Sounds like fun! I haven't done one of these in a few years and it would be like the real old west when everybody was busy burying treasure instead of looking for buried treasure. I'm getting older and my eyesight isn't what it used to be so how about we do it this way:
Meet outside the saloon at high noon, walk 5 paces turn and fire. Last poster to die WINS!!!
Where can I learn more about the cobbled ore that TT found? Are there pictures? Is there any evidence that he found something? Thanks in advance for taking time to read and respond.
Before he passed Tom K and I were on a Jeep ride in Hewitt. He stopped and showed me the spot. He later gave me copies of some of Garman's slide photos. One had Travis and Phil standing next to the hole. The three had been searching the Hewitt area. When Garman died Toms daughter was his nurse. Under the bed was a million in cash. Travis had a million in gold from that hole and after his death his wife started buying property. A lot of property. Keep in mind the gold was found in the 50's. Worth a lot more today. I suspect the three split the gold. I also had a call from Texas. A Member of the family talking about the gold. I was tossing the idea around of checking the spot with a gold detector. May be some pieces still in the hole. It was clearly a large cache. All of this has nothing to do with the stone maps. I was told they were just screwing around looking over the area with Garman as the guide. Travis carved the stones using the Peg Leg map as a guide adding stuff. He then buried them next to Peg Legs cabin in a wet area to age them. Phil's daughter in-law witnessed that event and told me about it before she passed. As with most treasure stories there is a little truth mixed with a lot of bull. The cobbled gold story is true. I suspect the gold came from the pitt mine area. Buy the way one of the maps Ruth had on him was of that same area including the spot the cached gold was found. Ain't that the shits. Tex had that map hidden and it recently came to light. It's included in Jacks new book. But that's a whole other story. It's funny how things come together. The trick is filtering out the bull shit.
Sorry for my ignorance, but who is Phil?
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I see on the Tom Kollenborn Chronicles website that Bob Garman found the stone maps and sold them to Robert Tumlinson
So which was it, did Tumlinson find them or Bob Garmon? I am confused.
The Peralta Stone Maps
May 11, 2015 © Thomas J. Kollenborn. All Rights Reserved. The topic of the Peralta Stone maps is one of the most interesting subjects asso...
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According to Robert L. Garman, a Mexican bracero who worked for John Hart building a fence near the north bank of Queen Creek east of the highway (U.S. Highway 60-70), made the original discovery. The fence was aligned east to west near Black Point. The bracero, while setting posts for this fence, noticed an unusually large flat stone in the side of his posthole. He worked the stone lose and found it had cryptic writing on it. He also recognized a Spanish word. He noticed the rock was covered with Indian petroglyphs and some Spanish markings. Not understanding the significance of his discovery the Bracero hauled the stone to Florence Junction, a few miles away. He planned on selling the stone to a passing tourist for a few dollars.
He arrived at Florence Junction after walking and lugging the flat stone some three miles. He borrowed a water hose at the service station and washed the stone off carefully preparing it for a curious tourist. He found such a person in Robert G. Tummilson of Portland, Oregon. Tummilson, a retired police officer, examined the rock and decided a fair price would be $10.00. This was almost a week’s wages for the Mexican laborer. Tummilson was now the proud owner of a stone with some cryptic writing on it.
After this interesting purchase, Tummilson continued his journey on to Phoenix to visit his brother."
Before he passed Tom K and I were on a Jeep ride in Hewitt. He stopped and showed me the spot. He later gave me copies of some of Garman's slide photos. One had Travis and Phil standing next to the hole. The three had been searching the Hewitt area. When Garman died Toms daughter was his nurse. Under the bed was a million in cash. Travis had a million in gold from that hole and after his death his wife started buying property. A lot of property. Keep in mind the gold was found in the 50's. Worth a lot more today. I suspect the three split the gold. I also had a call from Texas. A Member of the family talking about the gold. I was tossing the idea around of checking the spot with a gold detector. May be some pieces still in the hole. It was clearly a large cache. All of this has nothing to do with the stone maps. I was told they were just screwing around looking over the area with Garman as the guide. Travis carved the stones using the Peg Leg map as a guide adding stuff. He then buried them next to Peg Legs cabin in a wet area to age them. Phil's daughter in-law witnessed that event and told me about it before she passed. As with most treasure stories there is a little truth mixed with a lot of bull. The cobbled gold story is true. I suspect the gold came from the pitt mine area. Buy the way one of the maps Ruth had on him was of that same area including the spot the cached gold was found. Ain't that the shits. Tex had that map hidden and it recently came to light. It's included in Jacks new book. But that's a whole other story. It's funny how things come together. The trick is filtering out the bull shit
No one found the stones. Travis made them. There were several others in the works.Also...
I see on the Tom Kollenborn Chronicles website that Bob Garman found the stone maps and sold them to Robert Tumlinson
So which was it, did Tumlinson find them or Bob Garmon? I am confused.
The Peralta Stone Maps
May 11, 2015 © Thomas J. Kollenborn. All Rights Reserved. The topic of the Peralta Stone maps is one of the most interesting subjects asso...
"
According to Robert L. Garman, a Mexican bracero who worked for John Hart building a fence near the north bank of Queen Creek east of the highway (U.S. Highway 60-70), made the original discovery. The fence was aligned east to west near Black Point. The bracero, while setting posts for this fence, noticed an unusually large flat stone in the side of his posthole. He worked the stone lose and found it had cryptic writing on it. He also recognized a Spanish word. He noticed the rock was covered with Indian petroglyphs and some Spanish markings. Not understanding the significance of his discovery the Bracero hauled the stone to Florence Junction, a few miles away. He planned on selling the stone to a passing tourist for a few dollars.
He arrived at Florence Junction after walking and lugging the flat stone some three miles. He borrowed a water hose at the service station and washed the stone off carefully preparing it for a curious tourist. He found such a person in Robert G. Tummilson of Portland, Oregon. Tummilson, a retired police officer, examined the rock and decided a fair price would be $10.00. This was almost a week’s wages for the Mexican laborer. Tummilson was now the proud owner of a stone with some cryptic writing on it.
After this interesting purchase, Tummilson continued his journey on to Phoenix to visit his brother."
I understand and am ok with the stones being a hoax, but my question is why was Bob Garman in on it? What did he have to gain. He told Tom K that was the one that found them and sold them to Travis, while Travis said he found them. They couldn't get their stories straight. I just am curious on why they were in cahoots.
By far, the most interesting actor in this soap opera saga is Pegleg Tumlinson.
Perhaps they weren't in cahoots, but at the same time, perhaps neither could tell the truth in public about the origin of the stones.
Well put. Treasure Hunting 101, Chapter 1, Page 1.
There are so many people involved.
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