZSouthwest 50000 10 Ingots, Ore
Stars Lost Mine Sierra Estrella Mtns. Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Tonto Apache Lost Mine Fort McDowell Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Black Maverick Lost Mine Four Peaks Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
German Shoemaker Lost Mine Four Peaks Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Puncher Bob Lost Mine Four Peaks Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Mad Squaw Lost Mine Gila Bend Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Cap Linger Lost Mine Hat Mountain Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Wagoner Lost Mine La Barge Canyon Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Manje Lost Mine Mobile Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Squaw Lost Mine Squaw Hollow Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Gonzales Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Jenkins Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
John Carroll Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Peralta Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Madden Lost Mine Vulture Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Mexican Slave Lost Mine Sand Tank Mountains Maricopa AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Walnut Grove Dam Wickenburg Maricopa AZSouthwest 6000 90 Coins
Valenzuela Gang Wittmann Maricopa AZSouthwest 25000 10 Ingots
Stoker Lost Mine Yarnell Yavapai AZSouthwest 25 Ore
Steamer Gila Crescent Springs Mohave AZSouthwest 40000 50 Coins
Fort Mohave Fort Mohave Mohave AZSouthwest 75 Coins
Shepherd Girl Lost Mine Hackberry Mohave AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Soldier Lost Mine Kingman Mohave AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Antlers Lost Mine Peach Springs Mohave AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Nugget Lost Mine Topock Mohave AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Medicine Man Lost Mine Ajo Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Olla Ajo Pima AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Soapmaker Lost Mine Ajo Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Tucson Mission Ajo Pima AZSouthwest 10 Misc.
Montezuma Ajo Mt. Pima AZSouthwest 10 Misc.
Carreta Canyon Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 895000 10 Misc.
Cerro Colorado Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 70000 50 Ingots
De Estine Shepherd Lost Mine Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 5000000 10 Ingots, Ore
Padillo Lost Mine Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Sopori Lost Mine Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Old Papago Lost Mine & Treasure Baboquivari Mountains Pima AZSouthwest 400000 10 Ingots, Ore
Soldiers' Lost Mine Baboquivari Mountains Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Black Princess Lost Mine Cerro Colorado MountainsPima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
John Clark Lost Mine Cerro Colorado MountainsPima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Colossal Cave Colossal Cave Pima AZSouthwest 60000 50 Coins
Silver Stairway Lost Mine Gunsight Wells Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Cienega Benders Pantano Pima AZSouthwest 75000 75 Coins
Rincon Cave Rincon Mountains Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ingots
Canyon of Gold Lost Mine Santa Catalina MountainsPima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Escalante Lost Mine & Treasure Santa Catalina MountainsPima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
La Esmerelda Santa Rosa Mountains Pima AZSouthwest 10 Misc.
Lost Papago Mine Santa Rosa Mountains Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Red Rock Silver Bell Mountains Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ingots
Santa Lucia Lost Mine & Treasure Table Mountain Pinal AZSouthwest 5000000 10 Ingots, Ore
Val Verde Topawa Pima AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Orphans Lost Mine Tule Tank Pima AZSouthwest 90 Ore
Dry Washer Lost Mine Twin Buttes Pima AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Montezuma Lost Mine & Treasure Sierra Estrella Mtns. Pinal AZSouthwest 1650000 10 Ingots, Ore
Broken Pitcher Lost Mine Grayback Mountain Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Wagon Trail Montezuma's Head Pinal AZSouthwest 50000 10 Coins
Dr. Thorne Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Dutchman Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Miner Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Soldiers Lost Mine Superstition Mountains Pinal AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Austerlitz Arivaca Pima AZSouthwest 25 Misc. This is an abandoned town.
Carrizo Creek Lost Mine Nogales Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
La Piedra Blanca Nogales Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 50 Coins
Old Guevavi Nogales Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Misc.
Pete Kitchen Ranch Nogales Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 20000 75 Coins
Mountain of Noise Pajarito Mountains Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 15350000 10 Ore
Purisima Concepcion Lost Mine Pajarito Mountains Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
John Ward Patagonia Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Cienega Brothers Pontano Canyon Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 75000 10 Coins
Bella of Old Guevavi Lost Mine San Cayetano Mountains Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
San Cayetano Lost Mine San Cayetano Mountains Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
San Pedro Lost Mine San Cayetano Mountains Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Virgin Guadalupe Lost Mine Tubac Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Guadalupe Tumacacori Mission Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 25000000 10 Ingots
Opata Lost Mine & Treasure Tumacacori Mission Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ingots, Ore
Tumacacori Tumacacori Mission Santa Cruz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Nigger Ben Lost Mine Antelope Peak Yavapai AZSouthwest 75 Ore
Black Mesa Lost Mine Black Mesa Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore &

 

[Timberwolf]

Cool,

opps...here is the rest. The forum won't do the whole list in one shot.

Black Mesa Lost Mine Black Mesa Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Horsethief Basin Bradshaw Mountains Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Lord Duppa Lost Mine Bradshaw Mountains Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Lost Pick Lost Mine & Treasure Bronco Canyon Yavapai AZSouthwest 80000 10 Ingots, Ore
Nazi Rulers Chloride Mohave AZSouthwest 30000000010 Coins
Major Peeples Lost Mine Congress Yavapai AZSouthwest 75 Ore
Organ Grinder Lost Mine Humboldt Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Gallegos Lost Mine Mohon Peak Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Montezuma Well Montezuma Castle Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Monument Valley Prescott Yavapai AZSouthwest 75000 10 Ingots
Red Jack Almer Prescott Yavapai AZSouthwest 8000 10 Coins
Golden Cup Rich Hill Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ingots
Geronimo Lost Mine Sycamore Canyon Yavapai AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Planet Bill Williams River La Paz AZSouthwest 25 Misc. This is an abandoned town.
Jim Carson Lost Mine Brenda Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Cowboy Lost Mine Cibola La Paz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
La Paz Colorado River La Paz AZSouthwest 25 Misc. This is an abandoned town.
Rancho de los Yumas Colorado River Yuma AZSouthwest 90 Coins
Sunlit Cave Treasure Colorado River Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ingots
Orme Lost Mine Culling's Well Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Castle Dome Lost Mine Castle Dome Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Old Pete Lost Mine Gila Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Woodcutter Lost Mine Gila Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
San Ysidro Gila Valley Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Coins
Belle McKeever Granite Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 90 Ore
Shorty Alger Lost Mine Harcuvar Mountains La Paz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Bicuner Mission Laguna Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Lone Indian Lost Mine Laguna Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Pancho Lost Mine Little Horn Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Irishman Mexican Border Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Six Shooter Lost Mine Parker La Paz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Wagon Lost Mine Parker La Paz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Kofa Quartzsite La Paz AZSouthwest 25 Misc. This is an abandoned town.
Glory Hole Lost Mine Salome La Paz AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Camel's Tank Lost Mine Tank Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Four Frenchmen Lost Mine Tenhachape Pass Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Squawman Lost Mine Tinajas Atlas Mountains Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Jabonero Lost Mine Tule Well Yuma AZSouthwest 10 Ore
Lincoln-Glanton Yuma Yuma AZSouthwest 80000 90 Coins
John Nummel Lost Mine Yuma Wash Yuma AZSouthwest 50 Ore


Hope there is something here to help you

Timberwolf

 

[cactusjumper]

Timberwolf,

Can you give me any information about the "Stoker Lost Mine"?

Thank you,

Joe Ribaudo

 

[Timberwolf]

Timberwolf,

Can you give me any information about the "Stoker Lost Mine"?

Thank you,

Joe Ribaudo

Just this:
Stoker Lost Mine Yarnell Yavapai AZSouthwest 25 Ore

Timberwolf

 

[cactusjumper]

Timberwolf,

Thanks anyway. Obie Stoker was the brother of Sam Huston Stoker who was my grandfather. Never heard about the Lost Stoker Mine.

Joe Ribaudo

 

[Timberwolf]

Joe,

I have never heard of this mine, and I have never looked for a mine location, but I would think that it would be similar to finding a cache.
You allready have the name Stoker, the location is near the town of Yarnell , in Yavapai county AZ. You are probably not looking for land owned by Stoker, but a claim. I'm not familiar with claims either, but would guess there is a record of each claim filed. Find out where these records are for the city of Yarnell and or the claim records for Yavapai county. Start there and see what information can be learned. If this doesn't get you anywhere, talk to the local historical society in that area. The local library or county court house can be some of your best resources. One last thought, talk to the old timers there. They can sometimes be very helpfull.

Timberwolf

 

[djui5]

The old timers are usually the most help

Good luck cj! Keep us updated. I think it would be wild if you found an old lost mine that belonged to your family.

 

[Arizona Bob]

coolgenius91-

You may want to look at gypsyheart's posts. If I didn't already have my own, I think I could work some of her leads!