The Tumacacori Mission is located south of Tucson along I-19, and like all other Missions, the treasure stories abound by the hundreds. Years ago I was given a paper map to the treasure room and the "main" mines that belong to, and were worked by, this Mission. This map showed 5 or 6 silver mines, two treasure rooms, one containing gold and one containing silver, a library and a few other less-noteworthy locations. Treasure hunters from all over have claimed to have found one or more of these mines, but the truth is, if you DO find one of these mines, then you have found ALL of the mines, the accumulations rooms and the library. I say this because all of the mines and the treasure rooms are found within one very long tunnel, and this tunnel system runs from the north-northwest to the south-southeast, and intersects the separate 5 to 6 veins of silver mixed with gold. To find just one of the Tumacacori mines means that you have gotten inside this tunnel, and that means that you have deciphered the paper map properly.
The paper map that was given to me by a long-time Tucson treasure hunter required you to fold the map in-half. The very first fold reveals the information about the treasure room (simply because if you can find the treasure room then you have also found the veins of silver/gold). And the information revealed in this first fold of the map reveals that the beginning of the treasure trail is at the Tumacacori Mission, and you then go North about 2 miles (this information is also found in the architectural designs on the outside of the Mission, right over the front door), which takes you to Tubac (the second step of the treasure trail).
Tubac is an interesting "choice" for the Spanish Garrison that used to be stationed there. This word "Tubac" is actually two words, but unless you're "up" on the codes used by the church when making their treasure maps, then you probably just didn't pay attention to the word. You see, Tubac is actually saying two things: it is saying Tubal, which is short for Tubal-Cain, and the second thing "Tubac" is saying is found in the letter "C" on the end of Tuba (short for Tubal). First let's look at "Tubal".
Tubal-Cain was known as a metal worker who formed the objects found on the alters of the churches....so this should ring-a-bell in that the treasure room of the Tumacacori Mission also contains the artifacts from the altar of this mission. Knowing this info about "Tubal" (and how TUBAC was related to it)was important to locating the treasure rooms and mines of this Mission, and without this knowledge, it's very likely that your search for the mines of this Mission "took place" elsewhere, away from the true location. So where do we go from Tubac??
The letter "C" on the end of Tubac is a "compass" symbol. And, in this case it means "a change of compass direction". In conjunction with the paper map you will find that from the old Garrison of Tubac (which is still in existence today), that you go east along the river/arroya that is found near Tubac. This arroya will take you right to the treasure rooms and mines, and it is marked out with the signs and monuments necessary to locate this massive treasure. So this word "Tubac" is actually telling you that: "you are on the second step of the trail to the Church treasure rooms, from here go east".
I have heard/read where the gold room contained some 6,000 tons of gold, and that the silver room contained over 12,000 tons of silver (which shows that the veins worked were mostly silver, but had a pretty good percentage of gold, also). And as for the library, it's hard to say what will be found in this room. But no doubt there will be maps to all of the other mines that were worked by this mission. Supposedly, the church opened up this treasure tunnel a hundred years ago or so, in order to remove the monies that were needed for a "project".
Across from the Tumacacori Mission you will see another set of mountains, The Tumacacori's Mountains. There is another treasure room located here, but this treasure appears to also contain some of the artifacts from the altar. There is a story that goes along with this treasure room, it is known as The Carretta Canyon treasure. The same treasure hunter who gave me the paper map to the Tumacacori Mission treasure, also took me to this Carretta Canyon treasure site (years ago). I was able to find the large "BELL" monument that indicates the presence of a treasure room, but I was so "young" at treasure sign deciphering that I didn't get too far. Plus we were only there for a couple of hours. The location is very remote, and it's a pain to get to. But if you're interested, get a topo map of the area, especially of Murphy's Canyon, that's the canyon where this treasure room is located.
Some of the remains of the old carretta were found (back in the 1940's, after a cowboy told him about them) by the man who took me there, but by the year that I was there, they had totally disappeared.
The paper map that was given to me by a long-time Tucson treasure hunter required you to fold the map in-half. The very first fold reveals the information about the treasure room (simply because if you can find the treasure room then you have also found the veins of silver/gold). And the information revealed in this first fold of the map reveals that the beginning of the treasure trail is at the Tumacacori Mission, and you then go North about 2 miles (this information is also found in the architectural designs on the outside of the Mission, right over the front door), which takes you to Tubac (the second step of the treasure trail).
Tubac is an interesting "choice" for the Spanish Garrison that used to be stationed there. This word "Tubac" is actually two words, but unless you're "up" on the codes used by the church when making their treasure maps, then you probably just didn't pay attention to the word. You see, Tubac is actually saying two things: it is saying Tubal, which is short for Tubal-Cain, and the second thing "Tubac" is saying is found in the letter "C" on the end of Tuba (short for Tubal). First let's look at "Tubal".
Tubal-Cain was known as a metal worker who formed the objects found on the alters of the churches....so this should ring-a-bell in that the treasure room of the Tumacacori Mission also contains the artifacts from the altar of this mission. Knowing this info about "Tubal" (and how TUBAC was related to it)was important to locating the treasure rooms and mines of this Mission, and without this knowledge, it's very likely that your search for the mines of this Mission "took place" elsewhere, away from the true location. So where do we go from Tubac??
The letter "C" on the end of Tubac is a "compass" symbol. And, in this case it means "a change of compass direction". In conjunction with the paper map you will find that from the old Garrison of Tubac (which is still in existence today), that you go east along the river/arroya that is found near Tubac. This arroya will take you right to the treasure rooms and mines, and it is marked out with the signs and monuments necessary to locate this massive treasure. So this word "Tubac" is actually telling you that: "you are on the second step of the trail to the Church treasure rooms, from here go east".
I have heard/read where the gold room contained some 6,000 tons of gold, and that the silver room contained over 12,000 tons of silver (which shows that the veins worked were mostly silver, but had a pretty good percentage of gold, also). And as for the library, it's hard to say what will be found in this room. But no doubt there will be maps to all of the other mines that were worked by this mission. Supposedly, the church opened up this treasure tunnel a hundred years ago or so, in order to remove the monies that were needed for a "project".
Across from the Tumacacori Mission you will see another set of mountains, The Tumacacori's Mountains. There is another treasure room located here, but this treasure appears to also contain some of the artifacts from the altar. There is a story that goes along with this treasure room, it is known as The Carretta Canyon treasure. The same treasure hunter who gave me the paper map to the Tumacacori Mission treasure, also took me to this Carretta Canyon treasure site (years ago). I was able to find the large "BELL" monument that indicates the presence of a treasure room, but I was so "young" at treasure sign deciphering that I didn't get too far. Plus we were only there for a couple of hours. The location is very remote, and it's a pain to get to. But if you're interested, get a topo map of the area, especially of Murphy's Canyon, that's the canyon where this treasure room is located.
Some of the remains of the old carretta were found (back in the 1940's, after a cowboy told him about them) by the man who took me there, but by the year that I was there, they had totally disappeared.
