Thomas Long "Pegleg" Smith (October 10, 1801 – October 1866) was a mountain man who, serving as a guide for many early expeditions into the American Southwest, helped explore parts of present-day New Mexico.He is also known as a fur trapper, prospector, and horse thief.
Nov 04, 2015· In that same year, gold was discovered in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains, in the Picacho. Basin, and at the "Potholes" near the southern end of the Chocolate Mountains. The Cargo Muchachos have veteran status among the mountain ranges of southern California. They were the site of the first discovery of gold in California by Spanish prospectors.
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Nov 18, 2015· The Indian carried a secret with him. In his wanderings he had stumbled on a ledge of gold-bearing ore and had samples to prove it! Sullivan eventually persuaded him to reveal the location of the ledge and the two of them set out from Hedges. The Indian led Sullivan eastward towards the Chocolate Mountains.
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Nov 04, 2015· The Indian carried a secret with him. In his wanderings he had stumbled on a ledge of gold-bearing ore and had samples to prove it! Sullivan eventually persuaded him to reveal the location of the ledge and the two of them set out from Hedges. The Indian led Sullivan eastward towards the Chocolate Mountains.
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Although any undiscovered gold deposits in the study area are likely to be similar in size and grade to those already known, the presence of much larger deposits in the subsurface, such as those in the Rand, Cargo Muchacho, and Chocolate Mountains, cannot be ruled out Figure 7. Regional geologic map of the Red Cloud Mines and surrounding areas.
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Smith traveled to the Chocolate Mountains and possibly the Santa Rosa Mountains, or the Borrego Badlands where, after several years of prospecting, he was forced, by local tribes, to escape the area. Claiming he had discovered a large amount of gold-bearing quartz, Smith sold maps and claims to other prospectors of a mine known as the Lost ...
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Nov 08, 2019· The Indian carried a secret with him. In his wanderings he had stumbled on a ledge of gold-bearing ore and had samples to prove it! Sullivan eventually persuaded him to reveal the location of the ledge and the two of them set out from Hedges. The Indian led Sullivan eastward towards the Chocolate Mountains.
The Lost Gold Ledge, Nevada. Gold Prospector. When the great gold strikes in Goldfield, Tonopah, and Rawhide began to draw thousands of people to the Nevada desert, they also drew a prospector named Tim Cody. Setting up a base camp at Stewart Springs about 15 miles from Goldyke, Cody quickly began to prospect the area.
His search for the lost Pegleg gold was limited to his brief association with Jake Webster, as related in his book, but during the years camped in Borrego Valley, the Chocolate Mountains and other terrain of the legendary Pegleg story he became well acquainted with the many versions of the Pegleg tale, and with prospectors who were searching ...
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May 31, 2020· Supposedly, the Chocolate Mountains contains the world's richest gold rift zone, estimated to be worth between $40-$100 billion. Furthermore, the surface gold deposits in the Chocolate Mountain are apparently more profitable than the one-mile gold deposits in South Africa. If true, this has to be one of the biggest Gold Conspiracies ever.
The Lost Hank Brandt Mine is thought to be located in the Superstition Mountains northwest of El Centro. More information can be found in ... A rich gold ledge of yellowish quartz is supposedly located somewhere in the Chocolate Mountains, east of Picacho Peak. More information can be found in ...
As there are many versions of the story, many contradictory facts exist to obscure the trail to the treasure. Some versions claim the butte where Pegleg found the black-coated gold nuggets was located in the Chocolate Mountains and not in the Colorado Desert. There are stories of men who've claimed to have found Pegleg's lost gold.
Jun 23, 2009· Where are the mysterious buttes of Pegleg Smith ?? In the Anza Borrego State Park, somewhere near the I-40, or is it lost forever in the Chocolate Mountains ? Talk to any SoCal treasure hunter and you will get a different answer every time. I have been on this trail for years now and think I have it centralized to a small area.
Jul 11, 2018· Supposedly, the Chocolate Mountains contains the world's richest gold rift zone, estimated to be worth between $40-$100 billion. Furthermore, the surface gold deposits in the Chocolate Mountain are apparently more profitable than the one-mile gold deposits in South Africa. If true, this has to be one of the biggest Gold Conspiracies ever.
Somewhere in Arizona's Chocolate Mountains lie the Big Maria Mine and a wealth of gold lost for 100 years. There's only one problem: Those mountains are now the home of the US Army Proving Ground, the world's largest active artillery range. But for Harry, Ricky, and Frank, three down-at-the-heels guys with few dollars but plenty of dreams ...
They should be about lost gold and/or Pegleg Smith. Costumes and other original touches are always appreciated by the crowd and judges. Thomas L. Smith, better known as 'Peg Leg' Smith 1801-1866, was a mountain man, prospector, and spinner of tall tales.
Chocolate Mountain GOLD! Congress should be convening a criminal investigation. On October 8, 1994, the biggest gold heist in history occurred, but this theft lacked the melodrama of a Jesse James' holdup or the excitement of a Brink's truck robbery. Nary a word was reported by the media even though this thievery was committed in the light of day.
Disambiguation. There are a number of legends from former Spanish colonies around the world that refer to a Lost Padre Mine or by names similar to this. The mine referred to in this short treatise is in southern Kern County in California.. Other names. The Lost Padre Mine is the most common name found in documentation however the mine is also known by other names including the Los Padres Mine ...
May 22, 2009· John Nummel's Lost Ledge is said to be in the Chocolate Mountains north of Yuma. This mine was 'lost' in 1948. A Lost Black Ledge of rich silver was found by Billy Orme between Ehrenberg and Cullings Well. Orme could never locate the ledge again.
#1 Chocolate Mountain Military Base/Desert Wildlife Reserve . Back in 1994 California Senator Dianne Feinstein orchestrated a very controversial take over of one of the largest gold deposits in the world in the Chocolate Mountains of California. Karen-lee Bixman (no relation:-) exposes this takeover in her article "The Great Gold Heist".
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