Mr. Bailey will not say, but Mrs. Noss and, her dozen or so partners have filed a $1billion Federal Court suit charging that the Government, the Secretary of the Army, several military officers and 200 John Does were conspiring to bilk her out of the treasure. He was overcome with joy that they might be gold. In 1961, he returned to the desert and claims to have found 10 . After some airmen from a nearby air force base claimed they found some gold at Victorio Peak, the Army and Secret Service began a secret search in 1961. November 16, 2015. Noss traveled down, passing caverns with Native American designs until he reached a room with hoards of gold, jewels, pouches, documents and 27 skeletons. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. New York Times, July 29, 1992 Mr. Noss, a traveling doctor who was known for a hot temper and an appetite for liquor, claimed that the cache consisted of Spanish artifacts and Wells Fargo chests, along with the gold. But even the nicest people we'd take in, they'd see gold and go berserk.. The family believes that as much as 100 tons of gold, which would be worth $1.25 billion at today's closing price of $358.90 an ounce on the Commodity Exchange in New York, remains hidden in. Mr. Fertig denied that the report had been censored. While Babe looked on from above, Doc inched his way down the narrow passageway into the mountain nearly 60 feet. During World War II, he divorced his wife, Ova, and disappeared for several years. The reported treasure and efforts to find it have been covered in books and on television, including: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A four-pound gold bar found on a building site in downtown Mexico City last month is believed to be part of the treasure seized from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II by the Spanish. Mrs. Noss believes Mr. Bailey's clients to be mili tary officers and perhaps some of her husband's old partners. Lyndon Johnsons name loomed large in the information that Freedom uncovered, with various sources claiming that the president was instrumental in the planning and execution of the removal of the gold. In 1937, the peak was miles from nowhere. A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City has confirmed it was part of the plunder Spanish conquistadors abandoned as they beat a temporary. Alleged gold cache in the U.S. state of New Mexico, "Hunt for Fabulous Cache of Gold Lands in Court", "Following 1937 Story of Buried Gold, Family Searches New Mexico's Sands", "Seekers of fabled southern N.M. treasure sue Army", "Authors re-examine Victorio Peak storyand think gold really may be there", "Treasure or Treachery? Theories spread over how 16,000 gold bars came to be stashed away in a random cave in New Mexico. Chester Stout, for example, a retired Army sergeant, traced the removal of two large truckloads of gold from Victorio Peak, but later had to move out of New Mexico; his life was threatened because, as he was told, he knew too much.. Meanwhile, Tony Jolley, now a 69-year-old rancher living outside Boise, Ida., never forgot those bars of gold he helped bury in 1949. Anyone can read what you share. By completing a chemical analysis and determining the particle morphology of placer gold collected from these districts using an electron microprobe, patterns in the chemical signatures from each location can be used to examine chemical variability (1) within the individual placer gold particles, (2) within the same district and (3) among different districts. Porter and his friends were amused at his story and McDonald, to prove that what he was saying was true, took the two other hunters on a moonlit drive to Victorio Peak. Many streams in New Mexico contain at least traces of gold, enough to satisfy weekend gold panners. Mr. Koury asserted that the General first denied the search was on but admitted it later when sworn statements from the spies were produced. But, she said, mint officers confiscated the five bars and gave her husband a receipt for $97,000. Mr. Bailey later dropped the matter. That after he had been beaten to death, according to the information I received, his body was put back into his car, the car was doused with kerosene or gasoline, and then set aflame.. This theory explains the thousands of gold bars, antiquities, and artifacts dating more than 100 years later. The Army then shut down all operations stating that no additional searches would be allowed. A narrow passage through rocks kept the bulky Porter from following the other two men into the depths of the peak. After much searching, he finally found a small iron bar to carry back through the narrow passageway. As far as I'm concerned, I've got more gold in my upper bridge than is in those mountains., The center of interest is Victoria Peak, a 1,500foot hill in the San Andres Mountains on missile range land about 25 miles northeast of Las Cruces. After three years they were given permission to go back to Victoria. He told this writer that the gold bars in the cave were stacked like cordwood.. Some were sold on the black market, some were stolen but others remained hidden during the next seven years when Doc and a bevy of partners attempted to dig back into the caverns, she asserted. As a child, he said he remembered his grandmother, Ova Noss, talking about it ceaselessly. Begrudgingly, he did so. They were searching in the wrong place, Mrs. Noss said. I've heard that story at least 500 times. An affidavit dated October 28, 1961, was signed to this effect, also claiming to have seen a military jeep and a weapons carrier on the mountain. The Lost Padre Gold Mine in New Mexico. A gold bar found in a Mexico City park in 1981 was part of the Aztec treasure looted by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago, a new study says. The flamboyant lawyer F. Lee Bailey once said he represented 50 unnamed clients. A deal with a man named Charlie Ryan went south, and Noss was gunned down. Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology (INAH) says it has now confirmed that a 1.93-kilogram gold bar was part of looted Aztec treasure (AFP Photo/Jesus VALDOVINOS) A gold bar, found 15 feet down in a Mexico City park in 1981, was just announced to have been part of Montezuma's treasure. The mystery boils down to a single question: Was Milton (Doc) Noss telling the truth, or just a tall tale? This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Acquitted on grounds of selfdefense, Mr. Ryan testified that Doc had promised him 51 bars of gold in return for his $27,000 investment. Known placer gold deposits were found along the southern and eastern flanks of the Ortiz Mountains; however, there could be additional placer gold deposits along the western flanks of the mountain range. They also were given and passed lie detector tests. Thayer Snipes of El Paso, Texas, swore to an affidavit regarding another death. Exploring further, he found even more skeletons stacked in a small enclosure, much like a burial chamber. Two local ranch workers stumbled upon the search and notified Mrs. Noss. Case White Sands is the nation's largest military installation, about the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. In one room he discovered a large stash of old swords and guns, papers and letters from the 19th century, and a kings ransom in jewels and coins. On the night of March 4, 1949, I went with Doc Noss and dug up 20 bars of gold at a windmill in the desert east of Hatch, New Mexico, and reburied them in the basin where Victorio Peak is. Congress had just passed an act outlawing the private ownership of gold, meaning he had no buyers for his supposed stash (via Unsolved ). "We have always believed that the gold was still there," said Terry Delonas, the 43-year-old son of one of Mr. Noss's stepdaughters who is directing the search. An intense argument ensued, and Noss headed toward his car. ", According to the family, Mr. Noss took some gold bars when he found the cavern in 1937, and planned to return for the rest. The men believed that Porters friend was in a good position to help arrange an official government expedition to claim the gold. The major took the bar and told Porter to check back with him in a few days. That he seemed very disturbed, nervous and agitated, and refused my invitation to dinner, saying, Im running for my life., That he also said, The Mob is after me.. In 1963, the Army allowed a group of searchers, including Mrs. Noss, to search for the gold. Mrs. Ova Noss said she shad filed papers retaining mineral rights in case the area opened up again. Near the bottom, he encountered a huge boulder hanging from the ceiling, almost blocking his way. Moon, said that he was from the White House Secret Service detail and he showed the officer a green, laminated card which stated Secret Service, Division of the White House. Another man, an engineer named Dick Richardson, told the officer that he was a boyhood friend of Lyndon Johnsons and that he had personally counted 18,888 gold bars in one stack in a cavern at Victorio Peak, each bar weighing about 60 pounds. Deferring to Docs belief that the gold would all be taken by the government should his find become too broadly known, the work force was confined to the immediate family and a couple of handfuls of trusted associates. Work beneath the city has not slowed, and as science advances . According to Berlett, the four men proceeded down a fault into the peak for about 150 feet, at which point their progress was stopped by a large boulder. Six men who worked with Doc in removing the gold C.D. A third story asserts that Geronimo hid, Apache booty in the area. Gold Bar Found Beneath Mexico City was Loot from Cortes' Aztec Retreat. And for good reason. In 1979, Babe died without ever finding the treasure. WHITE SANDS, N.M. Lost treasure stories are a dime a dozen in the Southwest. After scraping a small section of the bar clean, she exclaimed, Doc, this is gold!. Mr. Bryan, The Albuquerque Tribune writer, said he had gone through a chunk of Mr. Johnson's memorabilia recently and found both the censored and uncensored drafts of the report. The Army, which controls the missile range, insists there is no treasure and has never been any. In 2019, evidence to support the theory that the gold never left Mexico was revealed when archaeologists confirmed that a gold bar found in 1981 was from Montezuma's treasure. Article content. In December 1961, General Shinkle shut down the operation and excluded anyone from entering the base who was not directly engaged in the missile research activities. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Doc returned with a gold bar, presented it to his wife, Babe, and the couple soon dedicated their lives to exploring Victorio Peak, living in a tent at the base of the mountain in search of treasure. Mr. Mitchell is said to have forwarded the matter to the White House. You just couldn't trust anybody and still can't, she said. He was shot to death in 1949, but his first wife, Mrs. Ova Noss, now 77years old, insists she was with him. [1][a] While there have been multiple documented expeditions to the peak, no gold has been officially recorded as being recovered from the site. But the expedition soon went broke, and the Army declared that it would allow no more searches. Denied entry by the courts until legalities could determine the legal owner of the mine; Doc feared Ryan would back out of the deal. He bolted from the Mescalero reservation in 1879 and camped near Victoria Peak while plundering the countryside and raiding Wells Fargo stagecoaches. Later, some researchers would conclude that the shaft was the same as the Lost Padre Mine used by Padre LaRue in the late 1700s, then later used again by Chief Victorio to store his stolen goods. The soldiers, Airman First Class Thomas Berlett and Captain Leonard V. Fiege said they had found approximately 100 gold bars weighing between 40 and 80 pounds each in a small cavern. Most deposits are thin and less than 45 ft below the surface, but thicker deposits are found in the Elizabethtown-Baldy district (up to 275 ft) and in the Rio Grande Valley district (up to 370 ft). The world's first atomic bomb was detonated here on July 16, 1945. A third, smaller stack, pyramidal in shape, stood about three feet high. Noss divorced her, charging desertion. The 1.93-kilogram bar was found by a construction worker during excavations for a new building along the Alameda, a picturesque park in the heart of the Mexican capital. He also asserts that military security officers censored out of his report all references to military searches for the treasure. Background research into the enormous wealth contained in the caverns of Victorio Peak revealed many eyewitness reports of the gold. Later, the wealth in the cave would be calculated to be worth more than two billion dollars. One story involves a Jesuit missionary named Padre LaRue whose band of 40 gold mining families was massacred in a punitive raid by Spanish soldiers in the early eighteenhundreds. Two airmen from nearby Holloman Air Force Base would later say that they had found the gold cavern from another natural opening in the side of the peak. The three men had been on a hunting party when McDonald, who reportedly had imbibed several cans of beer, began talking freely about a huge stash of gold. The 1.93-kilogram. This time, the military began a full-scale mining operation at the Peak. In the room were two large stacks of gold bars, each roughly six feet high, three feet wide and eight feet long. They come in a variety of weights, fineness and designs. He also told his wife that there were enough gold and silver coins to load 60 to 80 mules.. Among the artifacts, Doc is reported to have retrieved documents dated 1797, which he buried in the desert in a Wells Fargo chest along with various other treasures. Many hieroglyphs have been found in New Mexico near his home, according to treasure hunters from the area. Mrs. Noss now says she never heard about the divorce and as serts that she is his legal widow. He carries in his wallet a photograph of gold bars and old coins next to a flashlight he provided. But while trying to blast his way to the gold in 1939, he accidentally closed the hole. Anyone can read what you share. 7 Louisiana Ghost Towns Hidden Deep in the Bayou. Noss refused to obey, and Ryan fired again, hitting Noss in the head, killing him instantly. With so many options available, APMEX has made it easy to find the right Gold bar for your collection or portfolio. Bill Shriver, an international dealer in precious metals who proved very helpful in the initial stages of this investigation until his death, brought the total still higher. Over the weekend, he said, someone found the chest he had buried with gold nuggets, coins, gems and artifacts. A gold bar found in a Mexico City park in 1981 was part of the Aztec treasure looted by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago, a new study says. Recreational mining continues intermittently in the White Oaks, Pittsburg, Hillsboro, Orogrande and Jicarilla districts to the present day. If the treasure was real, Noss had poor timing. In addition, Victorio Peak lay on land owned by the state of New Mexico, and removal of gold without permission of the state violated New Mexico law.4. He worked with a succession of partners, the last of whom, Charlie Ryan of Alice, Texas, shot and killed Noss in an altercation in Hatch, New Mexico, on March 5, 1949. Berlett and Fiege had found a different passage into Victorio Peak, leading into a different chamber. Ova convinced Doc to return to the big cave and bring one of the heavy bars back up. Doc mentioned nothing of his find to the group, choosing instead to return to the site a couple of days later with Ova. According to Atkins son, John, Holmes possessed key materials which were being used to press the Army into allowing Atkins and Holmes access to Victorio Peak. See the article in its original context from. A number of sources also independently named Major General John G. Shinkle, the commander of White Sands Missile Range from June 1960 to July 1962, as knowing about the movement of tons of gold from Victorio Peak. The future economic potential will depend upon the discovery of large-volume, medium-grade deposits that can be mined by bulk-mining methods. Reportedly the military was able to penetrate one of the caves and inventory the contents. When the rain finally stopped, Doc returned to camp, telling Babe of the discovery. They would have the proper persons on guard duty., Possession of gold by private American citizens was illegal under federal law throughout the period of the Johnson presidency. Many years later, a man named Milton Ernest Doc Noss spent some time exploring Victorio Peak while on a deer hunt. The answer could be worth billions of dollars. Lifting the rock, he found a hole that led straight down into the mountain. MEXICO CITY A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City reveals it was part of the plunder Spanish conquerors tried to carry away . The whole truth will probably never be known, but there is no doubt that a treasure existed. The cave was covering a small tunnel, originally thought to be an abandoned mineshaft. Neither the Denver Mint nor the Federal records center in Denver, which has copies of gold receints for that period, could find the Noss receipt, spokesmen there said. After the discovery, Fiege told several people that he had caved in the roof and walls to make it look like the tunnel ended. Noss soon deserted Babe, and in November 1945, a divorce was granted. Yet, Doc trusted no one, not even his Babe, disappearing into the desert, hiding pieces of the treasure in places that he never revealed. No one in the provost marshals office to whom Porter talked would admit to knowing anything about the gold, and he was warned by the provost marshal that any future trespassing would be dealt with severely. Hiring a mining engineer S.E. The actual movement of the gold in this last, largest shipment, Shriver said, was done by [U.S.] military aircraft. Independent of Shriver, another source traced a number of large removals from Victorio Peak. Doc Noss spent the next 10 years in intermittent efforts to regain access to the hoard, in vain. Doc Noss was extremely paranoid and buried everything he took out of the caves, not even trusting his wife, Babe. Gold bars, silver, and jewels were reportedly buried by a spring under the big rocks of Cabello Canyon. The gold, he said, was removed and smelted into old Mexican bars, 50-pound bars. The gold in its new form, he noted, had no marks to identify its origin. To further complicate things, rumors swirled about various factions smuggling.

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