Thank you for your comment David, it’s always good to hear from people who are interested in the Lost Ship…. It was also Father Kino’s knowledge of this (see: 1953 Nov. "The Calico Print"), L. Burr Belden: "The Lost Spanish Galleon" The Galleon, according to legend, is now under the waters of the modern Salton Sea. Revis: "Treasure Ships of the California Desert", "The Salton Sea, California's Overlooked Treasure" 1995, p. 9 When they boarded the Santa Ana they were surprised that a ship of this size did not have any cannons on-board, and the booty was the largest they have ever seen. The first ship will have Arsonic bronze, high carbon iron, and likely no surviving wood. The Canal could also provide electricity for neighboring communities utilizing the tidal bore. He follows the journey of Captain Juan Iturbe as he and his men sail up the Sea of Cortez in search of pearls, and the eventual abandonment of their ship south of the present-day Salton Sea. And many accounts have the ship stranded not in the Salton Sea, but in the Laguna Salada, which is many miles closer to the Gulf. 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Be the first to receive all the latest, video’s, stories, information! Located just south of the border, in the Sonoran desert of Baja California near Mexicali. The whole faithfully extracted from the journals of the voyagers. There is indeed three separate events. And Bill thought the find was a big enough story to dedicate a full page article about it in 1968. I agree, but I also think it would probably take a good month to cover the old seabed and the coastal areas… But I love the idea! (see: 1961 "Desert Rat Scrap Book, Packet 1 of Pouch 11"), Ed. Leading me to also believe it was smaller than I first believed. Lands adjacent to Laguna Salada in Baja California, and between the Gulf of California and the Salton Sea, regularly receive wind-blown sand from the desiccated delta of the much-diverted Colorado River, generating vast sand dune systems. ", Francisco Gonzalez: "Case 2 – The Lost Galleon of the Salton Sea", "The Legend of the Mojave Desert's Lost Ship", John Stoddard: "Story for a Desert Campfire", "Exploritoria of a Viking Ship in the Desert", (online edition of View Neighborhood Newspapers a Las Vegas, Nevada regional newspaper) This legend may refer to the same ship as the Lost Galleon, but its own story has always placed it in a distinct location, closer to the sand hills west of El Centro, California. This lagoon, known as the Laguna Salada ("saltwater lagoon"), can be clearly seen in early maps and drawings of Yerba Buena. Man walking, Laguna Salada, Salar de Atacama, El Norte Grande, Chile Caucasian man walking in forest. 52, June 1951 (U.S. comic book), "Casey Ruggles," May 23, 1853 – Jan. 2, 1954 (syndicated daily U.S. newspaper cartoon strip), "La Contessa" Art Car, Aug. 2002 – Dec. 2006 built by Simon Cheffins, Maduro and the Extra Action Marching Band, "Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator" 2004 (animated computer game adventure), This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 06:36. (Grasson) Somewhere along his travels, which included the Yuha desert, again just northwest of the Laguna Salada area, he came upon a ship, in the middle of the desert. An excerpt from “An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators; including those lately undertaken by order of His present Majesty. The students were well prepared, with irrigation maps from 1910 and various published accounts from the 1800s, and they departed on their quest from Laguna Salada in Baja California. The prevailing belief at this time, was that California was an island and that the Straits of Anian lay just north of Cabo San Lucas. [3], Writer Robert Marcos identifies the Spanish ship depicted in the petroglyph he found in Pinto Canyon. (Grasson) In the Los Angeles Daily News of August 1870, the ship was described as a half-buried hulk in a drying alkali marsh or saline lake, west of Dos Palmas, California, and 40 miles north of Yuma, Arizona. One ship (likely the content) Wrecking into the desert on the tidal bore 1589, one ship abandoned in the desert in 1751 And the first ship that sailed into the Salton Sea at least a century before The second. In 1540 Spanish explorer Diaz was in the area, and by 1700 to 1750 the lake had infilled. + Charles C. Niehaus: "Lost Ship of the Desert", (book, p. 139) by Phillip Bailey, 1940 So with this in mind, they likely headed due north. published in Desert Padre (book) by Joan Brooks, 1997. ", "Interesting Discovery" It was destroyed by an arsonist in Dec. 6 2006, Bob Difley: "The Lost Ship of the Mojave", Cecilia Rasmussen: "Were there Spanish Pearls Before Brine in Salton Sea? Somewhere in the great Salton Basin, or the Laguna Salada or the delta of the Colorado River, lie the bones of an ancient ship stranded, abandoned and forgotten unknown centuries ago – the Lost Ship of the Desert. A mule driver traveling with the de Anza expeditions through Alta California was said to have removed the pearls in 1774. (see: 1950 "Desert Rat Scrap, Packet #3 of Pouch #3), aired Jan 24, 1941, #533: "The Lost Pearl Ship", Mickey Spillane: "The Ship in the Desert", (book, p. 164) by Walter Chalfant (aka Willie Arthur Chalfant), 1947, article, p. 4: "The Ship in the Desert," by Norman G. Wallace, "Pop goes the queen": Newspaper serial story written by Bob Wade and Bill Miller, Joe Smachson: "Vigilante, The Galleon in the Desert", ed. One petroglyph clearly shows a large two-masted sailing vessel, with oars on each side. The one that is heading northeast would have clearly been the Colorado River, but what about the one headed northwest? However, this lake does have a clear advantage, it may have at one time or another directly connected to headwaters of the Sea of Cortez. ); Heath, C. While investigating the site of a buried ship in the Mexicali Valley, Jim Atkins and Jim Bailey probe the surface with a metal bar while Morlin Childers looks on. Reports by emigrants, prospectors, and other travelers of an ancient ship lying in the desert sands, subsequently buried and uncovered by the blowing, shifting sands have persisted for many years. I would be very interested in what you can find… Thx John, I have some information on Cavendish that you will find fascinating. (Grasson) T. Grabowski,uwcsi on The Mysterious Lost Ship of the Laguna Salada Baja Ca. I live in the UK on the Isle of Wight. This just happened a few days ago…. If you do want to get a close look without the hassle, there is a copy of the rock in front of the Maritime Museum of San Diego. [4], "Desert Ship" redirects here. Anyway, I hope you are successful in your quest. I reported that hull to INHA in Mexico several years back, it is already a protected wreck and lies in an ecological preserve. Hi David, The Lost Ship of the Desert is the subject of legends about various historical maritime vessels having supposedly become stranded and subsequently lost in the deserts of the American Southwest, most commonly in California's Colorado Desert. The local tell stories of losing their pets at Laguna Salada. from available AVHRR data. Richard O'Conner & Wells Root, writers: "The Desert Ship", "The Spanish Galleon Of Salton Sea", by Antonio de Fierro Blanco, original Air date Aug. 26, 1962 The maps of the day are the best resource one could find and there is nothing said about Cavendish finding a map on the Santa Ana. We cleared about 3/4 acres fronting the water and we designed a Cabin that typified our style of simplicity, quiet luxury, and privacy. It is unknown what ultimately became of this expedition or if they ever found what they were looking for. Hull encountered in the Mormon Party event was either the Content Or one of the19th century tidal bore vessels, two of which we have already located. I’ve finally got access to the old records Your email address will not be published. Hi T, I will send you an email later today.. The Mysterious Lost Ship of the Laguna Salada Baja Ca. Possibly more modern? However, shortly after setting sail, one of his ships, the sixty ton galleon Content, which should have been near the flagship, was never seen again. The ship is consistently described as an open boat with round metal shields on its sides in the badlands someplace westerly of Mexicali, Mexico. Of all the mysteries of old California, perhaps the most elusive is that of the Lost Ship of the Desert. This lake is not as deep as the Salton Sea, it’s only 30 feet below sea level and hardly ever full. One story goes that blowing winds uncovered the ship on a ranch sometime before the turn of the twentieth century. One incarnation said that a small ferry (a two-man sweep) was built away from the river in a place a hundred feet or so above sea level, where a source of wood was found, and that a team of six (or more) oxen perished hauling it through the sand near Los Algodones.[2]. A privately marked natural channel with reported depths of 6 feet in 1982, extends 4 miles farther up Laguna from farthest desert touched the town The ground is so soft and wet, I’m not sure one could use GPR in a useful way. Whether or not any such ships actually existed, the legends persist and remain entertaining to many. This is an smaller mast usually at the front or bow of the ship. True, however I think a different type of system used via an airplane would be better. But while pouring over huge volumes sometimes you find just a tidbit of info, or while talking to like minded people someone says “hey did you hear about this?” and then BAM it all comes together. In 1907, a farmhand named Elmer Carver noticed odd-shaped fence posts while working on Niles Jacobsen's farm in Imperial, California. But at 37 miles long and 11 miles wide, it’s nearly the same size as the current Salton Sea. Fisk: "Story of the Pearl Ship in the Desert" (see: 1953 Nov. "The Calico Print"), "Return of the Ship Prospectors" (see: 1977 July Lost Treasure magazine), "Dateline Los Angeles?" It could easily be viewed at a distance of several miles from a mesa that lay between Dos Palmas and Palma Seca, California. The whole faithfully extracted from the journals of the voyagers. Not sure how we could date the metal that was used to make the collar, but how great would it be if it was found to be from a sixteenth century English ship!!! And spikes. But meanwhile you have just become rich beyond your imagination and needed to get to a safe place, and fast. Now comes the “leap of faith,” because no one knew for sure if there was a quicker way back to Europe via a northern route. Sixteenth-century records from New Spain indicate that the De La Cadena family had a pearl-diving monopoly in Baja California. Nearly no iron and it’s wood is American. Mr. Jacobsen had also found gems which he sold in Los Angeles.[1]. chapter: "Desert Pearls", chapter by Al Masters: "California's Fabulous Dune-Locked Pearl Galleon", Jeff Ferguson: "Pearl Galleon of the California Desert", Harvey Grey: "Phantom Ship of the Gran Desierto", Harold O. That wreck while remaining in today’s Mexico is still 70 miles inland and proves evidence of such events. 52, June 1951 (U.S. comic book) "Gene Autry and the Ship in the Desert" *Story has Autry finding ship in ancient river channel after a flash flood. And, striding through the town held, up The property is located 1 m from Mercadona supermarket, 500 m from Playa Guardamar sand beach, 500 m from varios restaurantes , 600 m from Playa Moncayo rock beach, 750 m from Guardamar city, 2 km from Estacion autobuses Guardamar bus station, 2 km from Parque reina sofia , 5 km from Laguna Salada de la Mata , 5 km from Rio Segura , 8 km from Golf La Marquesa golf course, 10 km from … (see: 1947 "Gold Guns & Ghost Towns" by Chalfant), "? Each pixel is 1 km . Some people say, it is simply a First peoples interpretation of Cabrillo’s discovery of San Diego Bay in 1542. Descriptions suggest it is closer to the size of one of Christopher Columbus' small caravels. Get a ground penetration radar in that area. (book, p.. 423) by Major Horace Bell, 1881, Ed. And many accounts have the ship stranded not in the Salton Sea, but in the Laguna Salada, which is many miles closer to the Gulf. 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