Thank you Rocky for sharing, and for the T-hunting tips! You had asked for opinions on the quality of J. Frank Dobie's info, well that is sure debatable and many folks have different opinions on this issue. Dobie is one of my personal favorite authors, in my opinion he is very good at telling stories. According to a friend of ours, his info on the lost Tayopa mines is virtually 98% accurate, the map he includes in 'Apache Gold & Yaqui Silver' is correct in every detail except one. That is fairly rare for any treasure map. To sum up, I would have to say that if you enjoy reading treasure stories, then he is a good choice; for accuracy of info on the locations of lost treasures, there are probably better authors.
Cubfan wrote
Thank you Cubfan, I did not have that one, just used it to locate a copy of a book I then purchased. (Von Bernewitz "Handbook for prospectors, &c" at a price below any other I had found. A side note for anyone interested in good ref books for prospectors or operators of small mines this particular book is excellent even if a bit "out of date" the methods and equipment are still useful for the individual or 'mom-n-pop' prospectors and has an excellent section on what minerals to look for. It is on Google books but only as a 'snippet' view, however they do have a useful prospecting handbook, the link is:cubfan64 wrote:Rocky (and everyone else who doesn't already have this link bookmarked). Here is an excellent place to search for older used books.
http://www.addall.com/Used/
http://books.google.com/books?id=FyAxAA ... q=&f=false
Good luck and good hunting amigos, I hope you find the treasures that you seek.
Oroblanco