As with any lost treasure tale, there are widely varied accounts. One must take into account that it is often the purpose of the writer to stretch the truth in order to excite the reader. There are considerable disagreements about the fate of the Rhoades Mine. We are going to take a look at some […]
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The Jolly Jack Gold Mine in British Columbia
Jolly Jack’s lost mine is said to be located in Boundary Country in southern British Columbia in Canada. This lost mine was found by Jack Thornton around 1900 and he died three years after its discovery on April 3, 1903. Jack Thornton also known as Jolly Jack was a gold prospector in Greenwood, British Columbia. […]
The Lost Gunsight Mine in Death Valley
The legend of the Lost Gunsight Mine dates back to the year 1849 when a group of men in 107 wagons were traveling to California from Utah. Captain Jefferson Hunt was initially guiding the wagons to the gold fields by taking the most known route. However, some of the members did not agree to take […]
The White Cliffs Lost Gold Mine in Utah
The White Cliff, a section of the famous Zion National Park of Utah is famous for the legend of the Lost Gold Ledge of 1800s. According to the legend, in 1870, John Lorenzo Hubble a young fellow working in Mexico had a talk with an elderly prospector named George Brankerhoff. During their conversation, Brankerfoff told […]
The Lost Bill Kelly Gold Mine in West Texas
Red Hill Treasure of Pinos Altos, New Mexico
Sometime around the year 1830, travelers were trying to find a new way to reach California from the newly opened route of Santa Fe. Although a suitable path fit for wagons couldn’t be found, traces of gold were found somewhere close to Silver City to the north. A small town was built near the place […]
The Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstitions
The Lost Opata Mine – Hidden Silver Cache
The catholic church of Tumacacori Mission, which dates back to the eighteenth century and is situated about 50 miles south of Tuscon, Arizona, used to be operated by Spanish descendants. These natives from Spain who moved into the area and built the church had strong intentions of converting the American Indian natives, also known as […]
The Lost Goose Egg Mine of El Dorado County, California
After the onset of gold rush in California, a large number of miners and prospectors from all over the world made settlements all across the state. Findings of gold date back to 1948 in a region called Mosquito Valley somewhere in El Dorado County. One of the most well-known settlements during this period was that […]
The Lost Waterfall Mine of Shasta County, CA
In 1850’s, California population was exploding with an influx of gold miners looking for the gold that was so prevalent throughout the state. Hundreds and thousands of prospectors were attracted to come and hunt for the gold. One group of men prospecting around the northern mines of California, particularly in Shasta County, discovered the legendary […]
The Lost Humbug Creek Gold Mine in Siskiyou Country
Siskiyou County in far northern California was once covered with thousands of gold miners working hundreds of active mines. These mines yielded over 56 tons of gold between the years 1880 and 1959. While this amount is documented, there was also a very large amount of gold was produced between 1850 and 1880 which was […]
The Lost Lemon Mine of British Columbia
The legend of the Lost Lemon Mine seems to have everything you could ask for in a lost treasure story – madness, murder, possibly a curse, and gold. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that this story has more than one version, since most lost gold stories tend to grow and change with time, but most of […]
Pegleg’s Lost Gold Mine in Colorado
There are many who dismiss this story of this mine as the figment of a boozy old miner’s imagination – a fellow who would tell his story to anybody who was willing to pay for his drinks. But still, just like all lost gold legends, the “what if it’s real” factor keeps a lot of […]
The Mystery of the Lost Blue Bucket Mine
Everybody loves a mystery, and a mystery that includes treasure is even better! To use the term “mine” is misleading here, as this was a discovery of gold that was never actually mined at all. There are several versions of this story of the discovery of gold on the Meek Wagon Train trail in 1845, […]