Buried Treasures of the American Southwest
Jameson is a good storyteller and has done extensive research in tracking down all these tales. -Library Journal


Legends have long circulated in the American Southwest, and now for the first time they are collected in a single volume. Jameson gathered his material from his own extensive, on-site research in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and from interviews with people whose lives have been entwined with the search for particular treasures.

His book contains 36 stories, chapters on each state where he visited and performed research, location maps, accounts of gold mines where the nuggets are piles so deep they can be gathered with a rake and hidden caverns where bars of silver are stacked like firewood and caches of treasure are guarded by skeletons...

Though the lore sounds fabulous, it has all grown out of the actual histories of Indians, outlaws, conquistadors, priests, and ranchers – characters well documented in the drama of the unfolding West. In this collection of conquistadors, bandits and southwestern heroes, readers will learn the importance of courage, responsibility, and resourcefulness.
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Buried Treasures of the American Southwest
Jameson is a good storyteller and has done extensive research in tracking down all these tales. -Library Journal


Legends have long circulated in the American Southwest, and now for the first time they are collected in a single volume. Jameson gathered his material from his own extensive, on-site research in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and from interviews with people whose lives have been entwined with the search for particular treasures.

His book contains 36 stories, chapters on each state where he visited and performed research, location maps, accounts of gold mines where the nuggets are piles so deep they can be gathered with a rake and hidden caverns where bars of silver are stacked like firewood and caches of treasure are guarded by skeletons...

Though the lore sounds fabulous, it has all grown out of the actual histories of Indians, outlaws, conquistadors, priests, and ranchers – characters well documented in the drama of the unfolding West. In this collection of conquistadors, bandits and southwestern heroes, readers will learn the importance of courage, responsibility, and resourcefulness.
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Buried Treasures of the American Southwest

Buried Treasures of the American Southwest

by W.C. Jameson
Buried Treasures of the American Southwest

Buried Treasures of the American Southwest

by W.C. Jameson

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Jameson is a good storyteller and has done extensive research in tracking down all these tales. -Library Journal


Legends have long circulated in the American Southwest, and now for the first time they are collected in a single volume. Jameson gathered his material from his own extensive, on-site research in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and from interviews with people whose lives have been entwined with the search for particular treasures.

His book contains 36 stories, chapters on each state where he visited and performed research, location maps, accounts of gold mines where the nuggets are piles so deep they can be gathered with a rake and hidden caverns where bars of silver are stacked like firewood and caches of treasure are guarded by skeletons...

Though the lore sounds fabulous, it has all grown out of the actual histories of Indians, outlaws, conquistadors, priests, and ranchers – characters well documented in the drama of the unfolding West. In this collection of conquistadors, bandits and southwestern heroes, readers will learn the importance of courage, responsibility, and resourcefulness.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780874830828
Publisher: August House Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 01/27/2006
Series: Buried Treasure
Edition description: 1st ed
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.75(w) x 8.58(h) x 0.54(d)
Lexile: 1230L (what's this?)
Age Range: 11 - 14 Years

About the Author

About The Author
W.C. Jameson Bio:
W.C. Jameson is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than seventy books and over 1,500 articles and essays. In addition, he is an accomplished songwriter and performer, having recorded five albums of his original music and acted in five films. He has written the soundtracks for four films, and wrote and performed in the musical, “Whatever Happened to the Outlaw, Jesse James?”

Jameson is the best-selling treasure author in the world. Perhaps he is known best, as the creator of the popular Buried Treasures of America series for August House. His success and fame as a professional treasure hunter has led to appearances on television's “Unsolved Mysteries,” the Travel Channel, the Discovery Channel, Nightline, and National Public Radio. He also consulted with the production team for the highly successful feature film, “National Treasure,” starring Nicholas Cage. One of Jameson's most popular books is Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave, a regional bestseller. This controversial book presents stunning evidence that the famous outlaw, Billy the Kid, was not killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 but went on to live an adventurous and productive life for the next sixty-nine years.

Jameson has won numerous awards for his writing from a number of professional associations. A nationally recognized and honored author, he has served as a judge for several prestigious literary competitions. When not on an expedition or writing a book, Jameson tours the country performing his music at folk festivals, colleges and universities, concert halls, and roadhouses.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
Arizona13
1Huachuca Canyon Treasure15
2Flanningan's Gold21
3Buried Wealth at Fort Defiance25
4Yuma's Lost Mine29
Arkansas33
1Early Spanish in Arkansas: The Bazarre Expedition35
2Early Spanish in Arkansas: The De Soto Expedition41
3Spanish Treasure in Searcy County45
4The Lost Tabor Mine49
5Tobe Inmon's Silver Bullets51
6The Mystery of the Turtle Rock57
7Norristown Mountain Silver61
8The Lost Mine of the Cossatot65
9Golden City, Arkansas71
10The Lost Soldier's Bluff77
11Spanish Silver in Benton County79
12Tragedy at Happy Bend83
13The Miser's Hoard87
14Other Tales of Arkansas Treasure89
New Mexico95
1The Mystery of the Victorio Peak Treasure97
2The Lost Gold of the Organ Mountains107
3The Treasure Cave of Pedro Nevarez115
4The Lost Adams Diggings123
Oklahoma131
1The Lost Gold of Devil's Canyon133
2Spanish Treasure in the Wichita Mountains139
3Belle Starr's Iron Door Cache143
4The Buried Ingots of Padre LaFarge147
5The Plundered Payroll153
Texas157
1The Lost Sublett Mine159
2The Sad Saga of Rolth Sublett167
3Pine Spring Canyon Treasures173
4The Cache of Juniper Spring181
5Apache Gold in the Guadalupe Mountains185
6Chief Victorio's Lost Gold191
7Riches in the Franklin Mountains197
8The Lost Padre Mine203
9The Curse of the Bill Kelley Mine209
References217
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