Treasure Hunting on the DUSA Message Board
Road Trip: From the Salton Sea to Salvation Mountain and Slab City
Have you ever speculated about legends of lost gold in the desert? Wondered if you could solve an ages old mystery of lost treasure if you only had the right clue? If so, 's message board has a forum for you!
The Gold Prospecting & Treasure Hunting forum is populated with interesting, arcane tales of hidden treasure and how to find it, as well as historic tales of the people who spent their lives prospecting and treasure hunting in the desert. There are also plenty of modern day people posting ideas about gold mines and treasure and their own experiences looking for it, or pondering where it might be found.
Here are just a few examples of some treasure quests you can read about in the forum:
- Read about Pegleg's lost mine, and take a look at a map of the area where it is believed to be hidden.
- The inscrutable Peralta Stone Maps have intrigued many - has their meaning ever been deciphered?
- Are
the Lost Dutchman
Mines located in the Superstition Mountains?
You can read about it on the Gold Prospecting & Treasure Hunting forum, or you might want to register on the board and post your own comments and questions.
The Peralta Stone Maps:
You might also be interested in these articles on the web site:
- Where to find gold in the desert.
- Riding your ATV over gold (video)
- Hunting for meteorites in the desert
- On the trail of turquoise
- Desert dinosaur hunting
- Watch a video about Ballarat, Seldom Seen Slim and Shorty Harris
- Check out the Gold Prospecting & Treasure Hunting forum on the Message Board
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