The legend of the Lost Dutchman's Treasure is one of the most widely knownand widely disputedcaches in America. As the name suggests the Opata Indians were made to work in the mine. The Chief cut open her hands and poured sotol cactus juice into her cuts which legend has was poisonous. It is said that William buried five and ten-pound cans filled with gold coins on his ranch. If needed contact info - HERE, Click for Simplex + price check on Amazon, Click for CKG Scoop price check on Amazon, Click for Equinox 800 price check on Amazon, Check Current Prices and Reviews on Amazon, Check Current Price and Reviews on Amazon, Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, How to Research for Treasure Hunting and Metal Detecting: From Lead Generation to Vetting, Permission Impossible: Metal Detecting Search Permission, Get Permission to Metal Detect on Private Property (Cool Tips included). Don and his men found a cave there and buried the gold in the back of it. Most of the coins were recovered (about 7,000 coins) but the remaining 1,000 could not be found up until now. He had an Indian scout who told him that he saw the American Army coming in the direction of the mine. In 1891 there was a massive flood that swept the Phoenix area. In 1895 a Southern Pacific Railroad express car was robbed in the Dos Cabezas Mountains five miles southwest of Wilcox in Arizona. . Well, there you have it the 16 Lost Treasures of Arizona. What do Metal Detectors Detect? function FPopMSRV(){var wnam = 'newwin'; The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website.