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Spun Like Fictional Fairytales Of Adventure

Glenn (Carson) has a passion that can't be categorized as just hunting for old coins and good things lost by others in the dirt -- hidden in an old house, or a new one, or barn -- or all of the other places people lose and hide things from probing eyes. Nope, if you know his works, and can see through the words, you can find the man. Look deep, and listen close... these are works concerning more than coins buried far under foot... more than using a looping search coil.

His words are full of passion -- and that is what makes his books so good. These non-fiction works are spun like fictional fairytales of adventure. Actually finding the treasure is only part of the fun. There is more, much more...

A Colorful Part of the History of Pitt River

The story of the mine tells of a mysterious gold mine allegedly located in the Pitt Range, 35 km northeast of Vancouver. It’s said that in the late 1880’s, a native Canadian from the Silver Creek Reserve named Slumach showed up in New Westminster with a sack of gold nuggets... After Slumach’s death various adventurers began to search for the gold mine in the mountains beyond Pitt Lake. Some people didn’t believe he had a secret stash, and others thought that he’d stolen the gold. Whatever story they believed, no one had any success and a few people even died in their quest for the gold...

Treasure Hunting -- Gold Fever In The Desert

Gold fever has stricken thousands of men and women over the years. The most significant and debilitating bout occurred in 1849 after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill the previous year. This event led to the California Gold Rush, a time when gold fever plagued even the most innocent and content of men... All of the legends and stories mentioned in this article have been told many times by miners and prospectors who believe that the Pegleg and Lost Dutchman Mine exists. The Indian legends of sacred gold caches, and the correlating stories of many others who have, in some way, encountered black-coated gold nuggets and other supporting data of these two lost mines, provide strong evidence that they do indeed exist...

Nevada's Lore and Legend

In 1887, Hiram Smith, a Colorado River rancher, was awarded a contract to supply beef cattle to the Indian agency at Fort Mohave. In June of that year, he drove a herd south to the reservation and was paid $16,000 in twenty-dollar gold pieces. He put the money in a heavy leather money belt and proceeded to the nearest saloon to celebrate his transaction and prepare himself for the journey back to his ranch...

He said that he had gotten lost while drunk and had buried the belt and the gold in the desert, marking the spot with an olla, an Indian water bottle, and two horseshoes. He never recovered from his sojourn in the desert, however, and died two weeks later...