Considered cursed when 15 Mexican and Indian workers were buried alive in a cave in the mine, it was subject to high grading and banditry leading to the murder of John Poston and several mine employees.
Since the 1540 Coronado Expedition involving Fray Marcos de Niza and the fabled seven cities of gold, stone tablets, abandoned arrastras, slag, few authenticated maps and Spanish signs or rock art continue to captivate treasure hunters and historians. A fun place to talk about Metal Detecting, Treasure Hunting & Prospecting. Guide to Treasure in Arizona Download this stock image: The Iron Door Mine at the Old Tucson Film Studios amusement park in Arizona - MEKYDT from Alamy's library of millions of high … Your Lightboxes will appear here when you have created some. Daniel Antonio Ortiz, 37, was killed by a man who stormed into the club and opened fire. The legend of the Lost Escalante Mine, also known as the Iron Door Mine, has survived for hundreds of years. A secret vault behind an iron door was carved out on the mountainside of Cañada del Oro (Cañon of Gold) and used to cache gold bars. Check out the Iron Door Mine Ride featured on the Darkride and Funhouse Entertainment site. The family had a 1748 Spanish land grant and its members were notable Arizona prospectors for over a century. Over those years, both names have been used to describe the nefarious activity supposedly conducted behind the towering Santa Catalina mountains in the 1700s.
King Charles III of Spain banned the Jesuits from the new world in 1767 for failure to pay the one-fifth “quinta” or Royal Fifth, in gold upon discovery coupled with accusations of hoarding and concealing gold from mines in Arizona, Sonora and Lower California. $3 per person. Please contact our customer service team. Historian William Ascarza will lead several tours in the next few weeks. L ocated in Historic Johnsville in an over 100-year-old structure. About Old Tucson. It has previously been bought for a multiple re-use license which is still valid. Departing from the OK Corral, the stagecoach provides guests with a unique view of the town, Old West style. Iron Door Mine Adventure. Included with admission. For more information call 206-6579. Bookmark this page for the latest election results from Tucson, Pima County and Arizona. As with other lost mines, the bells and valuable ore disappeared, bearing testimony to the ephemeral, secretive nature of the mines and those who discovered them. If you believe everything you read you are reading to much. Call for more info! Introduction; History; Location; Old Tucson Alumni; Bob Shelton; Blog; The Movies. From a remote Southern Arizona ranch near Benson, Winn Bundy wowed book-lovers from around the world as she promoted Southwest authors. Most times not all but most time folks start bragging about some great find or posting video on the net its all BS. Tucson police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2500 block of East Aerospace Parkway, south of the Tucson International Airport.