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Tonopah Turquoise.Com
Tonopah Turquoise.Com
Home Of
Home Of
HOME OF THE RARE & UNIQUE
WHITE BUFFALO,
ALSO KNOWN AS WHITE TURQUOISE.
Blowing In The Wind Of The Nevada Desert
Are The Whispers Of Legends.
The whisper of an old prospector from an earlier time, who roams the hills in central Nevada.
Armed with his tools, his character and his love for the hunt of treasure, Lynn Otteson is the last
of a rare breed. A generous man, he needs only the necessities. Otteson wears a cowboy hat, a handkerchief around his neck, a canteen slung over his shoulder, a can of tobacco in his back pocket and a pickax in his hand. For decades he has wandered, discovered, and remembered the whisper of buried treasure calling to him. Lying in the ground deep in the desert, surrounded in black chert, another legend waits. Rare and beautiful, like the white buffalo, white turquoise waits to be discovered and desired. Here in the expansive desert, the location only known by a few the two
legends meet. Otteson was born in the small Colorado town of Sanford 1925. Raised near the
Manassa King mine. Otteson was schooled in turquoise by one of the most ingenious prospectors
of our time. 'Pete King'. Otteson learned to read rock formations and was struck with mining fever.
In 1958 Lynn Otteson moved to Tonopah Nevada, to seek his fame and fortune, and has become a legend in his own time in the turquoise world. He has covered the desert on foot, scouting for turquoise for decades. Walking all day, he has found many pockets and veins of the beautiful and unique stone. The locations of which are known only to him. Even after losing half his foot in a courageous gun battle, he walks the desert. When his son and partner Dean, who runs the family cutting shop and mines, told his Pa that people wanted something white, Otteson knew right
where to go. He remembered the White Buffalo turquoise that he had seen years before. So they unearthed the rare and beautiful treasure. There are critics and competitors who say it isn't
turquoise at all. However White Buffalo lies in veins like turquoise. Surrounded by in black chert
a black rock similar to flint. It cuts and polishes like turquoise. and IT HAS GEOLOGISTS baffled.
So, until someone can prove differently, we are going to call it White Turquoise from The White Buffalo mine. If you are ever passing through Tonopah, stop and ask where Lynn Otteson lives.
And if you can find him , he will be glad to visit with you .
And if you want to see a twinkle in his eye , talk to him about turquoise.
It has been said by our Native American friends that the natural image of the maiden in the
White Buffalo Pendant ( The Navajo Maiden Squash Blossom ) is a sign that it is a Sacred Stone,
and that we have been blessed with the discovery of this treasure.
It is on display in our showroom.
Not
For Sale.
