Show RECORDS OF LOST MINES AND TREASURES SHAKEN FROM COBWEBS the following document found in the ancient archives is a translation from the original manuscript owned by don richardo ortiz of hermosillo sonora mexico of lost mines and treasures in southern arizona according to the arizona mining journal in the years of 1508 to 1648 says the account the mine called the virgin guadalupe belonged to cori it measured one league from the big gate of the temple to the south and to the left and from the waters of the san ramon springs it measured 1800 varas 33 inches to a vara to the north and about varas before arriving at the mine there is a black rock marked with a chisel with these marks on the under side of the stone varas from the cross of christ is the treasure about 20 varas from the treasure is a small monument in a southerly direction to the west there are wo wo peaks torn down without any other assistance than the powder being placed in the cliffs the signs remain plotted out people could pass over these rocks treading on the values and never see them the spore is composed of 50 varas square covering up the treasure on the inside and outside of the mine silver and gold virgin silver the gold was brought from the mountains of the Gua chapa the santa rita mountains 2050 burro loads of white silver loads of gold and silver v er the total value of the gold and silver amounts to 45 forty five million dollars the tunnel of the pure Coric conception eption follow straight ahead through the pass of the lost hermanos to the south about three leagues from the guadalupe mine is a gate called the gate of the deep waters to the sout south h from the gateway runs a creek that empties into the santa cruz river the mine is to t the he left of the below the gateway there are 12 arrastias arr astras and 12 gateway deway b ga and it has the name of patios there is a tunnel varas the pure conception stamped w with ith a chisel the tunnel runs to the north and at about varas a small tunnel varas long leads from the main tunnel to the west the metal is yellow and is one half silver and one fifth gold forty varas from the gate of the mine in a southerly direction will be found slabs of virgin silver three to five oads loads weighing from 25 to pounds this mine is covered or hidden by a gate of pure copper and has enormous iron h handles T the he mine from the mine of the pure conception to the mine of of guad guadalupe alape there are three leagues half way ay our lady called 0 this mine has a peta in the direction is the mine long running to the so south uth the metal of varas tunnel caliche baliche liche at about rather a ca this his mine is in a lime contact or t be dai to cut began from the mouth of the tunnel they I 1 varas vara s I 1 silver from the mo mouth of this m mine ine runs run s a large mesa pure 1 l 3 1 3 t in the 1 direction of ili the e s setting ati ij sun u i bikih on the e side i d e of t the he s set e t trilb sun there is aed a large can canyon yon that ha has sa a landslide aird nd a bar 0 of black a ck r rock oc k 0 one i le half liala vara vara thick fro From affie the op eta it i is a league ta to the the mine Turnac tumacacori acor i this mine is to the west of the other side of the mountain in this mine is stamped T P S R the ath of february 1508 this mine mine was wa found by chance all the integ interests ests 01 of our lady Guada guadalupe jupe remain in the charity of this mine mine tumacacori there i s a c covered box that has a key and corner there is a screw takeout take out the screw and there ther i ai ait i iron bar there willbe lye found all the maps of the great grea t I 1 treasure k the mine san pedro the mine called san pedro is a league from the isabella the isabella i is s along some little black hills at the foot of the mountain there is a river to the north one half league from afie tsa bella starts a road to the san pedro which is a league and a half from the side of the temple to i the west and when t the he su sun n is is rising it strikes in the 9 gates ates of the mine the lady of guadalupe mine from this mine it is a league to the guadalupe at the san pedro the rocks are rolled to the canyon and there is abar a bar of black rock one half vara wide the rock or bar runs around the canyon thence the trail descends to the mine our lady guadalupe and follows by a X canyon to the south and reaches the idols of san ramon these idols are en engraved za raved in the rock denorn enormous ious slabs of silver are in the san pedro mine the mine has a wooden gate on the w west e st side in the mine there are bars and deposits containing virgin silver |