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A rancher named Casner hid his
money in trees in holes he supposedly drilled himself. When he retired and
left the area, he did not take much with him, speculating that he could not
find most of the money he had hidden. A tree with $1,000 hidden in it was
found after a lightning strike.
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Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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A rich placer deposit worked by a
Mexican is supposed to be located on a high black mesa overlooking a rugged
canyon. It is generally believed to be in the area of Rock Springs along
Black Canyon Highway.
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Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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Stagecoach robbery loot in the
amount of $69,000 is believed to be hidden around the town of Gillette.
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Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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An Englishman named Byron D. P.
Duppa and Andrew Starar, both ranchers in the Salt River Valley, are said to
have found a silver mine in the Bradshaw Mountains, but neither was
interested in working it. Both died without revealing the location.
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Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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A cache of gold nuggets,
hurriedly buried due to Indian attack, is said to lie in the vicinity of
Camp Verde, under a boulder along a stream at the base of a mountain.
More Information is available in
Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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Chalmer Harper, a cowboy working
50 miles north of Prescott, found a rich deposit of gold in Smith Canyon and
marked the site with a deer's head he earlier shot. He died before being
able to relocate the site.
More Information is available in
Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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In an area near Bronco Canyon,
two prospectors discovered a rich ledge of gold, which they worked until
Apaches killed one. The other got away, but died before being able to
return.
More Information is available in
Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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Negro Ben's Lost Mine is said to
be located near Antelope Peak, but has also been reported near Oro Grande.
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Guide
to Treasure in Arizona
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Geronimo is supposed to have had or known of a rich "mine'
of gold somewhere in the vicinity of the confluence of Sycamore Creek and
the Verde River.
More Information is available in
Lost Mines & Buried Treasures Along the Old Frontier
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