lilorphanannie
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- Apr 19, 2008
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this is an excerpt from a letter written august 10, 1938. it was written by h. i. leuffer, then mining engineer at the lluvia de oro mine. mr leuffer , had worked for many years for various clients in the region., and had spent much of his free time trying to locate the gloria pan mine. the arroyo named gloria pan ,supposed location for the mine is just a few miles east (as the crow flies) from the lluvia de oro mine. his findings were that prior to 1642 the early spaniards worked two very rich mines,based out of the town of tubares. they were the gloria pan and the barras de fuego mines. they say there were actually 3 mines in the gloria pan group, the 'el peligro", the "santa magdalena",and the "san jose de gloria pan". and on the mountain also named the gloria pan ,a cave was found with many skeletons inside. he also mentions that the arroyo gloria pan has many signs and symbols ,which he believed would lead to the treasure ,to whoever can decipher them.