Searching for Arizona’s Buried Treasures

Follow the expedition and read sample chapters from Ron Quinn's book on hunting for lost Spanish treasures in the Tumacacori Mountains, "Searching for Arizona's Buried Treasures" (available in print and ebook on amazon.com).

There were other trips that Ron Quinn and group made throughout the years, where they discovered the mysterious "Doorway to the Gods," and other odd experiences, as related in Ron's journal of their two-year odyssey around the mountains of Arivca and Tumacacori, Arizona where Spanish Conquistadores reportedly hid hordes of gold bullion. Each day was a new, exciting adventure finding strange Indian caves, ancient stone walls, "The Doorway," and lost Spanish settlements. Ron and his crew found 82 pounds of Spanish bullion in the Tumacacori Mountains, south of Tucson, Arizona.

Sample Chapters from "Searching for Arizona Buried Treasures" include:

Preface: Treasure Hunting
"Doorway to the Gods" Mystery
Spanish Jesuit Treasures
Evidence of Early Spanish Mining
Treasure Odyssey Begins
Tumacacori Mountains Mining
Great Stone Wall Mystery
Iron Door Mine Legend

Ron Quinn: "This manuscript recounts the wild adventures my brother Chuck and I had during our odyssey across the deserts and barren mountains of Southern Arizona near Tubac, Tumacacori and Arivaca. We camped out for two years while treasure hunting, exploring and living a life few would undertake today. We met some of the most colorful characters imaginable fighting the harsh environment and gaining two lifelong friends, Roy Purdie and Walt Fisher. We heard tales from old Indians and Mexican vaqueros— some bordering on the “Twilight Zone.” Some of my articles have appeared in various publications including Arizona Highways, Southern Arizona Trails, Fate magazine and a number of newspapers. The Tucson Citizen, a local newspaper, ran several stories about our adventures."

"During our two year odyssey of prospecting and treasure hunting in Arizona, my partners and I heard countless tales of every description. Most were stories of lost mines, buried treasures and some so mysterious, they bordered on the unbelievable, including the story about the "Doorway to the Gods."

"Many of these tales were related to us ten, fifteen and thirty years ago, by old prospectors residing in out of the way hamlets scattered across this picturesque state. Out of all these stories, my favorite deals with a natural stone archway hidden deep within the Tumacacori Mountains, and located some thirty-odd miles south of Tucson."

"Quinn's hunt for buried Spanish and Jesuit treasures took him, his brother and friends several trips into the Timacacori Mountains to eventually locate a Spanish treasure."

"During Arizona's early history, the Spanish built several missions across the Southwest. The majority were located in highly mineralized regions. After gold and silver were discovered, the converted Indians, both Pima and Papago Tohono O'odham], worked the rich deposits. This continued for several hundred years.

"These treasures were often stored within the confines of the missions or nearby in bullion form. During this time several Indian uprisings occurred. The peaceful Indians didn't like working in the dangerous mines where many died in accidents within these unsafe tombs."

"The hordes of gold and silver were hidden in mines located deep within the surrounding hills and carefully concealed, while others were hastily buried in caves and other locations. With some of the faithful mission Indians, they traveled westward. Many died or were killed in route, taking their secrets with them."

Ron Quinn passed away on August 30, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 83.

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