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The' very best that a treasure hunter Ilo,st mine huneer can ever hope for is tha't his Information is correct and accurate and that hismineltJlea&ure actually dld: exist at onetime. Then" the' only unknown fa/ctar' is di,d :someo'ne alre,ad y find ilt~ and deal

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The next" and all important factor is 'Ithe hunter's knowledge/und,er,standing: o,f' signs, symbols, trail markers, trail sip, and codes used Din maps and in. ,the field, Treasure "story" lYriters have misled tbe hunter for' many many decades". One writer must have surely copied from another and never did research Ion his own to our detriment. For example; "The bidden treasure is hidden in, a covered mine tWOI (2) leagues sou thwest of ?CUI. 'The Mi ter goos, on to tell us that a leaguewas between three (3) and thr'ee and one h,aU' (3 1/2) miles 'in distance .. That is true for a nautical (ocean) league but not on, land, ,A, s,tahlte (land) league was 2.1:8 miles, Withou.,t question, many hunters must have spent years, searching w,ell beyond their true area of Interest - due to the' story write'rs., See p,ag'es on measurements and try a,B:am, it's, cleser than yu,u thou,gh:L

B~ginningin 1'974"1 beganmaJdng' co'ntact bo,th directly and indirectly Yiith arcbivlsts and sub al'cruvis,ts in Prance, Spain and 'the V'atic'an~ Mexi,c·Q City's a rich i,ves, we're ,co,mpl1e'te,ly ",off limi~, however "arrangements" were made through '. minist-er of th,e navy and. I deve,loped. an outstandlng "source", Beginn'ing 'in 1978 'I began '~e'a!ivingnotificatio,I1S of "fin,dings," .fr-om various archl ves, Not having seen the "'inform,alien" available, I would guess, at a value and make an offer for eopies, We have rleeeivedmany copies of',hidden b'eas,ures and mines, 'both inmap form and hand written documents .. Unfo'rtunately, the m~jo,rity, by far, donot show or indicate the sta~" area, or even the country to which it refers,

In 1983, a le'tte'r arrived stating that 1 ~6 pages had been found relating 'to the King of' Spain's, 'rules and regulations on mining and e'xpl.orati,on In th.e .n.ew world .. Included were thirty-foIUl' pag'€!S of coded signs. and symbols to be used, ,in documents and en maps and their'meanings. Also Included were' drawings of trail markers that Spai'n required to be CCn5tru,ctect "under pain of 'Spain", along all treasura/rnine trails" The homeward bound, or"~y;a1 Trail" out, had the m.ostre'laborate monuments and markers because a," colume, the 'King',! fiJteen, totw-enty pe'r,cent would be taken o'U't along this, '''royal'' trail and, 'DO, 'tr,ail,errOls, w'ould be' tol'erated.. This, trail '1\a.d 'to be taken" :if canyin,g the Kings, ,share of' valuables, any trail into' th,e lit,e was allo,wed by Spain.

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Toward the end of the 150t)i"s" New Mexico was colonized by the' Spanish under it's first Governor Juan de Onate, Onate established San Gabri,el as the first capital of New M,exi,co, but it. failed to prosper, Spain replaced Onate with, Pedro de Peralta 'who then established Santa, Fe as the' capital. It was here in Santa Fe that the palace of governors was completed in 1609'. This palace 'was to govern Northern Mexico, Adjoining, the' Palace of Governors, the' San Miguel Cathedral 'was constructed and in operation in 1636~

This, was the central point for the' church not only in seeking converts, but to help solve the major problems developing in the' palace of governors. It seems that the chrfstianized miners rebelled if ,they did not have a fray /padre wi.th 'them to hear

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there were many deaths), So, i,t worked good for both Spain and the' church,

The' church was able' to spread the word in new and distant areas of n'ew mining and exploration being done' by Spain, and the "'religious" mans presence gave "calm and confidence' to, the' mining/,expl!o,ration gr,QU,PS, that had begun to rebel more frequently .. In this manner of cooperation, the church and Spain worked hand in, hand and assisted each other in their separate goals,

The Palace was the headquarters of' ,Spain',!; enforcement of the Kings rules and regulations in today"s Northern M,exico:, C'alifomia.. Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New ,Mexilco, Nev,ad,l" Louis,ian~, Kentucky, etc. 'The' major part of today's Mexico Itself W,2S, governed out of Mexico, aty. Mining and exploration activities were' the' primary duties o.f the Pala,ce:, collecting from the' haciendas" miners and religious the King's 1.5 to 20% and seeing to transport back to Spain, teaching' each Hacienda the codes and symbols to use on. treasure maps, the monuments and their meaning and how to' construct to-and-from the mine or hidden treasure, They taught and furnished two walkers land compess/mep-makers to each mining

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The' Vatican archives may well contain more records than Spain, o,f Spain's exploration and muung activities in the new world for the foUowing reasons: 1. Spain's archives had numerous disasters floods and fires, 2. Spain's files have never been organized, ie': bundles of documents dated 1682, to,168S will eon tam letters etc, dated mid 1.700'5. 3. The "religious" a,ppointedto the mining ,groups was, of course, one' ,DE the higber' educated in the group and frequently would assist or' be thecoded rna p-maker ~ In either case', a, copym:igh"t ,easily find i:,ts; way to Rome. Little, however, would have come from the ,Jesuits 'who, during those days kept most 10'£ their informationto their own "society" (The' Socle"ty of' Jesus uS.,J.,")

Maps are fun of religious signs, symbols and symbolism and for good reason, The only two things ""going;" in. this, new world was mining I exploration and "religion". Every Spaniard and M.e'xican. in addition to, the "religious", tried to convert souls and! knew l'he' Bible and church teaching very well. Therefore', as an example, the number 1'7" o:n a map or along the trail s,ays: Here is a campsite" an ove'might resting place, taken from the Bible ,1,'1 n and on the 7th day He, rested", Also.jhe symbol lor number 1 iSI ,I,· "dar" or sond (filledl in) ,drde~ These symbols for the number one' (1) are' also, the symbols for watler/ springs, and again is, derived from the B,ible" "on thefirs,t day God created 'water".

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FAULTS AND,'VElNS: Me not ,always in_dicated by to:p.ap,aphic was;bes atlid • depftiSiWR Jines. 'Fa:ults u_suaDy accmn'Ula:te and. store, :fM more 'mmsrure;lwate:f Owl. the. S1il!fiOUfldinl Mea. Ther~~ beeS, ... '~guarm~ el1:en bntSA.. if ovet or adjoiDing. will beofgieatn5ize,,~as those along at wa:sh,'aT.5tr,liia,marela1iger. Look 1m a tmil Dr poupmg of N(att@" ,m:' lar,ger growth.

'S,P ANlSH MJNEAREA: LoQkfor a D,me:narea(as related to the sumJwu1mg,iU"W that is remal~,vely "H~t"/. This: could be a "'pationw:h:ere the :minersused! ''M:ercwY.l' '~I:m d1e. 156Ws) fel 'l'e'COy,er ,kom, lOlW"pde ,are" The Mer,C;U"f comph~tely l.iMs ,PJ,wthand ,.o:stu.nts·' powth aI",mmd 81e aD!a. N'ote:Sometimes,bet!rtld:. il!l few iee,t below' the surface or a ~~~ deposit "WiU be the mLl:SeS of a !buren.ea.

:S:PANIS,H ADVISE; In the 156lYs and, j1{Q's Spain nmde man,y dlrawinp and woodruts depicting ~ow to"" develop mines,., shorin:g, air ventst etc. AlsaJ' they i$:mm a list of advice m'prosptnms/explorers 'on what t,o give special attenu'rn:t kl in seard:tin;g. H~er,e ,are a, few: 1. Searm whse thehil!ls/mtns. are dle' most .mgg'ld alQn;g 'theskylliile. 2" Give. wry' spedal attention. to a haM leagu.s radius U mile') of aU "'springs!" (fia,wts) 3" took for areas of' 1~'D\1'~ ~i lUgh in 'the DlOun:talru:. 4~ too' for areas co,ior«i "Qrang~h or '1i,ght p;eert" or '-'burned our' in ,00101".

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The majority of ,all 'tr@aSuN/ mine map symbOls are deriv.ed hom 'the Bibte. Batity Ion, Ithe Jewisb people- used ,old tm~ent sips, symbOls, and re:fefence$,10 :bide meamnp, from m 'oppressor. Th,e 81l"Jy dumh did the .same and developed more thro,m.ghOl1t the Je'ax&" "~ReUgiQU5r"-JlIUDWmL~we_re 'UU!'piJCesfdi-arp-:nmkeIs, aDd at' times, llbeyw'QIwd. design tliIe ~ of' a "1reasme map,q or rudd.en .mmebefore' the,mine was even disW"lemd er the bieas'lJlJie lrlddeli!,I~' and DLem.latm:' il.mal:e tbe mineltr.~e fit die '!:laded, map.

Numerous maps 'will hav,eadrawingof'''Mathew~MM~ Luke,orJo)m;'s" wOt'lK,m'" symbo'~. The oommon Dnes, are:

A "Mim. m'th W,~ rep:msents l'~fu!:W"r A "'Winged Lim" represents "'Mark'"

A "Winged IOxm or CaJJ"r.epresenm ~~

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A~ If the ~ymbo!, is: near b¥,O 'to four numbem, it mmtts'100'k to, the Bi);:!e .• 'O$io,1 'ti1ie t'wO 'm four l11!mbIHs bJ, find the Idlap., and lb,e verse of ihe Fspel :wrintm by fha.t figme" that will ,tell you the',d~ outanator'whal, yoo need ·to'know ..

B. Many times, if one Gflthese symbols are' at 'the top,; botklmOl' afi1cthe side of 'the map, it is sayingt'hat d1ds, ~ot is lite map-makers pafrotB or that the ."guroe is: the patron: of the ma:~elS rnelipQus Drder.

C~ The one ~bOl 'that wu most lcommonly used, aD. nmrps;here bt the -u.s. _d m. Mmoo w,lUi, the' "1iagle"', '1i0tmn. Also,ltwas 'Ehemdy-symoo'1 mat.mi.,t be, found. at the :miD:e/-tNtiltte, site because' it tells a story within. itself and gi.Vei directi~ if you :find a ei)gmf:'! 1mrveD.;r lor ~pl~, 'mri. a large boulder, stalldl facing the eagle, look slig~tl, left Qfifswing 'tip, the one to ,oUllett, then loot up" 14r:awmg a mental line ~biI or w1tefever that direction leads" for thatis whem the trleaswe may;. ,or maybe ,along that line yeu wm ,find a final marker~ Th,erellgiousmearniltg,oomresfrom the'Crulonmtion" 101m" uHmownstandin,g;

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ICeep' in. mindl'lbat in gQlllel'al;, tRl!' ,dturdt.lheillreUg;ioust' anli the5ibUcaJ ,sd\1(1:1am, that assisted ln, desig.m.g!,codimg of maps~ did so' bemuse 'Il'er were ,,",eU 'vemea ,m symbolism ,err,. Ml.d were requested to,assi5t by mine ,ownemDS well as Spain. Itdges: 'notmearn OJ: mfled in ,any 'way mal they 01 the i~churdt° hlild any ownership in 'the map mine or treasure, - but", quimt salbe?

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'Every :mme had at shrine naar the IDlmt:5 entJ'anoe. Iv,en a small. two, to five' 'OWl operation had a 'll~by ~~pja:ce'" toT ddy 'prayera, 'Du!!' s'hrine 'usu.ru1y oonl~ a simple C[,(lS~ .. Dr for iii large mine it esuld ammm as weill as a cross" a stahle. lVfine wQrk was, d~,crus ·and it prayer said at the shrirte before Mmring the mine and again upon leavw,s to say a pmyter ofthmLb:givin,g was ,i daily rcn:~tiDe.

~Subj'oct to the ~I tfte :shriJ1e \lan.ed. If muld be' Ii.narrow apaQe behveen large rocks, ef a caw mR'vmted to the '"flays/friar"sL7 daytime "'~casaT', which the mlllem prsfmed ~u:se'lhe:n 'tOe,Padlewouldbe'quicldy a'VaiJalb!e'~o 3l1:yinjuf,l!!d,iUldhemtheir las tWOrrds Won! dying. Spain:"s"law req,wreti IIh,e sbrin.e 10 'be 'Within 200 y,aras {\;valking/~}diers) of the mine's eQtr.:mm.

A ,$'hrine was usually 3 to 5 feet 'wide .. oolyI '~O 2 1/2 feet deep ,and 4 to 6 fee hi,gh. the top of the ~hmte was always ctuVed. FrequJmtly a canopy was set along the radius of' the cunre·a:nd projected out from the wall about 10 mrlt2St made eilther o:f wood 'Of s,tone. HfOlil find holes have been drilled aionglhe 'fOp'(alIVe) of it pas,sible

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M'e::ciws ~,&des(' were p:rgtty mtu:b.tRi! same iiJS {he Spanish 1Withminor clBrtrges. 'Th~ were wmpilOO in. l·W ,and dnriDg; Memoo"s 26 y.earre.ip. QVer wlD<t'j$ nQ'W thl!' United5!ate~. M,oo£o w3snot.ablememoreemanyminm..Srnles. MostMQx-imn mining .families or Hadendas used the (lold~f rodes WIld either added Q[ Ithan:gOO. a

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Keep· in mind ·~t the "Sputish em Sp~) had boon ~QfI,queretl, by ll«mwand inulldaf!edll;lythe'Mool'S'" 00 bath Romm and mabie" influenees"writinl,wordls andllJ!um.heT:5, were wei kno¥R1land. mmmoD:Y'usedj or .mtuC'hanpd. by 1M Sp.:mi!5h on ma.pBi! .1e'fte:m 3!li!Q dorumel'l:ts ..

No marb, sisru or '1nldlcala~~' will ever be toUIlJd ICliMcUy over or IIOD. the ~p or' .81. m.me£'flttanm or trea!iUrl!. Thisw.1S a mrdbtal ruki; 6f the SpUtish and cWttinue(J. b1y.Mexicans, llotthe~lj.lhrestcQ'1' Sfftallestmatt was allowed at 'the Dild,Ndm,gspot I,OCIlU8e;,of'tms ],8iW,. "iItrim:vgles~r ·w,e..re tihe favOrite ma:rRwsOlfllhe Spanish and were' oonsbucted ncmm; mine lmeasure100atioRS", to· be_w;e:d. as tlhec "base" .tor ,exaclmeMu_r-· ing ~o ·this mme/llie~u:re.

If 1Oc11 ~ that yQu. ''know' what area 'the map describes Of Idepicts" yet the ropggmphy ... t d.oes flot.~ to fit flip tite..map' u.pside' ·d.own" '"Mrtb" may be ~~southn ~ samemnes'i fjIRlIo"~' ID_ilY Be<tOe a riv.· oot'i[ .seasolil,at stream orwdb or p~J.Lt the'map up to a .minDJ ~ftd view it. Minor Iwat€r~m:a:gemaps wen!:leommon" if ~t1t Ilhe full m-ap'~ tlrtm. a pOJ:Don of the MlaiP' oould be mirror iinage~

S~gns,. symbols a!tn;d] n~, were used mom Usn, 011" (re--l1Sed) whenever possibIDe '00 amap 'k), adu(!v·emare ·than o.neme-ammgor messa~.

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D.i6e t'lreles oo~ted wit.hlll U~,~ tMD'I_ ~ wi th adl'deWitbinac:iJd:j!<,{lnine/tl"ea:ftl:re~l) andis,ustmUy. trail map rela~ bJlhe l&;popphyof the l1~a. Each dftl.! tep~md~.IiUIce: The solid ciJ'de - 100 wallJlli1l",~l3s. th! d'Jde..2DJl' ~gV3m and too drcb! wi.th the 'dllt·aoo ~ Cjli't~l!'!ii, M9'e ~ allo'"w:oo t(l1Je~. fiOfleapell:lls_~ [P me t cases, ftIe 'Iowe;{ ,now,able rwliillher was used. 1100 ~!f the liliJge "dol'" 01' soHdi d:rdE. This gmupmg 01 symbols, ,never led to the 0t:-J.a: locatiOn. Q' the minel b'etS'llilte~ Only 1:0 Ile .. ~ .. oo5('biydlie' hiCfili!ire/nUmi.

seldom is this shown 101'1 a mapl nt &0 cover dI bases, if's anQ'thet trail, marlcer" ~~ a~,is, beth ,a. map ,O'!.nd an "i;n,ti!e fie- d ". milrbt to' be ieund i,lQl1g th~ !irt!1 P, ;iI nilla!i~,f tEJat''M:6l. uS1:1a1ly adpimn,g:iil 1'IQ)un1:alD W" a .nve:r/stream. It hi: !.lSlllitny a ~ to 600 po,und somewhat "'6ar rode that is supported by four ,or fiw: volleybidl si2ed. nkb wmdlm I:mn sUupin exposed ~ or a, Lvger fta( mcJ:. ~ ~ din. "t:i:1~t'" ~ttIl~s:ho,wbe'twli!Wl.~m~~ sttppolit_ks to make ffit'ili ~ro~"" point. Stallfl on fflplo:f 1:h~'1i'OiCl ,and m\;e,1 QOm~ N!tding.lm!"tfailltill'E!CtiImCUnga at tblspoint or this.oompass mafprmt'lO a hiD Itlmilies awa.y across, the d'~ ~ your- OW1\'tmil lol U13t rutll!.''''

1'h.is, symtiOJ loob, mudll l~ the "'tunnel" 'symml. ho:we .. w, looking-dosel Y'>Y,PU 'wiD note' dte 9f.r Of riglU imlle rum '(oot roun..dOO) ofthe"em:ad lines.. Onmaps l:hb~yrnOOl1l5lliJmlyaajowaJrouJttainorwijlbeal,the t0p. b!fi:lmmsiOIQl'ml'll'letofw1'MP indica:ring "",hi. rWmpil'ss, dimt;tiQJ11 thg ':~nni;lcr~ h~i wiU _!e' 'fo!.UKil .• ~ 10 the mountillinormowllain ran.ge. 'nU:sSime ~~J or ndge1me "R01rh" WIIlW be found ''at'' iM a:~l doorYilt)', 01" trail ell b;mce. The' lower ~!I., wi. a ~1I"'Ied~terboutder., wli:l:dt Iook&,~dl ~]kglli .~nt·"'~ng .~_p&'1'Nrys,: 1b.ellemE!: WO tnJi1$.roae' on.~l:h side ~f -lihe "notch."

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th!!:s!! id_so ,~ma.pl/,rmil :~Is, 'for ~!! h"aD;. however-, these areused as both in and oult mil marli<er5s and M!Oi! ~ 'mom on. Melltlicanma.ps lhm Spamsb. 1lt£' "cl~~ eDthoflhedWeis :tbediredioFl, ·otm'Vet Oft'bll~ in Ulefiel'd.

aJtU' Ihe '~ wiU be IHIe 'caum~ '0, ~~ "'S~_,~t? IOp;m nid.sfa:o:n,goneaootfl~, This Simply says: "'1lI:is lS

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TJv..se 6w (Sl.~ls -q the most Icom.mon'lJused::rlp led_~waterbei'I'i,lawi~leorsprinpl)tmatpoint IOa.'l:I:ieimp. 1. A solid dot!ciro'hil'. l. Atoowl ~ped sign.. a.. A ,eu;p sIlapOOl sip. II. A Comd, 5.04 wiggly [;Jpe. whim 'I!lSW:Lly~nts a! sb'ream wi Ilh fYnmtingw,01fD,

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. ·Thisw,ood~.t depidstwogel'lUemenmbm-ving two ~Thw-sers,N' diWni.n.g for nm ore ~'bOOies 01:' 'poCkemot gold. The mvim~s 'r:odsue nOMd 'Y'(he IDetter IU A,'" • The ~etwr "1iIr~r,eIa~ to tlte ~pirk~~ 'tl,a,~ was used most of the 35.0 ~. ~at Spam oonliroUeo MexJ'~a,md many loll our ns~~ ,. Divirnin"roas~cmne :ktI.QWn as '~anish N~dJ~·.

MOst:eady dra:t~mgsl and. WlOOdc.1.l'U QfmimIlig;·'wre. dm.wn 'MthsimUarbaagDlWl6 'because they betievled ~hat tnt\! '1~ry rirnesto:res ,and. metals: W'e.:re~to be fbnnd near moumta:in tops-that we.r.@he-aviLy wlooded M.th lal,ge trt!'@5.

'Due to ~s ma.nUKriptooa another 'by V, Birinpcrio l6lnem 15410 ooFl'tah:d:ns German and m'blAi.an mining knowJedg:@' •. King; Phillp' the soo:Il1Id compiled 5pa;~n~s QWPI. miniln.B 'man U:Scrlpt :r&r IdistribunoIru ·to Spain' smiaeJ'~iViLd explQf~s.The Kift,~ 'was so v'ery airtx:iou:l). to J'mine-miol?..;m_l!ne'''' luIoUignout dte new' wm~dtn,at he hired and '1_impe!l'ted'l Dver SO '~experf# German miners~oSp-aw.m.l s:za~,advise,.Jn 1$36, ('V',eT 1 OD German. ,famili~5 were senl to 'Mexico", ftlus· tbie' Ge:tm'a:tru influence' OD some Spanish I 'M~zdeall .maps"

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lf1Ns'~ ~i::I a~:t~"te:;pa.fa ~1t1le:M"al:e~ttbt ~ :~~ukII ·be· ~'!l!Ilpsid(! &~. If lliiSi "'N" '" en ~

I ,d~t"ill:'pni~bly~fS liO,:t1E!f~ II{liRh~!}M wi~·m!l'Ih"; Utd .~~t'" wi~ ·~est'. nus meaning 'i:s b'tdl~1i'!iI :by IhI! aDl¥nW~ S1~on of'~ fii'Y 1me oj th!:. kltmr' ""N"" ~ wll:l~ ~inms. 'ta ~·lM!'(ttnm .of fM J'ii1J!.

~~",i~ is O\e leltfef~'" Mi~3~famowht"ad ~hY ,or O!!"IpUl'" sign ~fta~ed. It is m .... re.v~·, a 'waterl mifr-oi ima~ '{HD1d IDa Wiin:orfar ~ Rl<!:cing~)1 nH ~1 g;, ~.a!i~y 'u:ood to hide Ijl!lrooanB!g:'>oii to "~l,LLJ"iI ~ fro:m In!~eIt: s.f~ of the .map~ oiiooth.Flae-e ;a ~g!ht~ge a!nllg ·Ith~ s$d ""puU" U~· and e.'lC.tu..'Ill1 IllIe ~ihiiUli:a!nu~.'lha!rsth~dUbutal ml~vdII'm@ti'\Ul! MliIlh..

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1i1lelilpointd"'!);I1ilI ~ left: ~s,noim!dTy;;ld~o~1 p;mtW'. owd,gi~,omy~R)~ .. ~ lh.:isway~ which iotltis ~. would be rt@t:l:1t. IUfie :po~tef an ~e rigJlt :1:;, ,,..~ ~~ ilnlm' two! ,~ll(ILs f'OiI' the' ~se 'Qf.teiil:in,g thE' ~~.otlb~p oo,l_c\kIsclymrIlHeD<_nd:~~the :fit$l mes~ge b dlIe _me' .as ~ ,t:D'I:l:"ierpoillilti "&0 liilio waY-.N '~nd ~~ depemiS" iUf'Oll! what ~thw ~l~/!.ips~pm this PcMt~.

DIe poiMN 0'f'~ diJ\~tma1 Sip ~s~~ from the 5.0:, IMICa~ '"'II:Wo"'h\@'S&lp!. '!'he ~f1M.fi&!1.f has aft add'edlllile,cau'Si~ l~epGb'LrtW torm..llieJ~M>!!f"'N" • 'il'l:te ""~ iII&elf poLJ:!,'I;s:~ w~1:arid .~ lI""IbJeadi~" IN!' aetQ.al

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nus ,!li.~r:W ,~m looks mum like 'fh:e abor~fI~ Sip.. k!WeveT.r ~1JiSe rtk@ ~Et letu:'flO'S U:!:e ~~~m;r. it: '$01ys ~~ '0. t:hin;g;:. :F west'". l1ie 's:n!):n l~ne added ,~ like pwruer is II! ''''p.'' $tp wtiLMIs ",pu'll~ni'" 1ihe ~l;()l f~r tie .~ ~". TN!: ~tm;rl. m:essa.ge' is "SO west ~ ,la~·.

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O~ mwa1et> ~i are ~~ UNl' witb Iii£! b.1se· Urn:: of Ithe poin'leI':. rt~d:otswue; to Iro,p~t: ""0116," itheywuwd be,~ brtbe~. l'lley K'p[_~t ~.r. ,a, ~r ~se.l't~(!Ijto:~I' and Ilhelil'ue WiU'le5SSF d !be ~,

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'Tb:iJ, ~1 ,~~ ·IO,.un ten"'. Thrs is j\I: R'Vm t =' ~use cflhe""pWl"'~. A '~.u" srp~JiU'I(!!I:

' .. ~~ iSo. t!h:E d~l:iCl\n 'lO ,p'iSto the.rig~t;., ea'st. If lI:m ptU ~ wu on 'the ~lhb ~dl:!"O\f tlm ""IN" it would ~n "west lW •. N(J:le:'1hf:r,~eis Ite,~l furth:enllll"lhe:r l'WO..

00 ,~A}lS; "'ig:I"Q!Ul~: 14".ne[e:~T n:pt~'u~, ea:5i ad tim .~ ... is, ,~1l'l:L if 'me symbol for the p~ "'''''1E!i:nm to' the ~"" ~~Wra~1d Si:l:ygp~.as11:4~but Ithe ""4';·' ~ool :m ~ lower' pan Qf "'i'" ·@)nvri, ffier ~ IO'oo1il"east~

The'~~""md~'~~~~ w~. TIikisW:es, ~DequenQ.,'i:s'~,~aS~~.n1i"~pa~"hato~ g ~'OIIJ lbe hif"~. Il:'mlnlaP1t~fSi "'West". ,On ~ IlmIlt~'tufn WieSt. 1'hefower'"'w~symboll~:5"Co 5 ~'w&" ~. rtgbt ~ide~,pe;r ,ami! 1DM~~] ~iIS(~f!'becawe'iOf'tM·SJiIfi~ ~:Si~Uy ~r.1I:ys ,11M: ~ ~ '!be mmttOO. If so~ IIiIie 'Ilii~ w.o'llld Sil;y"(;'Or ~·7p:1a~,II' e . brI.lheIQwer.wewtnJld add the "S" ~ "Comt 12p~oe!i:"'.

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W'£l.1UGHT~ ~p:h:t5tM minef'::i hoe. pi(lit 0Iml'd !.hoyel.

'BELOW~ AR OLe ha~li$a~d1 datt'ble: j:lw, (::;~F '~:n;.'. whidt weighed up ~ twent''y twO' pauild$, The hailllmleT~ ~"', -wa,$: f\edea~~m_l0M5, u:!' ha~e a "-iFo.Tl~ r naiIIf1.ille!i:. m,um lIie' ,tffit~ PII}"

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S~~n di.redoo thall~ Minesoot ~l'1'ked yej'l'fQuiI'IId. foil' w'M:te~ff ~.be oov~,and hidd~~!"~~d D'ia'l the WIlI15 ,~OO ~, bl-dd~1:I1 nearll,~ TIklI.5, wtn-: h) be W_dm ~tMly,,I'l:! OJ' 1i.1ip-s~opefmm tlhe: rru.rn£: ~mtm:~lflCe, '~JfIl:QI1!h ~*i D 200'vatas.1'he pmlenred"'mt.ad" Spal was liie tnidpomt ~nt:he!llUn{! ~u'al'l~ a!itd "pom"., i r ~.ssib~~.

So. ~F .)'Oill h:ilp~iJiI' ~o UI'IOOVeT $Om!: Gf t~ "'old tl:me'TIi". lIiIl!dte ~m.p right I:h~, n 11~ Jdie minel ~Sqfie fII1:~y 00 within Oil !ito~ -UWw.

~"is ~ m,~ f~t ""1Q[d:"', 'the "_~f~ ~QW;, ~;Ia1 bei'ng; sym~:iit:-wth_Iii'''p:d~ :n~. HOiwevet. 1itWo~~d,ome'll!ler~_o:nJ!i Mapord~i

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,8nh:lt". w~t it says ·atlmQst ,aJiw;!!Iyt; is "'tI~ is il ca:Q1p!it2. ciI! mlil. FTa-~. pnrnG:ed, and'Wi'th wa ter qarby'", .. 'lib agaln'dem~ .iim.m II:he B~ble. "''-aRdon th.@'~wnthd~ ~ n!Sf(d-"'. n.~k!~g ru-m, o~ the '7" points ,the dir«tio~ Camrnl~ oo-uiid.Ibe!1M1l·i'li'lQJ:e itl!ruain !il_;darf'$-.~1l1iIlef tapa-iiI:;. Distu.m5, vanoo byto_(XlgM:pilli'y as' wdrn as t1mnliDLw ,o·f eattl'e.,p!gs. :S~". Bte. ,In ~tCi_F<!I~nwhid\,oo~d shcWl_n tMd~~~pte$liL'l"il ~t~"

nus ~\lQl ~y[oo:k Bl;e it ~, llIe leua' V ~~ ~n ex-l:en.dedUiflP'E'F!me. H~.IIiHs-a '7 Mi:h,ilihaUmoom. It sa,~ ~,~ ~ti(lifi o£ W 'u~ ,~, 1b.e ~ ~ls t@, a. safeeampsiFe - hOiwewr, Htis b;, emy_ OWl" :Dighf .sHe'. (~ ~~$O~ 'fOr the h.Mmao~)., ~~ generaJl,f .~~l: ~ 'is~QlIDlyw,atef at ~s1I!l'. bul ihl:til is p~~,~r pn!I~t1b];.I!i.

'I'lm c.t:mpjle sprlkIl ~W5 aJ shon ~rmdlcatei 'by 'I're dot 800've' the 5h:1d~.v.m or If.le '7 .~_ing upon: whidu;lj~OJ!ll~Qm1ll5t~w[oa~.~ 7 on th:~miI,.iil ~'lluMsa,~ -"fllI!s1 poor' Im~ or ,aft£[' dte9D' ·d_~fiUm,. i!I SMt:!: ,biiaiWbl.ads m .eerunpbe.

nu~,'~mps:i1c ~l points 5OU,~~: 'says "'pfiv~ (!i)'pf:a~/d~(pm:haMr'~g5iJhvdw;.gvmas) Iltl! th~ ~k:ante'of~Qllmpsim. 1'hedatilt ~e end 01 1m f0mg 01i~ is· M another number "'1" to be ~ddibd ~ 'liLe '~J ~thex' it 'r:IU?:US de_t (here: wfml be lIlt> 'OF w<JW:r IM~Q:I'·nea.l''b,. rN»t :l'iblya, I~und,"sprlng.

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~ lsinO oodedSipo.f ~l foE this, ~. Six: Qr ~"" theevi'l-mosti_upelifert .. 1'IlJ!riEr'.and superstitioo Raid it WI _lis I\!I~ ,on <I ma" woo.Jd ~~ 11M map never to rea:d 'OT' mme~mod 3i.IId ~ 'b'e~Ie' would lie I:ost lo~iI:'. If rhe nillmber"6'" is IM'eded on,am:ap it,MQ ooSMwnai5: Two "'3"'~b..three.~"~'b01sora "1'" and """"" symbot and nev-a six ,ones "1 ~.

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I. hi Noah"s [N~), time'it r,amed 40 days ,andi40m!g1\band £l'ClOded:tne wodd. The !'.IO'lrepl'ese:Ns am, adeCJJnate amcnmt 0'£ rain days; 'to do Ithe job. P1u.s~ 'becallSe it was such a. l!ram" that mvellN aU maun .. tain tops .. ,it iswrinen as ·11iI days and 40

mghts_ "40'" is, mentioned twite' to inditafe an extremely Ions period of lime, an wtknown amoW'l.~' OlE dlays - DIillbe lJX10 days , maybe more~ 114,0'" is symbolic .only.

2_~ Jesus wQnt:jn,t6tn@,desert and fasted .km"40~ days,etc. It mayhav@Mmonly liS'"' days but'''W~' was ~ bl "inwcate,symbolcaly, 'dun He fasted. f~:r ,an .ade,qtua,te time or the amount of time 1100d,ed/r~. ~ ~ f_fed "40" day,s priOT"~ rece~yi'fig the rcommandments from Cod. '"Futin,t'meant "no water-liD ·Ioad fo.r 40 days".AB WE! aU know" 'uruB» those wer.e ''miracles,"'; no one ,tQU]d surwive.

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1. Ls~'s sa, we IR m I;b_e field at: ·the ~l.i iMtl"lJcdol1l, point· afSle map ,and, it s"ys~ "'From ·this ,point go 40 varas9l'uf". 'Well helL we 'mB"t.- 12 varas east i& a .,ertie:a1300 ,6ootbi gill face of a mountain. We' re-stuay the :map. We'J'ie SUIle' we ,an~ oonect to 'this ptlint", but we earn"t be. So we ,gi¥e"Upll Dr re-:t:hink l\be situa'fion. In :reality" and in this 'case, the "'go fO varas east" m@fU\t "'go as m as you mD.1O eas,t i'larget the fo~" and meum!! ,01" go as direeted ill Ilbe next insltrUmon.

2. A treasure map :ma.ysa,y:: ''1¥ehJd forty pack loads of - in the oldmmein• This could meaD 'tw"o (2) paddoads ... ,ar 2DIl.

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Note:. Many 'times ama.p MD. teU YOIll that armangieisrn.ear th@"tmmiiJBie" landfw-dtu~ it mlJ ten yo, whkh pliHtb the ~f" point»,t"'ltmDsa:y:no mtlm. We' need m'ia\,cnY ho,w £ar 'fO go is w'. is wmm mr,emOM from tAe tri~gle. IOfte.nYOUWO,n('t kll;QW until. you aooaIly tmd bmDIIle. AU measurem~nis are mage !l!eRter 'bl 'CeDlm,r 'QeDter' 'to 'point 01 the mmet&nmRume:nl- Mea5W"i;!'tne distance bem,ftn the points ,ano.aldf! ltDe'~ m~en,ts~ ThelOtal wiU 1\1edle,dislan~tn,measW'@. Measure Ithisdis,timm .&nm. diI€'triamgie;'pemtgl\l'.moo &lemap md,p the dlmdionthatpom.,t

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~" Iltae ~t ",mrnticn ~~ 1;l.5ed IO~ a ~P' ard .~ near 1111, ~ 00;' hiddim mme; ''I.'his ~gle. po~; krI ~'L'Op of th'.g.pag ,on, ·:iIJ!liI3P iWOU&j1 pM'bab1y fie !ayi~B two ~ A. Ii. l&iansle will ~ f{l~Mm the ;!j'Mea"'IGf:lhe'lif'e3i~/m:me. :8. Thiat M'" is, Imlm!' !lop of the .' .ao::!I mal ~ ~d ffi;o......,., ... n~ .£~.. f Ii:ar- "_':"'n"""- , ~-.-pag\'! .. - -~ ~-. -~. --'":if""""-.xpD __ d)._Ii!,~, .. -._~1!1S

~ RimPl*' 'po~~t <10 ~ frG!'n;). or C. Triple lM Jas't ~nurnl!er'on,l~ mil.p.

~,~ the:~ in 'wlhi~bau !triangle p!).iI5~fiUNt~mthlP:mlaJ!S,a:nd m,·I!IeBeld. The.~ Si:NlIIUwlily pomt is;ii1iI~p pDint n. 'hie. meJlif ~inl R()l'Ih, ~512':.a:nd, at ~~,'~ l!DlSt oomilteri, po.int 'isiB.

NOL~,. ~·t~ YI~riIy ~JI: ~ I'I'II3Jl is·lJrie!U~pwperJiy; Ma~y maps, W_lthawn ·ttl MisI:eadr byire~f!gnodTh

.~ll,~a,.md:J.~ga~.~m-fr@lrd!gr or,WOlf~ftJSian ,iI'II rnap~1tO 81 ~'Rgle'. .A.l\SQ. irmaJ'SiIif mtull!tm.all'li ht.,'il'S,ilhi5-ed~'~-iI)~~JI5!: .A. ~usi~r Itne n~ lis ~¥ 'I'M &:In!Ithem pJiint,. thai~ is ~ :-pq~t,po~t .go' m.. 1.~~tM~~2'amil3 m'tr,aI1,Glei"'OOY~Lp:I~~~:i2:e4.l ~lher - ~. plaeto :meas'Ul:'elSOU~

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3. 1(7.D, tn'p)mU]rmthe:'~le;,Ca!,gail1i ib)"1~mg"h' diJtldibnaJi _ ~r "sh.lfr").

~ tWI)5:~!!j found ,on maps are mu~ dI-e ~ - , • 'Ihsybolb S!if ~ the: same. 'J'bey both. ~ Ithat: a, ~e will; be t~uad at ~. site. 'lio lt1~. &om the oo~lJ point of the '~,g3einh'\IA"'UIh(madaU s'h:Mt n.e di;sI~'lis baHl(he ~ ~Iills·ot the ~e"s:~ ~ tri.~rQ wUh llhe :iliiumbeE' ""S~ m.e;ans ,add "S .. '10 the: 'l·otl,.

'1'h,i;, d8 __ , 1IQtmeatl.'ihat SO~ is tr~ried ~tthe (.'Immt' fftheilriangle. nmearu: tomcM1U.e frolR lhe~ler'poirlt, ·of'Uie friaingle~ Note; Newr demoy 01' ~wa, ~ng1e ~, These rNlMlmertl/11'1Ukm are ~~ to, '~.n

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De~u' - tIds~ermethod tW~g h""en1tam:lf' '10 a mgmtam ~fI,ge' lmd'll(u' the final t'anyo_ tnfcdtow to' reat:b Iheo rnme/~, Thiss:ip W1Snohld'"':alilmg'"' lie ~Iomyatthli: ~llIilildl Ole, Mal ,put' of the' b:ai1, llI.e~t0ps, ,of I~ ~~I 'Orrd(l~ 'WeiIe ,cuI oI!'fIa~ (h Ol!ll1iteJ: .sta.1b.:_ only" ~ were' aiL1, 'Wittlln' t.w.mLy dm ~tel'" arcit. lEven UIou.,gh the:se arre mostdifti~tto transput:" 'the Me.Jd~ 'were '\l:eII)' adept ~t n!ptm~g aM ,_virig hm wrvive. Stranpo ,iIS It may ~ Me '·rans:i.n$laiDoo: ~ ~lI:l1Il'Wii~ '1lSI' Hid Mngsi.'de Spa.rdsh m.on.liI:~ menl:5 tfIa ,"'said"" Ilfle same~--4Ie ina far bet~!lndl lD~ Wting way., Ma~ the M~CilfiS rould, 1m1: ~dliO 't:bf:' oIdSpilnim »,ps. )!@t,b.ew 'Olle wa:y to and! hm lie l'mcation. and! (fwbl:emarked 'Ih.e" 'tnillWith ~ kmJllOmry' ~em.

nus: is, the Mexican ~dGn of Ithe SpaniSI\ nxkl budder lliriangte. 'DaIf:. of QlUfSe., within Ihe sh1tes ad! jlOI'IionsofMe»eo whm!-Or~~aM.~guaftitS~. TheMmCIMU!ed"Jtempom:y'ma.~ ~A1d'i' s'the!i.e, akJ~ Iihe miD, nd ~~ fuU ~ muld "'IN iby"". UnforNM'lely. miIlIit,li!ire no longer amliU\d" whi:eh mdIe!;, are .seatclIImoR!J diffim.lt. ho:wev:er. they d.ld use

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O!!l.~ oa TDC_-buu:il~a1l: U:ie',_ tua:l sllleoftfle mkle:1bW:Sme.

In addition ro tbe-blps of fhese'MI'le;' 'sWb being cut ~r'. die b1Jnk ~otmaIII1 '"banded". or ,at least the no.Jth nllJllbef -J is, lMnded..

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1N5"po~M.5~'~~1J Spa:n.is·h~we 1Q!l.pn~ ~ to My "'CO m.'li'it.hwesl: t9pIDaces,aiflle.r ,pu. hI,ve ~ ItbemD.~ 1'h! ~w ,m'lltm,g in .~ dm!ailJliIJ is, "1N'" me'wafW~ftbeImJI' ~ .. , making ~. maw .1Il ~a'~ lMiJ;J:vf'"Ump' .that we .!liM ~. VlewedlpNpetlYI,M3i~r •. we~tNuhem..:e~gt bo~~~lteRp~.-. -~'.

Man,Molp5 lViI. d~ " p~ O'I'~ T:s,l' .~~ .'SMM!I ,Dove UoIiIW'i.tiiM. 111M! 1~,o:r:5~~!!ad ,iI ~cm d~~, 'the m2!;p.es;e '''''5, .,,:1) ~fi "T.,d~I"" ~1miIiII"~ "'~Jd!~o,1!If!and,u:N(i' ~dm1f1 wute JO'W'time.:,M' 11Ie ,ex~o.n is IthiJ!' M~,dRiWlil m.1'ps.IMy~ti1U!ed h~ '"I.'"

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This is Ulie ~Iii: "tunnd" ~ TIu! ~n ;1 angle!' is usuaRy !he IOO,tnpaS! d:ihdon of the mi.ne enlmK:'e. fJeqamtm.y Itrus sign wm_joiR,jI m:im:'symbOl '(acirde:in,(ldrdcl. - ~)!'~i1t ,- ofltoit5elfoTiI'I:the NIP 'of (l\e llIoap., -,p:ln jmt mdi~ a~, w ~e mine wi1II be via ~l. If~ 11 good dIi.le, it will SMw yoy which slope Oil" mountl~n ~de ttl ,SeardL

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'lhl.s lsfltbe ~ f>or dDg cnv.eredl shah Of Jtu:lUleL. 'The Iop,were,~~ 'tluee (3liaytft 'thidt.m"d 'with the taplaiyer o1lopal:,5i);; "6'" feet d~Qr'''''m~ lhetl:l'r'll!el~ At times. c_ ~ Pil'lifder would,'be 'placed ,ovet ~-shaft ill ~ II IDilrli\1'"iel" Iha~ it":r;, ~Iht did noto ~t ql'll thi! fiU aiborve the: shaft.

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1l!e~f:e~ewas2.18,miles,~ewrlable 'oWI!ImMid~ ~ 'to,be,:U1flci21i.

Two 'lI!agtiml~es were appwximatOO 1m eqdl, 'l~ stilimte leilp!.s Narulical; ~f1." S!li3'hl.le ;; land,

The bram 'was; 5 feet: '1 'inclies. used p.rimarily' for walU depths.. lioday the Calhom iB used. which', 6 met.

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1'1!U! .. ~ (sokl_m.l' 'lam 33," ,,,pj'~idIMWY· The "Jne.asuood. ~ .33'"'~, ~

The ~tnio'" ~ baH of iii. Yam - 16 1l""'. "'lihl!s mairuy relalied to' wa&er depUl in ~ NplM/d.ocwncnts and ~ oomapswl\erellga~~f()Jilio~mall SUflik. lio'i:e: Ali re,polad water d~t!irs were alwayS meaiW:rS f~m high titig.

1'he "pJmo"'w~h3It lJia, "oodo" -8 ~ 14". Itup~ Qn II ~ m.1f1 waG'll.sual1y slmf{Y m d~ot ',ell the sl2:e of' ~kIl or silverbm..

Aloo. ~d1 tIW"pa.1md"was, u.sea'1,o t.ell Eb! d@pthClt a !Shom. oro;river tilIat MdE'lace.r gof'd.

The M~ wta was, finNy establliSh.ed O,n Jim~ 4;" 1in, fief Spain's rule~at 3as i~,

HoWClirG'. ~Wie ofMmco's"OtJastant tlt~im ,and d~sorpniz;ed p~sedlftg of.o~t. mJinersJmm~ U,e 10M ~I]!mbob_d ~!iiemen:lSw,~:S~U used. ,AlUMs, titne nlIiUli)' ,new 5~ or new sl,gn. ~ .~ pri-

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This sLlD,sign.ys: al, buri~ ,or hidden en~ is -t, hiUld,,~ fiWOY,. frequently tt is, ~alome" in a mine area_ Of at a tmnpsite, along I1h.e tIraitt" :SomJetimes j!, is the 31'0 'pali.nt ,of a triangle. At an e.stabmshed ,overnight aunpsife em Bte, trail (bJlthe mineltrusW'-el usually where theliE: is, water, glle of t11ese ~tbe- found to mdica~e' a b~d/1U,dd.en.map or a ,taW' with

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The white, rode aoove' the center 'at1r,lll:tsn YOgrattentioD while you are 011 the'tr,idl or while p~ing tms. mountain range. You then must look beth above and below in an imagiJ'lMY straIght lme to find the actual diJediomd marbr whichl'm this ,case" is wong ,the rid,ge 1iae above' thewbite!Ol:k~ 1iltediJedioMl mar~Sf,ia 'tum, poblts the way to travel In ,adidicIOft.., in this C'aSle, lit mo'poil'tl's to,wanI ,iD\other 'White mdt scme disance'oiftg,'U5e a$ ii, dh~ ,guide.

The dirediQnaJmarirer (see lnsertll is. usuiBllly not noticed, Deca,\&! of its, size and distance CI,wa, 'but on~ me' white, rock has ~ttmemd JOiUtl' B1fnmtion you will nol:i1ce Ithe martel" beea use of the' ''lis:h~ or "5:1;;,," tkatwiml be seeR betweenlhe ndtE!1 ,tine' andpomter in &1ont of and behind- the support r[lde.

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Spa in ~iHd that a :m6Iitlilment/:marlrer ~~Dna:O 'be C'On8tmcted on the' face Ilf a m6:u ntaim range DIa t ootiJ'd be seen to:r ibur (4) !ea,gul?S (ahn:ost" miles) from lh~deseEt or ,naUaoos, w11m a_p~dWIg the mountains that·(iO~laim ,iI major mine or ~ 'trJeasl!ll~e_ !helle are four ,gifknmt .styles Dr types~ the aoove is IiIRe.of t1u!se1 Sttlidl is;:skown ~em only because it conld M ~fi:Mitfused1l'lil~ tJ:u! prior page~ Another book will show P!:UIl:1;Q'Sl gf iill Spanish rnonuD1cmtsl matbrs whiCh 'l;viU mfidude au' fOl2r different typ6

Q~a 'i',iilfllS had s'PY GlasSii!S, SQ they 'OO'lil'd study mountaliiflS ahead Oin the IAiJ ,faliking fior' Hii'T1;ge en ~.r:aJlCe .:mMi-.ers they amid easily see' ,and diislin,gumsb Me of th2 m.aI'kefs hDm 1'0 miles awa~'.

This one is the easiest of aUloUl'io cllJIlStn1d. We havtilaU seem, bmghmiHnlal sbal,ta.fed.J;e5t sind minetamiUU1Clin stri~, ,along: meU'Rtdin s:id~., some a he1f a ,rou.e lens: 01' mom. The :9paniSh l,oDl!i.iad'll,m'tage (1,£ these Whete\l!lerpossible'Oycomtmcting a. half 01' fWlanowbf.ad at~:he'endJo'rwhewIle€'deda~ongthisiS!b'3.taHne. TheywauIdeiilhm-d1iilicavea:n4develop an armwpoint. gather al g'f'sa,t number of :SItrnta coloredr black Of' wihil:e:r~ Htal..woWd. 5' and lout and co:nflgure 'them, Klsether 00' rOITi:i the poi:nter. This pointe'r wouldlpohllt to len her the canyon OT(0C'3'DOn from whIcbJtaentli!lf'tht'FarfHl'UtltWfI:S fromUiediesert. At the entry point wou.Ld. be th~ '''trail entF~n'ce m.onument" and the' 'trail would be mu:mmnmJed all die' wat to 'the II,aR"")'U of dl~m....me/treHUf.e.

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~t tine. alcngthis, mmyo.~ wru see ei~ - fIOthcr ~ w.lt.@'mckOf ~R. CO ~ INt paint .. aAd it could be ,quite til distanoe away _

This ~ol~ qsuaD.y m4iQte5 IhityouC!lre '"'illlI:'· 'the ~f:elmine 10¢(lition,. or. at leHt so:metfdng js,l;Iullied ~.y.. Th-e wt 1~1!er SUtI'J: ~, ileitHtn'l:ion geUeT. !:he banded !!in veri'~ 'thallI's ,ii, ma..n ma'~e' maifiket'. The mms,n md: (mayhe- ~ Jiemati,le' 0;[' Ft 'blo!dt. that 1!nuNd~b!ly.acfJOinstMmain~a:ndfs.p;ntjia1lyl:mJim, indIl'C!!Jtes a linniat Pullting it d WS'~ it :says:. "'WUrunr ~ 'V~_of' lim baAded liIIRiDII ~iflg; is, burled. - dig 1I18e". It could 'be '1!I!te t:l'eaSlH'e. it ftti;hc be alit "u:nmded mal1"wlead y,u'lII the ~ steps to n",el lib the'~syreW' it :nn,pt be bUfiied piM alid :shg\lds fhat you will need fD I.UK:lO\W t'ke m.me/llr~~ i!lQJnIl! dtis~ 'unhetr on!. S~h IUd tOOIr· tool$ wilhin 200 VBQ al the ,h]dden ~/~ure .. liI~l the N~§, - wllQ kno,ws- .. befilu5e' they pretty weU did, their OWR individual dllng:

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MAP' nm_Ec.TIONAL SYMBOLS

A,Sa,paolh'I'e5UJ1' ~300y~'C:a.rdo!n up Itoa1i!laul

200 "ears ,and they look \!eJ}" .' ch ,aU~. Thm is!

1..5 A typie:a1 M~ ~bail" rkef, they'~ it. 1m

'U'le. samE! :Il'\aN'I& a$ the S'pulkh usectilie t,X/' ,calVi.gs ,3101\8 Oie ,amL . Y times the main, 1l)'W,ej',~ ~ \be banded b!! mh.firm t'haJ it isa ~ker - and[ n~t nati.tre tilalt cut off the ce:-nl~er stalk. Oliten UU iII1:iIItke;risktu.lld at mters«tiol'lrS, MId bl:!m5oilt Iltie trait lim "'"ann" IS banded. the IlMnd mcuca~es 'thediliectJ - _ to travel 't.a, tbe l'trea~ sure" I fmgm.endy ~.E!'""baaP ctoes, flolt :&;.0 ,a:11 ttle: waY,8I'mmd the ann, ttl. jI.ts~ cut iil1 b~M 112 way,mound dmt woul4 _Yen.fronl Ole U'aIlL

D., AUhemme/treasuR's.!'teilwas«lmmon to,use thls as a ":ru:r riAe sile'" ,(below is- die front rifl~ s:ite~ MId line up tile' ItwQ ~ you would a, tifIDe' whlcb then would pamf pu to. - l' Maybe a canyon to .follow .. maybe _' oliter markeT. IGt - millybQ the tR,uu.__n ttself.

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As d~~ thig, l!epEestnts die '":Ifront rilfle 5ilte" a!S d:escn"bed abo,ve:~ Ito ,aim U at 5!llmetmn,g- The. ,rut. a:rms are ~Uy a~u:t twc ,MId lOne .half ,~e:l!t long.. and matdWtg lengths. Always, lQok 'to' see if ~here is. or was~ a hole-lor the SlCair of a bole in tbeot.nt:er stalk If SO" push a 511ick thr't'lIJ.sh the old hoWe - a 5tm~:bt stldt. and aim along ill 'to' where the: $ticiil: is f~illnn,g-

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A. YOall, aile :near Ithe "mine 5hmte'" which wQlllldbe eff i1il the ,dilf«tial'll ofo·n!' gf the oat iln1'!S "',C~QSeby-

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'DILs i'$lhe:' "'lim SF·~r .. very .:rmrramIy. u!li;d '01:1 ~re 1niIIp6:, not '~)" ~ ldte Spanll1\ but by t.M' eatfy ~ Md:Gem:wl~f'e1'5/~ in this roLlI:Hry. It ~iQntsetf.dI:BI.I;C d~ 1b.i6;symbol lsdmvedi from ,ii, b~ tlit9t1 which ~erulf thl~ps dirrtdi~ft. nis,:~11oob mudt lib! dlefiumber'""3i'", lexmpt that nb'·ope'n"wJ1.el!ehtwomdr{usshaipesi(IF~tsft!iNl in l"iealer. AHnd' of "la~ ashape. Because this,sig,n .~so mu.dl Ub: ,I ""3"" 'I haw ~iP5 where tbe ~I i'~"WM' U5i!d to SIIy two ~ Chanpd~OM gd

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,a NJer w~ (£5, ed,ge wiD iOabO~ll. wHIg tip _ TIlen pmjedlhat line' (ed~) ,anglm.g'up1r"l"<tIld if ,ill ooI:l11alIiM,. U,a "CDUAW ~ Meidcan map theIiIi ~e do~ w., 'thepmjected lime wHl m~ ii, numbl!t {for dJs,. ~ ad ,~, ~,1 (fOll' ,d1MtiuZiI)' .. pciSSI"bl, 101111,30 mmmerfj)rdl~nteamd,ycm must usethe.propcrad liM as I'ie eompw: d~G!JTI wiIh the lop of the mla!P ,considered mJ1k.

'Thl5 boa "'hmi" ~1: Wi(h.a ..... r si,Gfi.leieause'af the puI slgn 'we'krww~r wtnm_$f. !,ol:heopposite,dmx:tlon ,of 'the "pull"" s gn., TM:t wauId make the di~on (if lb;: kJpof°the,~pi~Mr$rJ'UlSO_t1bwe\Sl. 'lne1il.'bmber·"7" is bdng puled .. 50' if illtMOU$ly SOl", "p !iie'll\eilil pla~ I!!Oribwesr".. Howe •• because the bird symbolls Gf~n used 'iddittiona]]yOlis ltih;.: number "'3"llthe acmat me!&a,p

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Come bact 'thiS, WOliY ~pin ' ter MIdI ftd in Ji5me for fmtI1er di~ns.. 11Iiisr). is, nna hot1Umtal"it must 'l!rigfeonthemaptDbell"winI"'$YIDbol.bllltli1005·M~hair..>e mile on. U1, omaJ 4!5Q angle.

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~~l.s ,lire .~Alf fmmd on Oil Mmean trea,'" sure' map. they are bail~/mtersection UIiI~ On iii. mip they'tOO m th. ,I '""'1'". 1hey m~t 3l ~ Ol'Sua,pd'o wid!l, Ihe'amier',wk-ou off. May lime-elUil :maps they~ ,drawn upsJ-:te down. If ~md1 one b.1NI11I on ,I ,mai,,' IIIDdJOI fonne Side:. ,it '~ly means ~ fur ihem.liloll,gb' mHJ:. J' c WiD asmst.

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4. Dolilbfe the 'nul ~lInmnber ,on !he Q\iJP' ~t dl, 'if a fI~ m liIi~ syPlboJ ~~~Iy [dOom '1Ns;~.

I. The ~l OJ" ri~ ~'!1i.·~ 1:1m, Q,gn, equab, o.r b: ~ ~-ID~d with ~ .~~ loUo~ this sillb NMmidly this 1NIn5i ~llhe' :majp' you are &J ~ u-.e ~p of mea~ 'e¥er)! lime' you

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1bi:s sy;nhOl·te1ls. a, Hille ~ry '11I~1Ri~liaboter.s Ibm, worked QU.S ~'woe ~be!Qus"., o:r oou1d lle'. nus $311: '11\£5' iii a 'toonel: mine. ~W~., II!t, lh~ :stIJ't.aoe.is a shaft:,.'~J no, deeper thl:.n mJ\re [12'J .I t ,olll.~, ~'i-~ ~''''''I'~ ~ Thms 'kmliPaf en.tranoe w.as

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mad so' dlat Itl'Ie' l\aibG.re:iS ,could net ":rU$h. our' ,~nd i:bd th.e m.inl! Dwner.s:inf'Otte. hi litis· ~ Dn~1 one:lxruZd CO~OOJat 1ilme..IU, _,~leJdder,la:& two IQr ~ g;u~fds,mtioned' at th~'RmHante"muld cHsann andl mntml 'lNJL1 labi)1'IelS" arb-lock off UiL@ir ,~t.

&~ft of ~ ~ mum the 5arrIe. &ginmn,g alilhe beHolllit "porth atm.,aJltd fono,YIing Ib!!'solid a," probe!)" a.roulld ill 'hm, &en bJ.m ba('l: diRdlY'IJf;po~ite.of)lmB' beginning point to 1"C:Icb - the one cft the left, ~f5: "minernl~ lWlU".1he £liM to 'tlUi! rip. ~ys Mum mine". The dom 'teU the dis't'aliU:'e 7, XD vara~, to tm,~. ~ 1M. diS~betw.ndots with a ml!lf they should be mlaliVd'y equal •.

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ibis is the' Spmisl! s(FV~ Wab~s' ~JtJ lOT IIdQf,h"~, 1b:i.5,:bm US'llilu~5J;sn,and mansg-nlYde;nh. not, ~ _, ~ W'hen tollI!d, on" ,map~ Myw~. ~'1 jKii.rtt$oUe a ~ea1h bilP·'I~tion Dr it telliJ:, the IMIp leader that d~~~p$ ~' _ "Wimm the Niliielbm-

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,on * ~MI'~ tile [m~ 5pQi. ,(if wth m, ;md Olilit. If JOU- spil !tlhQ, ,sign Q,J1; 8! bou1de or' 1IDi!lu.~einYOUIi'OIIRQfm[~t;.itmeMllStbe$iil!_me dnmg - be: GOOful Spain ~ and aurnishedi ei'ghItdra~,of",prefemrdl!death. ~p:s' l)thosewmk~ 'mgin, tbenewW9M. 1he,£b:aWlElp'afil,detaUed widI, ,mnstrudlion ,Kvim. These 'wm be PoWD and dll!scribed in 8lJtOIW liGat.

These1M@ "':f,Eabiflglind mtn bcm~'. ~ ~bo15 ~' not ,always, ~., They mn ,-ale: m~ m Mrthw,.t~,we1l asnlA ,"(;be map js,!l~ma,p ~ direction i5, alSD'~. W's, aJS1II!me ,the-top is· M--m.. If so .. :helie~5 wballO' ckI~ :Pu1IlIte 1Js~,Jlm:ethe ,tidflilll, tIu: otdoftJu:bepoiD!s., A3~lPWl ~'Ihe line the book wiD ~!IliIIdriii a Rum.' or IiI1mlber symboi

__oo:~~~ ~~ 1heelldJD:fthe~"gJinepm~~ IlM~OD to'F' '1lIe:n'Wlllber lhaltbe hook ~tdles"" :is '1Jte dJs,1:iln(e 10 travel OJ'mea:stD'e.

This:ilsi a missio.n,heD,.and llSU4I1y it:m~ju$ 1M'" the ~tion of a lDi:Ssio:~ 'On a ftIoIjp,it rould mdi!il'ate the looati'oo 0,£ 'the 'klsi ~ along the trail prim tG ~g'(nmy&eq.uite~d~) '~ueaormoUDmin ~ lOf th.e trunel~. Uaruly h Spris:h Mdt two maps,. OM,r'or tJi'te'lon;g:trip ~o' dlll!'a:rea ,ofm~est 1JrulI. thii ma,~" Md 'the Didssioll$ ~wm:dd pM$' ~l'ed by tJ'Ie "ben". Th.e "I~ure'" map itself WiWld sel'dom ha."ea "bI!n"~. Ifit~it,maybe paWing nt 'the< ]li!CItiGn af 'the "'rnme shriftit' [that Would pmbahliy be lhe"ASII" oflTepadre ~githe ~J al!ld: ,q;u1ie 11iIiI:e..

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l'IWl,i,s,m "eas'~s,.wwotandQquite~lhm'the QmIIlI !i~ W1I ~' 541· (~ .see p~ l5-~1 1'Nis sliap!da,gIemeot1'llh~,1tinnr~bo~rENJrODe .. ~ U5ed mnlf 01$, a I~ on"'3l~lelf.'1 ~nrfttor map. ''l'bis,SignlIiII.re'WU iQimmIolld, used. :m dletkw Wo- db)!' tile f!ian"bQWlJO""l'b-e':U1iIi:IUes, [ofSai:N: Jo1m or Cod. ...

ThIs ~ed~' ~" 'w-nm S1iD'MIII on a map. Idk ,y.ou ,that oru:e)lOK are in dliecaea of J9Uf goal. kI bok/~fofthen~ ~,.~look!ngT witJ!IOOtltheembel&hed:,~~tet'".ltiiiiMdeoten 'be -I Ro!!UQ N~ v. Thi.Si S}!tIlDol 13n a map tells, J'IiiIU 'fhatwa f'01!I find the ~ in tM fiel'd" to ~ "5"'~ or maybe ~ from the T inlhed~ 1M line p;ats., hl W ~g. Ma:~ II Oat met 'tVitb~~~,onllheui~de..

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'tbirs, Js ·tlbn from ~ eHeE' Id~t 'IIeiisUre map. I 1ii'Jl~'Mn,&;,IIl'portiml~three W'ri.Men U:ret.. Onthelirst lJAeis HI i:Qs,w'd!ion dioat brdud_ the:n~ '"3~' symbo1 .in U'S' '~DmL UDe' D~ tJu;ee indwfes [htt .~"4·in~(':sml:rrniLttions. "l'N: imp~ltline, wilb tht"'bldd,m~" iMWd'~n m.Jlin - ~ 'tt\at'~~i1lpainrer BOd. !haft wi. a shO,1I 1KP line bi'5f'ICWIg the' bottGm of Ih! sbaft. ~ Me 'two ~'" signs"PIiIIUmg kch nUD"dlle:rs a.I Silp "go 'north~ ''1' pllate.!t"'.

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,At firs t g~an~, Ithi So Itre~'&1Jre leUer to a fdend looks simple morulR 101 ~Q]low .. riel tibeR' are ~oll1r('4) hidden. messa,ges in the aoo,vepn tio,n oftheleJter. Note! I'har.e ,combined ,anumber of '''hidden'' ,eaded msages in tIU5 one [e'tier.

1. The' "':i:llverled"'ltrian,gJ:e_atupperle1t says: .. trifde d'te last disf.a.nc-e'mstmclion .... WIMcl~ wouh:l then chan,ge'lhe' (I'~lO" 10 '''30 p~aces, S01!Jlh,u.

2. 'Ihe le't hn- l'NIJ its the ",eri fi caUon fur I.e triB;ng]'@ poinun,gsou'th 'by representinl DQ.r:Lh a~ 'the lop of 'l'hep.a:ge.

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a. The' Pwn" is -risiD;1 in Ibe Ilpper rilhl ,and] n~presenrt:s, neasf' which alpin is vlerified by the' "'N'"" - east tsto me'right of norlh_. The rising run hu eighl(8) rays, IOJ!' unaded. t'@jaht distances fO go m&t',Il. A full ,circle' is the number ~i\twl0'-' and if ~e ,'J'sun'jl' wali, s'ho~ ,0 ii, tuD. dRlewitb el,ghtmys it womd 'mean, ~idoub~e" (2 x 8) 16 distances ~Ol go east. 'The"ttwo" ciirde is cut :in. half' 5(1, irs <'Jfon.Ef" - ''''ei,gElt rltiistuces: eaf'·. ,_

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11:U1l' first line of the IeHe!' Hems to be An, introduction - lUll an instruction. However" look to 'the W,t ful!X words ... #llheway is easy". Note the an~sd 'allssbiU" 0'£ the leHer "A," in dteword "wa~', ft mtgIes, up and points to the' ·'nsjngsun'" iieiUng'WI, lhauhe fnt sfepreaD.J is: lfiGo BOO, 9:MaS ($O]wers/ walking) easf"oJ' his hou,se(,c-asa). ,!he letter ,,, A"'~ m,- and, of ItselfII' Is aWQTid~ '"'Go'" - ~ All'" .. ''To,'lli •

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The lIi~t instructiion ~s ito "measme 50 ~a:ras north of my ldTge blade ro&:"'. ~Q l1le reader that missed the hidde'ftirWiruction (Ito 80 easO. he would pJ10bably seMdi,the pJopectya:mundJ 'IRe. u~HtJ'm.seard1, oj" .... mf large tilack rock'l from which ~D measure.

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~y luge black '~says: YOu wiU. ,find a, large bl~clc.rook with my um€ IQif my inUi ala Oll it;, (800' 'varas, east of my home).

The' letter ays:: Go 8(JO v,aras eut ,of my house. There you wiUfBuI a large blaCk ~ with my ini6aJs carved m,to it, M~ure SO WR5, to the north of this, rock _, th,en .. (more :ins !.'ructions) and, fmaUy I' measun! 3(11 pka:!5 to ,th@ south and diSe

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2. The ~ower left, comer depicts "the e'agle'", the symbol for St. JobA. This[ might indicate thep,atronsaint:offhl!ma~maer,IDritcou1d1,mOecttbeD!lap"maur"segpo:rhis:praJ@I'~ bemuse' ,_

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3, The' romer.s ,say. St John - '~ ... 7 <commonly 1JJSSfl 0f1 maps) which says; Look totbe g~ of John, C.ha:pter"l ,and v\~47;1 whi:Ch 'reads; di.e'pha.ri5estimnansweT[ed :lhem" ['lia¥e rou, l~D "·een ledl as.trayr' This ,kills 'Ole map r,eam 1:bat.~ map is he am)! eodad _, he al@rt Mtd. mad G!:l"ehilly - 0.1' ,ollll'llill. be' ''1ed ,astraY' ~

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4. 'The fourth (4th) msb'umon $aYs: IIthen m.easu:re to[ yaras .,_"'. We know that often urnes JdtenUll1ber "'40" 'is a RUIl orl'aiher ~dnumber:. 'Lers say a ·vertical diffis 14 'lMas awa:y in the dimction weare supposed tosP ''":4OH.~ 'Wen.. Wf!'can'tgo !014(1" $0 wefigure'we screw;ed 1Wpso~be11!',;md5tutOVft,.,Wedimllmake',amist1ke,,. we'just gD as laras we can ... 14 'v:ar1lS~ That's the Nal poiDL We mark il.and. F &om there to dte fiekt'instmctiOIL

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5. The sixth ,ms:(ru,onon says: ["Pmany-measBe,3«5 places nonb,- ." 'This tvtdinstrurnon is, ~o be, disregarded 'bemuse it is tfte 1(6tb) sixth insbudtio:a .. the evil Dumtler~ AdditianaUy~ W ins,tHe 'that tbJ! DUlle heli,vef"' Idoesmdmiss the-fact that this is the sixth instruction and is to be disregar-ded in its ,entirety, 'the map-::Dakerstates. '"_ mearure 36, pl~ceslt~ again mentioming the number' ti'6:ti.

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THIS nOCUMEN'f MAP 15 CONTRIVED ,AND COMPOSED OFWHEROtlS CODES AdD SYMBOLS" HOWEN'ER,,, TH'eY ARE THE CQMM.ON :AN'D SlMP,LE' Hr!!JDEN MESSAGE'S,. f'F I HAVE EXPLAINED CLEARL"f IN THIS BOOK. AND YOU HAVE UNUER""' S,TOOl). TRY YOUR HAND AT "'R.5AIII'NG" THIS HAP CO~,fLY BEFORE sou ~. TORN THE P1U:;,E .. KEEP IN .M:IND[ THAT 'l'BIS, MAP WAS MADE :BY A. "'RELIGIOUS:

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1. PlnD (e'T LumlnieftH) weresman"ap.proximitteJy 24" diame~· maHan holes used to .fonle,airinto ,min e 511 afts md tunnels. Twoeardlql1ues ~"_ in the 1,76Of51 causing landslides and tiTapping' many in :mmes. The Vjceroy~f Spain dum ordered all oMpoms!"tQ,be enJaJ)g~d to ap,prcoomate'ly 31~· in dian.eter and the side wall's 'b::.l!!--hold s,te:ps to, 'be enluged for aecess/eg,re.ss;in emer"Sency,. When a mine was hi elden.or covered between, :mi.llmg "'wmk, ~II a pazo w,u'always Cl)SS biockedWith lop at:! vMaS,filed to the surfao!-and aillched ror draina,~ I(away from the hole). TIten, a 6110 to 100 ,pound N ,diameter' boulder w,as-pma~ed abow the ,filled pozQ,. UpQn Spanish return Its mine,. 'the pozos were "opened'" first for two, possible reasons: '1., let "a~ .. ::~o themil1i!' and d~adly fumes r if any~ out 2:. !D ,mler andllO to the miEl~'s tiU corvel'ed' 'er\'trmce and remove Df'd:i:senYE8' any' ''death tmp" thatma.y hawbee:n.set, ,[mr any unwelcome intruder.

2. CaB,dle~ made ofmuttall and beef ,talblWJ were 'the iQUfiC'e oJ' ,light ,for' the mine:rs.A t mining locations distant from "d:'rikation"" dle,Spa:n.lSb, 'would take wilh them maybe' I DO animals:. :mainly cattle and ,sheep .'Olf the candles as weD ast!he' m@a~f milk and cheese .. lithe ~ muld Rot SuMv;e ,in lie mine a_rea Itbe Spanuh. would ,uuo a ~I'I with a m,e.vby friendly Indian tribe: and assign aJE!'wmento r-emadn there Mare for ,and fa,Hen rhe anmlils and bring some' to the mine every ten, days or so.

3. "neath Traps~ were common ooJ,yin,and. aruund majol,uld minesmd where major tm,II1BU; were hidden in mine shahs and tum,els.They were' always made of carv.ed roekand stone - neYer, as ~n in mo,"e$1' WUie flDpeS ordlains with sWin_gingitems,gf "strung" bow am:i ,arrows UJed,. No'rmiillyth.e basis fo,r their traps w,ere': the movin.g of an iNwoent looking, 'mIDativ;em:y smd roCk. that would put ~ "'Crushing' tra.p' m. m.otiQlfb" Ano!h.e:r book wiD show the de~aUed drawinp, eh:. of S.pwn~s p:referred deati1It:r,aps and how they' are' ronstruded.

~. ~Tbe 'Tf1eastue" may not be at the end. of the map/doauneat UtsllUcdtmS~ EXample: Pollowing mapl dc.cwnent :matrulctioma., whleh usuaDy begin in. lea'Iue5 and end witbfinm, msttL1rtions 'being in n:e_d meuured.~' distanQeS~ is aotmal 'Of'standard.Lets sa, the last five' instruet10ns ar,e u~CI'dKectioM W,jfh measurements," It would be wise to "dig" or use ,eleaFonirs to ,checlt ,It all D'V·e meaS\l.red macaDOm. It was :not 'Illnrommun fm the IUea5me (If mine f.ln'lTan,te to' 00 adualIy 3't the ftnt~ 5'ec1Q)1[d "Ifbird or fourth and, not a,t the finid

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ruth me,a_sured location. This Is .pedally true in a. wriHm, l@nerer'docWD.en.t 't;ype map ra9ter than it symbol wOad mat_p.

5. Original M,apsIDCKUmeRl5: Itis ltct uncommon Mr'i Mexican family ,to have been I~p~ down~' ,8. u,tesoro map."" Their problem is :two-fold'" 1. The m~ ,eamto:t: be Dread" or llDdemtood by' the fmnDytoday. :Z They kequentl.y are ,supers,titiiaus. They were wId by ,their Nances-tors'" neVel'to sho,w tilemap to an. ~1():ulSider' or non-family member. However, sometimes dley will oJEer them "'fO'r sale'" Of'1Jartidpation.'1 I oru:eBadvertised~ inMexica.n newspapers ,along three U.5./Mexmc-an border statues m.f maps., I n.ealid,:frem six people WhD cla:imed. to ha.vema,ps. I sef 'L1.P' mid-poin~ meeting Io~tioru;, and senff R.T. O\1S, lare' to aD six. POW' sho,~ up fa·r ~e"meetiD:gs.. Two 'of the faur maps were '''bad news,·,t" whim, J saw ,iumlediately. lhe other two looked great and we mil!de a dealsub;jed: ~ my cutting o.ff a 1/2 inch 9CJ.uare oottom piece of the pardm1entlma;,~al that the 'map' was drawn/written upon. In both cases thee Ucrriginal" ,documents were ,dared 7O" to 100 ,eatS btu than the date alonpide theslgnaturecr heading on. dle mapsi. Thepoint; Ifytlu run 1Hito an ~Ori,ginal malt :pay' the ,$350, to $SDO 'to' jl"di11te" the pard:Lmertt/hidelmaterial tba't is 'Written UPOIL Ane.a:rby uru,versity~,gWde you. It.may be'6-8months kI' ,pt the MSWie:r .. b~t do it Find out. if you may aa;v,e the ~~ thing,'~ In 'the ~ong run you Win ,~ve' lots;,and lots of money .. ptus hea:rta:cbe and "'mucbo" ba,ckadle from, Wiggin!.

6. ufinding:" of past burled 'treasuI'es Mlemade fax more ofren than we r~-' why, _, because the finder ,dllll!5:R"t lell,myone .. But 'the im,porl'alnt ,point is, duu fa UU;)H trrea5~S mnm.d, the wo:ddJ ,are' fomld .'1 ,accident than by )oo;king far or 5euchiR,S' Without QUe5ltiGf.I, bnliQ~' g:t doJlars mtMilsure ,D,S lost or hidden 'lodaym the Con6nental Urutedi SmtE!$ .. and yet unfound - and It costs tittle or n.o mOM' '~O go arfter a SfibJ: 100' million dnnar trea:sur:e than a ,5(1, to 100 diotl!sand donar Imtllrldden fteaSure..

1.. The NStat\e loi the AIb,1iI ti:mproves every yeD. POI' O'V6 SO yeus we have had ,a .t'magnetometer.". .It will uread andre8.ea" ferrous ,metals if buriedt~o 'lhousands offuet. A usoWlder""~ or as I calJ il., aD ~~X·,Ay" (mUwill, through radar or sonar, read 'thr,QlIlgn over 450 frot depth, .of fitloCk or pltmd to find ,m rDllow a ttmnel" ten t'hetunneW':s, size and where if may be' ·'pinChed ou.t" and dosest tD the, 5ud"ice (groyndJ (covered entrance). Also. a prolDtype '\Inn was inveniOO. in 1987 'I!J1at w,il~ ,metal. det«t gold and silver' and an nOD-.feno.us

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~,8. ~Wild .Anim,aI T.raih;,"'"ustully abou~ one lO!Jt Mde" .ma, w~lJl be parl:s Of portions of'iUX:.Ito 30n reM old.'Sp~h miningb'ails.lfyou Roltlm Bnyln ~om ,area of mta:est", iJt rowd ~. worth. you 'UJ'H!JlD 1~'ionD'w lwalk,i~ 'that pa~,Mfhthlil! tltQIJJ:g'pt in mirLdllhal dtw.e SpaNs._hlMe:d~ left the wild anim~ls of'tbe area began mdco.ad.nue to, me the abandoned j~eilsie(, trill.

:St UfalsecCnl,or"" iDfrar:ed pbo~,gw,a.:phfiS aneor~ke'1)e5t (but l!nQSI diflind:t) toaJs

to use in ~m'"ching fur allamg lostlhidden l:reasW1MJT mit!I.e. Aerial Jatse m~or will fevealdtmliusm.d reMold, tttails:nowoowwd withb1'1J..Sll mel s;rQwi;h., Fa!se. m:lmwill nouho:w tndls aatlSS ~smdy ~u. The,ealthOl"FWulmusthilv~ betn t~Q)mpacted"bJ a. 'volm:rKi!' of traffic to regisller OD lEu! film. Al:UmaJtrais, ihQ.w up r,eatUly. ~aJlse ,rotor .ismore l[llilfi~t ·ilan ,ollier' ~ olE infrared bem~' 1.. The film, mEt 'be, kept 01:10001;' ,m wiat irepr~or to 'ursin,!' and immediatel.yafter1!lSing'UlliJi]. developed., 2:. l1":J.e,tOp~!a]labio de'~ellop mdprin:t is K~ labm Ne'w 'York",.:m.d thecffim must be sh:ip~ 'm them in ·an iicedl oo'nimnm;. 3. Then." y0U,IDust fmd a.,f~,oo.fo'r:j~m.t~lI'e~~ todlartand pQ~FI t Ol!Jlt old 'tr,aiJs", mine ta.ili:nSiS amd various man .. eaeed, ,thaDge5, in li'chlor,~ phyU'" re~dinls. NeaiibJW'livemi:li~ cm!I,\lSuaJHy id,Vl'!ie :rOlil. ,ol'a ilm terpU!'fer" [OI' yc,tu' (.alB£! mlo:r pOO~tlS.

10. ""The Churcltrt's,'" flrst:missimliuy ('lItters: ~oestabish th.e:msel."1,es inM.e:dco, were the· Fr:mds~j Augustffiw.ams ,rmd '1Jo,m;mirn.m~ llte' jesui~ began il'rl,Vin:g mn 1,512 but'werfil!.'t able to do ally real :m,m:s!ona:ry wor.k W'itil·d\e KJl'\r;in t,537 ,a:Wlov.~d d1te J1e5UUSi to lmv8 ,MQxi.ro propel' and go 'W ,remote ~ ,Diffie n~s,taJnd norfh~est. 'The iGng aUowed, non-Spw..h :spemng Je5uits il!l~~ Me-Miro beFrm:mg adtkmugbcuttht!'1700"~ th~ miliO:rity 19£ whim we~e I~~. Ri,ht £m,m. tlle Qnsetof.J:fl5w~aniva1 up to bemg:lexpd):ed~ th:i!'JesmU Spwsbrelationswp' was 1'oo.r1~ 'teoy the ,tea5it. OOcaI!me:Spam ",anted Inman label' 'fIJI' h~~ ~ and ,J,esui1s always: op~ ~h.em.

'1 t. MMyPef5-oM1, Adft"'er- ... ·[,eg.ding IDStm1Iii~Itrw.5ure ituJiI'tmg is: "1)o,:it onlly as a hobby" unles~ .. of Wllif'Sel yuuhave unJimjfoo f~ orha'V1? a :m~p:r' U.s. Corperntio:n furidin,theopera_tion. ~ J: 'nave, as ·I'm. sum others have done;.

&pmtmillions of dO:Uar.s~ ma:nymany .yea:m~:fdme:""in theield.~ 'Oft 'boihlOC'BUl and lMlff and] si;ped, Itreasurea,gn!!emenb,with a num~ '01 femip, ,gPl'erDmen~. Forei;gngQ'Y.e:mmm\m5are .... sca:ry"'. Generalyspeakffing..llbey em dlan_ge'

1\liIeir .mind a:fIer YOUlhawefoYlW and..RfOvera:l wllil,anoois a.\fanablebu~ 'tlle ms;tis a :mlimmum oil% per ye.Hof w'ln:at you·~. you. wU],bc:l €UoydsJ" Try m5U~ atfol'~ ~vlermnen~ ~d yoU:'leon y,ou OWll-.dIe U.s., ~n~HlJ3m". Xy pr'lljeds',xe'Dow 'mrily m l~eU.S\ .At ~as,there we:havl2' the' ,apt 10 go '(0 Ol'ilf't,. if We make aMt we haw a figf,ltlng dlaftre.

12. '11lfrGoid Bqll!"fHt bites,o:-u1lrs ggttth~ ft1IPOd(O'f bad~ to your d~in,S ,caY'.

Ma.fl!y~eWingjrs 'caJu.se y,Qum wanta! berim or .. get rimer. Maybe'thaf,spart of i't;. bu:tl trunk lhat mostly irs an acillveDmJe ,and. ,000i\Jjp,g a ma~1' puzzle~ a manen8~e dlat maybe' .You cam wine wILeR: hW'ldlmds or even thOu&lI'lQs 'Of olihe:f$,~~WdfliotAn;~'ayJ' 'the ~ucatrmothe $b~ed wiIItt.()fI.~ W'Ord",~.F.ost ~. 'The -swer~ 'I be1Jev,e~.is quik!' mm.p:~ex ,and, lnd~v1ldWJ1.

13. ~La!ftid md, 5-rea T.reasured" ~emd ,me is 'the many.m.any bimons uf ,oo]]am~lf:!i sfTa!RJ~ how iii wo.rks. O'lreD keas'lllRS:De ,easier to 6nd '""fe-. mf!'t:ely" , hut .hudel and loosliler'lol'irl~l\"er. La:n:d '1il'Iil~asU)':es. wit.boui: miDg the '~Sl:ate' oftbe uts'''.is: m~m moR!' diffiMt m~d'" yeLtftudt 'Bas~@1" to .reon'E'· onee mmoml,' lOCated. 'This IDs ,d,\le'to dile fad dtat seuc'hm;s, in d!;e oomn have :hacil,lilo,.choi.oo- they mUlii:t·Ui@'·t!m!· "stale o:t'lhe _tsfl' equipm~l LandseWtt.ers: lor tr.e,asmes·tmlUilly U'J'. '''poor oo:y~ the seudl .. and mncJi up pj},mgmpl~ 'the OOSit (over yew-,sJ' iDll:lempty IUndoo. l'he 5p~h and MexiOU:l5, ,","er,e S::'tremely,Ci1.E'Vet.as weD alS'w.mse., 'They had manymany centll:l.rie; of ~e. too mmypeople 1mder15mnaH!' thei~ ,!Skills and, '~pertise inmding mines md

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:Spain Shipped! Gm:nm miners. ,and. their families to .Mexico. tol $Ol.ve dle~yrmmllg probf.ems, aad design/mventll1ew manners elf mill" ing and, ways. to :recover lOme ,gPld and silver hom the' ore. '1li.e' Genrum romoumiltylNwqwtelarg~h_d'qlW'terlJlgin lll.smallI: town nm1ihwest 01 meQ, Mmoo.

.Iath Italian and Gennm bOOlf5 on""iiUning were pub~,ed i1:'ll154O. Spain used. 'd!.is mwtmatiQD torompUe if's own, boak for .miners .. P~DSpeetO:rs and explorers in 15'56 "'Delle' Metallica'" by Georgius Agricola, (Georg Bauu).

'154l Thefirstmajor--very majorBrine was found 8IIId.established mM~Xiro;;; ~pirito Sutld'. An.Jm:Jiii_nlady pair:tkld itGut '10 a Spanish 'Widow.

The '1'.60 PlIOftSSlI\' began in 'Mexico. This 'was the pt""(I(ESS (!If lextramng; ,silver &om law ,pade:DN 'by mercuy ,am.ail.gama:tiioD~ 1i1lii$ :pr0C'eS5 'FewlotiQnize.d Spai_niS1t caIoltjal mining. Commonly'usedlO about rg']o.

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11i.e thI:Pe. year w,aJ'DelWreJ1JMuim and. tlteUnitedS~b;.S,. wbmrlm itbe u..S. look 'twa thirds, (2:/3) of M@Xim',s land. ares, Cafifomi~, Arizomt ete., ,etc, etc The' 'lWaty of Guade:tupe: - Hilld3iQ w:as signed In UM9.

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