danhughes Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Karl von Mueller was a mystery man. His real name was Dean Miller. He sometimes wrote as Deek Gladson. But he mostly called himself Karl.He began his treasure hunting career in the 1920s, and he was still active well into the 1980s.Some of his books sell for several hundred dollars nowadays.This show discusses Karl and gives you some insights from one of his hard-to-find treasure books.Little personal information is available on Karl, and if you have something to add, please click the Comments button on the blogpage and let us hear from you.Listen to the show at http://thetreasurecorner.com. ---Dan Hughes, http://treasuremanual.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sandtrap Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I still have ,and use, a vibrating, shaker type, drywasher of his design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 One of the saddest thing I ever read was in his ASK EXAMINO ( i think that is correct)...in THE EASTERN WESTERN treasure magazine...I don't remember the question but his answer is starting to prove a little true for me...He said".... my saber is bent and I don't get around well anymore"...still makes a moist spot in my eye.fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 I have three or four of Karl's bookshe was quite a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch john Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hey Dan... I met KvM at the 1974 PCSC at Balboa near California city. At this time there was a drowsers convention that also happened to meet there. KvM was into drowsing and has written several booklets on it. As you have mentioned his name was Dean Miller and as I best remember he was a technical writer for an aircraft company in southern California. As I best remember the first KvM was a WW-1 German submarine commander. His Granddaughter is alive and well and having some of his books reprinted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhughes Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 John, one of my listeners found Karl (as Dean) in the Social Security death list. He was born Feb 3, 1915, and he died Jan 27, 1990 - one week shy of his 75th birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilaoro Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Dan, I met Karl and the other treasure hunters in 1973 at the Bob Barnes treasure hunt at the Sheppard Mall in Houston , note the other treasure hunters names in this news letter. I knew them all. H Glenn Carlson was my neighbor in late years in Deming, NM and sold Karls books., many of the old time tresure hunters have passed on.Jim Alexander who kindly mentioned my name in this old newsletter was the first man I ever knew who went to Australia to hunt gold.Karl von Mueller was a mystery man. His real name was Dean Miller. He sometimes wrote as Deek Gladson. But he mostly called himself Karl.He began his treasure hunting career in the 1920s, and he was still active well into the 1980s.Some of his books sell for several hundred dollars nowadays.This show discusses Karl and gives you some insights from one of his hard-to-find treasure books.Little personal information is available on Karl, and if you have something to add, please click the Comments button on the blogpage and let us hear from you.Listen to the show at http://thetreasurecorner.com. ---Dan Hughes, http://treasuremanual.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO BOB Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I have owned and read a number of Karl's books and they are always a good read, along with a bit of humor interwoven into the text.I still have one that some of you have probably never heard of, as its fairly hard to find. He wrote it under the Pen Name of Deek Gladson. The copyright was 1971 and he called it: Treasure of the Valley of Secrets.The book has a section from another book called The Scarlet Shadow which is the story of the Great Colorado Conspiracy. This book, by Walter Hurt was copyright in 1907 and has a bit to do with the treasure.I might add that this book is now, almost impossible to find. The Scarlet Shadow is a good read, but may cause you to scratch your head a bit.Bob T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilaoro Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 H. Glenn Carlson's pages list Copies of Karl Von Muller's "National Prospectors Gazette" for sale. He probably has books too, I know they where friends in the 60's and '70's.Thousands of people use to show up for the big mall treasure hunting shows like Houston, Texas.http://www.angelfire.com/biz/CarsonEnterprises/what.htmlMax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I had two Karl von Mueller's treasure hunting books, loaned them never got them back but I still remember most of what was written in them. from cash hidden under brass bed post knobs to treasure burried in the hen house, or under that pile of scrap metal in the back yard. I learned a lot from his writings. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 whoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 hilarious Mueller had a wonderful way of luring the reader into his mindsetand then imparting his reasons for thinking the way he did.He seemed to delight in sharing what he had learned from experience.He was plenty smart in the treasure hunting realm that is for sure.Lots of down-to-earth advice that works in any age.Thanks Karl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2cool Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Well said Flak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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