Books in this Series
- Buried Treasures of the American Southwest
- Buried Treasures of the Ozarks
- Buried Treasures of Texas
- Buried Treasures of the Appalachians
- Buried Treasures of the South
- Buried Treasures of California
- Buried Treasures of the Great Plains (Buried Treasures Series/W.C. Jameson)
- Buried Treasures of the Pacific Northwest (Buried Treasures/W.C. Jameson)
- Buried Treasures of the Atlantic Coast (Buried Treasures Series)
- Buried Treasures of the Mid-Atlantic States
- Buried Treasures of the Rocky Mountain West
- Buried Treasures of New England (Buried Treasures Series/W.C. Jameson)
- New Mexico Treasure Tales
- Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Arizona
- Colorado Treasure Tales
- Lost Treasures of American History
- Legend and Lore of the Guadalupe Mountains
- The Guadalupe Mountains: Island in the Desert
Articles 
Research, Investigation, and Reconstruction, Part I
Readers of my books, those who attend my talks, as well as some who follow my treasure hunting adventures, often inquire about the research process. Specifically, they want to know how and where I lea...
February 02, 2010 | Read the story +
The Intellectual Characteristics of Professional Treasure Hunters
Most professional treasure hunters that I have met over the past four decades, both land and oceanic, were confident in their intellectual abilities and possessed of a variety of va...
January 25, 2010 | Read the story +
Mental and Attitudinal Focus for the Professional Treasure Hunter
The mental and attitudinal approach to professional treasure hunting expeditions is as important as the physical conditioning requirements we commented on in a previous blog.
Fatigue, the pressure...
January 11, 2010 | Read the story +
Buried Treasures Blog
Index of Buried Treasures Series
Readers of my books, those who attend my talks, as well as some who follow my treasure hunting adventures, often inquire about the research process. Specifically, they want to know how and where I learn about lost caches and long forgotten mines. Permit me to invite you into my world of preparation as it relates to going after lost treasures. There are at least three necessary aspects pertinent to organizing an efficient seach for lost treasure: Research, investigation, and reconstruction. (...)
Most professional treasure hunters that I have met over the past four decades, both land and oceanic, were confident in their intellectual abilities and possessed of a variety of valuable educational and personal experience adventures. Some were educated in the formal sense via colleges and universities, and some were self-taught as a result of decades of experience and personal study. All possessed deductive and logical minds along with rich investigative experience. All were well-read(...)
The mental and attitudinal approach to professional treasure hunting expeditions is as important as the physical conditioning requirements we commented on in a previous blog.
Fatigue, the pressure of finding water and food, going weeks without any contact with civilization, dealing with extended time away from family, remaining alert for dangers such as rattlesnakes, enduring cold, heat, aridity, being stalked, being chased, and getting shot at definitely wears on the mind. Thus, emotio(...)
Fatigue, the pressure of finding water and food, going weeks without any contact with civilization, dealing with extended time away from family, remaining alert for dangers such as rattlesnakes, enduring cold, heat, aridity, being stalked, being chased, and getting shot at definitely wears on the mind. Thus, emotio(...)
When people learn that I am a professional treasure hunter, responses are mixed. Most don’t understand what this means. Many hold an image of some guy swinging a metal detector around playgrounds and beaches in search of coins. Others want to relate what I do to the entertaining but highly dramatized and unrealistic Indiana Jones and National Treasure movies. I use a detector from time to time, but for the most part I undertake research for and expeditions to go in search of lost and hidden(...)
The current national economy is affecting American citizens in a number of ways, mostly bad. What is interesting, as well as encouraging, is that as folks are losing their jobs and 401Ks, they are turning to some novel alternative methods of making money. A surprising number are taking up hunting for lost mines and buried treasures.
How do I know this? For one, the sales of my twenty-five or so books on lost treasures are brisk, and the recent demand has resulted in many bookstores selli(...)
How do I know this? For one, the sales of my twenty-five or so books on lost treasures are brisk, and the recent demand has resulted in many bookstores selli(...)