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The '''Victorio Peak treasure''' (also seen in print as '''Treasure of Victorio Peak''', '''Treasure of San Andres''') describes a cache of gold found inside [[Victorio Peak]] in southern [[New Mexico]]. While there have been multiple documented expeditions to the peak, no gold has been officially recorded as being recovered from the site. |
The '''Victorio Peak treasure''' (also seen in print as '''Treasure of Victorio Peak''', '''Treasure of San Andres''') describes a cache of gold found inside [[Victorio Peak]] in southern [[New Mexico]]. While there have been multiple documented expeditions to the peak, no gold has been officially recorded as being recovered from the site. |
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Theories abound on the origins of the alleged treasure, from eighteenth-century Spanish Missionaries to wealth pilfered from [[Mexico]] during the reign of the French puppet [[Maximilian I of Mexico|Emperor Maximilian]]. Some years after [[Doc Noss]] was killed, his wife Ova asserted a claim that she was entitled |
Theories abound on the origins of the alleged treasure, from eighteenth-century Spanish Missionaries to wealth pilfered from [[Mexico]] during the reign of the French puppet [[Maximilian I of Mexico|Emperor Maximilian]]. Some years after [[Doc Noss]] was killed, his wife Ova asserted a claim that she was entitled access to the cave in Victorio Peak and its contents. Eventually she brought her case to the military, but the alleged bonanza had vanished.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/29/us/following-1937-story-of-buried-gold-family-searches-new-mexico-s-sands.html|title=Following 1937 Story of Buried Gold, Family Searches New Mexico's Sands|date=29 July 1992|author=Dirk Johnson|accessdate=12 May 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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Many years following the Doc Noss discovery, local newspapers had reported different accounts of possible treasure finds and hikers falling in the Hembrillo Basin. One story made headlines in the early 1990s after two bodies were found trapped inside the peak.{{Citation needed|date = January 2011}} |
Many years following the Doc Noss discovery, local newspapers had reported different accounts of possible treasure finds and hikers falling in the Hembrillo Basin. One story made headlines in the early 1990s after two bodies were found trapped inside the peak.{{Citation needed|date = January 2011}} |
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Revision as of 14:28, 6 October 2019
The Victorio Peak treasure (also seen in print as Treasure of Victorio Peak, Treasure of San Andres) describes a cache of gold found inside Victorio Peak in southern New Mexico. While there have been multiple documented expeditions to the peak, no gold has been officially recorded as being recovered from the site.
Theories abound on the origins of the alleged treasure, from eighteenth-century Spanish Missionaries to wealth pilfered from Mexico during the reign of the French puppet Emperor Maximilian. Some years after Doc Noss was killed, his wife Ova asserted a claim that she was entitled access to the cave in Victorio Peak and its contents. Eventually she brought her case to the military, but the alleged bonanza had vanished.[1]
Many years following the Doc Noss discovery, local newspapers had reported different accounts of possible treasure finds and hikers falling in the Hembrillo Basin. One story made headlines in the early 1990s after two bodies were found trapped inside the peak.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Dirk Johnson (29 July 1992). "Following 1937 Story of Buried Gold, Family Searches New Mexico's Sands". Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
Further reading
- Boswell, R. & Schweidel, D. (2008). What Men Call Treasure: The Search for Gold at Victorio Peak Cinco Puntos Press: El Paso, Texas. ISBN 978-1-933693-21-7
- Chandler, David L. (1975). 100 Tons of Gold Doubleday & Company, Inc: New York. ISBN 0-440-16687-X
- Jameson, W.C. (2014). Treasure Hunter: A Memoir of Caches, Curses, and Confrontations Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, MD. ISBN 978-1-58979-992-9
- Robin Abcarian (16 June 1991). "Treasure or Treachery? : Did 'Doc' Noss Really Find Caverns of Gold or Did He Pull Off a Hoax That Has Plagued His Kin for Years?". LA Times.
- James Coates (January 28, 1990). "QUEST FOR FABLED GOLD STARTS ANEW". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.