Looking for any treasure leades here in Colorado

[AA23]

I am currently working and living in the Denver area of Colorado and i was wondering if anyone had any storys or leads for treasure Here in the Rockys

 

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[Klaatu]

I live in Colorado Springs. Drop me a note if you want to get together sometime.

 

[jlewisk]

Read the story of Alford Packer. I forgot which chapter, but it tells where he hid some of his loot that he never recovered. It gives landmarks and a general location.

This is in the Gunnision Nat. Forest., just north and northeast of Cannibal Plateau

 

[DeadLizard7]

Klaatu,

I am in Colorado Springs also. I'm always interested in treasure leads but really not into the same old stories you read in "Lost treasures of the Southwest" or "Treasure Leads of Colorado" or whatever. I want real people with real clues in real places. Not folklore ya know.

Anyway, I'm a member of the PPAL (Pikes Peak Adventure League) and do some research and outings on my own. What are you into?

DL7

There are 3 guys from the club I occasionally go metal detecting with, each has their own preference of locations. I'm up for anything really.

 

[squatch94]

Finally someone in Denver. I've been here for about 4 years and I'm interested in researching something in Bennett Co. let me know what you're into and maybe we can collaberate on something. HH

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

Lizard I'm in the ppal. All of us colorado springs guy need to get together for coffee, I always leave the meetings early, because my son has to go to school. Lost treasures of Colorado by Sydney Moon. They are real and they are findable. Might as well stay away from the silver king though. Roumour has it somebody is already detecting it. Atlas of Colorado Ghost towns Boyd And Carson, must have. Gold Occurances of Colorado must have. Apache jim in Colorado must read. History of Tarryall, last three pages, lost mine of Jake coincides with sydneys Tarryall nuggets. Library of Congress. Maps general Search ColoradoCompare apache jims outlaw gold with Sydneys story of BillyThe KId. You'll find some intersesting similarity.
Apach Jim finding the four gallons of dimes, must read. Apache lived here in Colorado Springs. Avoid Cavern of the skulls it's bogus. Compare with Treasure of Timber Mountain. You'll know why. Colorado state Archives Whitepine paper in particuliar. www.livgenmi.com search colorado. I don't know who found the silver king. I've never found anything. Darn MInelab.

Wild Boulder

If they wern't screaming for the phone I'd give you more, maybe later

 

[AA23]

some great leads guys thanks for helping me out

 

[DeadLizard7]

Klaatu,

Sounds like you read alot! I do some reading but not usually whole books. Maybe why no treasure yet. haha If you want to go look for one of them I'm interested but my main problem is time. Work during the week and sometimes have classes on occasional weekends. Have you gone looking for any?

My name is Jason (BTW), we have probably already talked in person at some time.

DL7

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

Snowslide gunnison county 1899 wiped out tomichi. snowslide gunnison county wiped out woodstock. 6000 miners in hamilton and only five cabins. something wrong. What is those ruins on top of browns peak below winfield east of hamilton gunnison county. west of twin lakes beaver creek n.w. winfield meily. Confederate camp sparkill s.e. of aspen sante fe trail south colorao spanish trail. trappers trail. cherokee trail. Internet search Colorado Forts . internet search colorado calvary. Order Rustys maps p.o. box 5 arvada colorado 80001 Interested in 1887 map shows all the trails and if you stare at it it'll show spanish trail very few know about. Gunfighters of colorado will put reynolds gang treasure at bottom of lists. find the ccc camps pf colorado. Map special collections campgrounds before 1960. Yep that'll be silver coins. Spanish Trail La PLata mountain. I wonder if that arrasta is spanish or early prospector. Forts at least twelve around denver. INternet search Stage routes of colorado. Internet search all stage routes. Postoffice marks of colorado. Match them with atlas of ghost towns. If they aren't in his book nobody knows about the towns. Go to special collections at library. find them. library of congress maps search colorado photos. Look at all those old towns. Spanish treasure in chalk cliffs. Where was it coming from. Spanish arrasta at alma and maybe la plata. HMMMM The chalk cliffs I think are real.
They got to have the phone again. I could find things with a 99.00 radio shack detector. But so far nothing. All the people I know finding nothing are using those minelabs. Thats why I bough one I was more interested in status quo than finding something. Darn minelab. PHONE. More later

Wild Boulder

you didn't get all that out of the magazine on how to do research, did you

 

[Klaatu]

DeadLizard7,

E-mail me and let's see if we can get together sometime.



Wild Boulder,

Check your e-mail.


Looking forward to meeting both of you.

 

[dano91]

Platteville here and N Co. has plenty!

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

Remember anything outside of nugget hunting can get you put in jail. Colorado springs Railroads of the pikes peak region. Palmer Lake. Notice there used to be a train depot under current park. What about that boat ramp. Is it true somebody walked a hundred yards south of the pavillion and found an 1800s mckinney roberts bottled in colo springs? did his minelab detector find a 1800s silver broch. All within three hundred feet ao the lake. Grandma younger said the story of the gold dumped in the golpher hole was true. Her kids have proven they are not related to those criminals. So I don't understand the tunnel from the old cabin out to the barn. Or the pistol she showed me with six notches. Just coincidence I guess. How about the robbery at borsts train station. It was where the currant air academy is. I guess that dump was archaic and whoever found that broch is going to jail. There is no way an explorer could have pulled that out of all that trash. Darn Minelabs. Denver you're next.

 

[dano91]

wild bill take a chill pill will ya dude you just gotta learn to ask in groups and get permission

 

[dano91]

Yeah they need to come screaming after me and try to jump me for my finds. If you're gonna wimp out and ask permission for every spot you find you're just asking for trouble. If you are hunting a good spot hunt it and take your chances, its part of the risk and danger we all take

 

[DeadLizard7]

WOW!!! Someone seems to be a superhero in disguise as an old west cowboy. LOL ?

Research is great, any results? Actually, I have heard and read about most of what you mentioned. ?

I'm willing to go detect any of those places as long as you have permission. As I mentioned before, my problem isn't finding places to go but rather time to go there. Most of the places you mentioned are on private property so some prior coordination is expected. As far as city land I just go and hunt. Sometimes it's harder to ask for permission than beg for forgiveness.

I think the original question wasn't places to detect but rather treasure leads. My comment was I would like to spend my time with some good solid "un-altered" leads such as the ones in books that everyone seems to read. If you have clues outside of the basic story that would be helpful. I have a White's TM 808 2-Box detector I haven't even used yet but if I can find a place to get out and use it I'm willing to take it out and share what we find.

The PPAL meeting is next week and the Florissant Hunt is the weekend after...I'm looking forward to that!!!

DL7

I'm really interested in the Tarryall nuggets.

Everyone...

I'm a firm believer in it's not the detector that makes the man but the man (person, to be politically correct) who makes the detector. I have a Minelab but I don't conform to "status quo". Instead I did some research, comparisons, trial, and recommendations to pick what I have now. Who cares what machine you have as long as you are having fun, right? For the record I have owned and used Radio Shacks, Garretts, Whites, and Minelabs.

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

klatau I didn't get your emai. Dano I haven't chilled since I spent four years for N.S.A. And lizard what do you want if apache jim and sydney and the chalk cliffs aren't treasure stories what is. You want my personal searches. Drop dead. You seem to be able to find your own. I gave everbody good leads to start on. off to the gpaa show I go. by the way the book was Colorado Gunsmoke. You guys aught to chase that reynolds gang treasure.

 

[bakergeol]

I recommend "Golden Treasures of the San Juan". It is out of print but most libraries should have it.

This is the best treasure hunting book about Colorado. Mainly about the San Juan area in southern Colorado. A lot of old mine stories. As mainly Federal land in that area I spent some time around there just detecting around.

George

 

[squatch94]

Wild Boulder Bill, thanks for all the leads.

 

[DeadLizard7]

Wild Boulder Bill,

I thank you for all your leads...I just somewhat took offense to a few of your remarks earlier in this thread.

"Go to special collections at library. find them. library of congress maps search colorado photos. Look at all those old towns. Spanish treasure in chalk cliffs. Where was it coming from. Spanish arrasta at alma and maybe la plata. HMMMM The chalk cliffs I think are real.
They got to have the phone again. I could find things with a 99.00 radio shack detector. But so far nothing. All the people I know finding nothing are using those minelabs. Thats why I bough one I was more interested in status quo than finding something. Darn minelab. PHONE. More later

Wild Boulder

you didn't get all that out of the magazine on how to do research, did you"

Anyway, I don't want to stir this up anymore than it already has. I'm sure you are a great treasure hunter and I aspire to be one day. There is always something I can learn from everyone.

Thanks,

DL7

 

[sebbert]

thx for PM wild boulder.
we definitely should get together soon. send me a mail and we sort something out. i will leave the states for the next two weeks for vacation :-) but after that i m ready to go. drop me a mail vonderborn@gmx.de
have a great day.
sebastian