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Eleven and One New Mexico Lost Treasure Tales

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New Mexico Treasures


Caballo Mountains – Also called Horse Mountains, the peaks are located thirty-five miles north of Las Cruces. Gold bars, silver and jewels were reportedly buried by a spring under the big rocks of Cabello Canyon. The buried cache was said to have been stolen from the Chihauhua-Spanish by the Indians during the Indian uprisings. Having no need for the treasure, the Indians carted the goods by horses and mules to the hiding spot after their murderous raids.

Capitan Mountains – A huge store of Aztec Indian treasure in gold bars and rich ore, said to total some $25 million, is located in the Capitan Mountains, possibly in a cave or cavern.

Cimarron – While traveling along the Santa Fe Trail to Independence, Missouri a group of freighters were attacked just three days into their trip. The freighters were carrying 25 bags of gold coins worth about $150,000. Seeing the imminent attack the men buried the gold somewhere between Ute Park and Cimarron, New Mexico in Colfax County. Only one of the men escaped the attack to tell the story, but severely wounded, he died just a few days later. The dying man said that the cache was buried in an area with three large rocks, one of which was “half as large as a house.”


Colfax County – Point of Rocks – In 1851 two pioneers were said to have buried $40,000 in gold coins near a campsite on the old Santa Fe Trail and near the Point of Rocks. The Point of Rocks in Colfax County is on private land, about 8 miles north and 2 miles east of a roadside park on US Highway 56. This landmark was a popular campsite with a nearby spring. There was considerable violence at this site, including the killing of the White Family in 1849. There are graves sites at the point that the money was supposedly buried.

Columbia – A cave, said to filled with a pile of gold Spanish coins literally knee deep, lies on a steep east canyon wall from a ravine on the exact Mexico-New Mexico border west of Columbia. Known to an Apache Indian, who removed several hundred coins in the 1950s, the exact location was lost when he was killed in an auto accident.

Cooney, Grant County – Long ago a stagecoach was robbed at outside of Cooney, in Grant County. The stolen loot was said to have been hidden near Cooney, but it has never been found.

Doubtful Canyon – Another cache from a held up stagecoach is believed to be hidden in Doubtful Canyon near Steins Peak, Hidalgo County.

Grants – Over $100,000 taken from several train robberies is believed to be hidden near the Lava Beds southeast of Grants in Valencia County.

Mount Dora – Devoy’s Peak near Mount Dora was a favorite hideout for outlaws in the late 1800’s. Much of their hidden loot is said to be hidden in the area.

Taos County – Gold bars have been missing for many decades at Tres Piedras in the San Juan Mountains, Taos County.

Tijeras Canyon – There are several treasure historians who believe that the huge Gran Quivera hoard, 1,600 burro loads of gold and silver, is located in the southern Manzano Mountains and possibly in the Hell’s Canyon of the Four Hills area, both near Tijeras Canyon on Highway I-40.

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and one more for an even dozen


The Red Hill Treasure, New Mexico


In July, 1836 an old prospector named Adams staggered into the town of Pinos Altos, just north of Silver City, New Mexico. Bleeding from several gunshot and arrow wounds, the prospector rushed to a doctor. Lying on his death bed he told several friends who had gathered around him that he had been prospecting north of the town. His knapsack held a fortune in gold nuggets. After several weeks of prospecting he told of a red hill in the distance. When he arrived at the hill, he described gold lying everywhere.

While he was filling his knapsack with the gold nuggets, an arrow struck the gravel at his feet. Finding cover behind some rocks, he peered around to see about a dozen Indians.

Continuing to hide behind the rocks, the Indians fired gunshots and arrows at him in an attempt to dislodge him. Wounded several times, he stayed hidden until nightfall and finally the Indians withdrew. Carefully making his way back to Pinos Altos, he traveled through streams to cover his trail.

Just a few hours after reaching Pinos Altos, Adams died from his wounds and was buried in the town’s cemetery. When the gold in his knapsack was assayed, it was found to be worth over $7,000.
Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Word of the gold discovery quickly spread throughout the area and dozens of prospectors headed north in search of the red hill. However, no one ever reported finding the hill and its scattered gold.

Pinos Altos is located six miles north of Silver City on New Mexico Highway 15. This is not the same story of the Adams diggings as this episode happened more than 25 years earlier.

MMGYS

Ay, how green the laurels are!
What fiery roses!
If you're thinking of leaving me better
To take away my life;
Lift your eyes to look at me
If you are not engaged to be married.

You are a sprig of cotton
That lives in the bud;
Ay, what sadness I feel
When you fill yourself with haughtiness
Upon seeing my heart
Entangled with yours!

You are a rose from Castille
That can only be seen in May
I would like to invite you,
But in truth I don't know
If there is someone in the way
Better that I go away.

So goes the farewell
Chinito, to your affections
The Blessed women
Are the ruin of men;
And here ends the singing
Of the verses of the laurels


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