I'm trying to put together as many lost treasure legends as I can find. Often I do not have the time to research each legend myself, so many of them are really just a starting off point so that you can do some research and see what you can come up with.
I've organized them by state.
For a list of states alphabetically, click here.
For a list of states by region, click here
If you know of other treasure legends, feel free to e-mail them to me at cryptictreasures@hotmail.com or simply put them in the comment section under the appropriate state.
Have Fun and Happy Hunting!!
Showing posts with label Lost Treasure Legends. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Lost Treasure Legends Alphabetized By State
Click on the state that you are interested in to read about lost treasure in that state.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New MexicoNew York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New MexicoNew York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Lost Treasure Legends Organized By Region
Northeast
Division 1 (New England)
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Division 2 (Mid-Atlantic)
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Midwest
Division 3 (East North Central)
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Division 4 (West North Central)
Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
South
Division 5 (South Atlantic)
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Division 6 (East South Central)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Division 7 (West South Central)
Division 1 (New England)
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Division 2 (Mid-Atlantic)
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Midwest
Division 3 (East North Central)
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Division 4 (West North Central)
Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
South
Division 5 (South Atlantic)
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Division 6 (East South Central)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Division 7 (West South Central)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Lost Treasure Legends: Wyoming
Go on a real treasure hunt in Wyoming to find lost treasure!!!
Gypsum Creek Treasure
In the 1800s two outlaws robbed a Salt Lake City, Utah bank of $200,000 and fled, crossing into Wyoming along the Big Horn River. Pursuing lawmen overtook them near the mouth of Gypsum Creek where the two outlaws were killed in a gun battle. It is believed the outlaws buried the loot in the immediate vicinity and the posse never found it.
Stolen Army Payroll
In the 1860s a band of outlaws robbed an army paymaster, on his way to Fort Fetterman, of $40,000 and fled into the mountains south of Glenrock, Wyoming. A cavalry detachment tracked the bandits and cornered them, and in the ensuing gun battle, all were killed. Before dying, one of the gang confessed that the loot was buried near a cave far up Deer Creek where they had made camp. A search was made, but the treasure was not found.
In the 1800s two outlaws robbed a Salt Lake City, Utah bank of $200,000 and fled, crossing into Wyoming along the Big Horn River. Pursuing lawmen overtook them near the mouth of Gypsum Creek where the two outlaws were killed in a gun battle. It is believed the outlaws buried the loot in the immediate vicinity and the posse never found it.
Stolen Army Payroll
In the 1860s a band of outlaws robbed an army paymaster, on his way to Fort Fetterman, of $40,000 and fled into the mountains south of Glenrock, Wyoming. A cavalry detachment tracked the bandits and cornered them, and in the ensuing gun battle, all were killed. Before dying, one of the gang confessed that the loot was buried near a cave far up Deer Creek where they had made camp. A search was made, but the treasure was not found.
Lost Treasure Legends: Wisconsin
Go on a real treasure hunt in Wisconsin to find lost treasure!!!
Hermit Island Treasure
Around 1700 a party of pirates operated out of a cave-hideout on Hermit Island, in Wisconsin, preying on trappers, traders and passenger ships. In 1705 they attacked a party of French traders and all of the pirates were killed. It is believed that their plundered valuables were secreted somewhere in the area of the cave and never recovered.
Treasure of Fort Crawford
Eighty thousand dollars in gold coins, earmarked as payroll for outposts and military forts in 1832, was buried during an Indian attack on Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin. The coins were buried by a detail of soldiers from the fort "on the highest bluff across from the fort. In four piles. Each 20,000." The soldiers who hid the payroll were killed before returning to the fort and the gold was never recovered.
Around 1700 a party of pirates operated out of a cave-hideout on Hermit Island, in Wisconsin, preying on trappers, traders and passenger ships. In 1705 they attacked a party of French traders and all of the pirates were killed. It is believed that their plundered valuables were secreted somewhere in the area of the cave and never recovered.
Treasure of Fort Crawford
Eighty thousand dollars in gold coins, earmarked as payroll for outposts and military forts in 1832, was buried during an Indian attack on Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin. The coins were buried by a detail of soldiers from the fort "on the highest bluff across from the fort. In four piles. Each 20,000." The soldiers who hid the payroll were killed before returning to the fort and the gold was never recovered.
Lost Treasure Legends: West Virginia
Go on a real treasure hunt in West Virginia to find lost treasure!!!
The Moishe Edelman Treasure
The miser-peddler Moishe Edelman died in 1933 in West Virginia of a heart attack. Before he died, he left a map to a doctor showing the site where "thousands of dollars in coins are hidden in 4 chests." The directions on the map read: "Go along the hard road until you reach Fry. Go toward the settlement of Leet, across the mountain from Fry. At Leet, Laurel Fork Creek empties into the Big Ugly River. Go up Laurel Fork for a mile or two until you reach a large rock. Directly across the road from the rock, in a small bend of the creek, are the chests of coins. Dig along the banks." The doctor, and many others, failed to locate the hoard.
Island-In-The-Sky Treasure
In the late 1800s bandits who robbed travelers and payroll trains used a cave near a place called Island-In-The-Sky in Babcock State Park south of Lookout. It is believed that loot of this gang is buried somewhere in or near this cave hideout.
The miser-peddler Moishe Edelman died in 1933 in West Virginia of a heart attack. Before he died, he left a map to a doctor showing the site where "thousands of dollars in coins are hidden in 4 chests." The directions on the map read: "Go along the hard road until you reach Fry. Go toward the settlement of Leet, across the mountain from Fry. At Leet, Laurel Fork Creek empties into the Big Ugly River. Go up Laurel Fork for a mile or two until you reach a large rock. Directly across the road from the rock, in a small bend of the creek, are the chests of coins. Dig along the banks." The doctor, and many others, failed to locate the hoard.
Island-In-The-Sky Treasure
In the late 1800s bandits who robbed travelers and payroll trains used a cave near a place called Island-In-The-Sky in Babcock State Park south of Lookout. It is believed that loot of this gang is buried somewhere in or near this cave hideout.
Lost Treasure Legends: Washington
Go on a real treasure hunt in Washington to find lost treasure!!!
Moose Trail Gold
While transporting $85,000 in gold bullion to the coast, 3 prospectors became frightened, after seeing Indians, and decided to bury the gold and retrieve it later. They all died before they could go back and retrieve the gold. They buried it back from the Columbia River, about 3 miles above Vantage Ferry, on the Moose Trail in Washington.
Sentinel Mountain Gold
Outlaws buried $30,000 in gold in a cave somewhere on Sentinel Mountain in the Saddle Mountain Range, about 3 miles SE of Beverly.
While transporting $85,000 in gold bullion to the coast, 3 prospectors became frightened, after seeing Indians, and decided to bury the gold and retrieve it later. They all died before they could go back and retrieve the gold. They buried it back from the Columbia River, about 3 miles above Vantage Ferry, on the Moose Trail in Washington.
Sentinel Mountain Gold
Outlaws buried $30,000 in gold in a cave somewhere on Sentinel Mountain in the Saddle Mountain Range, about 3 miles SE of Beverly.
Lost Treasure Legends: Virginia
Go on a real treasure hunt in Virginia to find lost treasure!!!
Lost Gold of McIntosh Farm
During the Civil War a Confederate general and some slaves concealed more than $4 million in gold coins and bullion on the McIntosh Farm, about 1 mile south of Forest and a few miles west of Lynchburg in Virginia. One version states that the gold was thrown into a deep well that was then filled in, and in another version the gold was buried near a barn and the slaves killed to keep the location a secret.
Lost Treasure of the Confederate Treasury
Three million dollars in gold, silver plate, jewelry and other valuables was contributed by patriotic southerners to the Confederate Treasury in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. A band of guerillas killed the guards and fled with the hoard. They got as far as the James River, where it is believed they buried the hoard. All 12 members were killed by pursuing troops and the loot was not recovered.
During the Civil War a Confederate general and some slaves concealed more than $4 million in gold coins and bullion on the McIntosh Farm, about 1 mile south of Forest and a few miles west of Lynchburg in Virginia. One version states that the gold was thrown into a deep well that was then filled in, and in another version the gold was buried near a barn and the slaves killed to keep the location a secret.
Lost Treasure of the Confederate Treasury
Three million dollars in gold, silver plate, jewelry and other valuables was contributed by patriotic southerners to the Confederate Treasury in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. A band of guerillas killed the guards and fled with the hoard. They got as far as the James River, where it is believed they buried the hoard. All 12 members were killed by pursuing troops and the loot was not recovered.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lost Treasure Legends: Vermont
Go on a real treasure hunt in Vermont to find lost treasure!!!
Stolen Gold From the San Jose
In 1752, 4 Spanish deserters, from the galleon San Jose, made off with 80,000 gold doubloons. The party was attacked by Indians who killed their pack horses. The gold was buried in a space between 2 giant rocks in the area known today as Hell's Half Acre near Bristol, Vermont.
Lost Treasure of Smuggler’s Notch
It is said that if all of the loot reportedly cached, hidden or buried in the caves at Smuggler's Notch, south of the villages of Jeffersonville and Cambridge in Vermont, was found, it would take a dozen semi-trucks to haul it all away. Almost every thief, counterfeiter and smuggler in the area in the 1800s used this area as a hideout and storage place at one time or another.
Lost Treasure of Smuggler’s Notch
It is said that if all of the loot reportedly cached, hidden or buried in the caves at Smuggler's Notch, south of the villages of Jeffersonville and Cambridge in Vermont, was found, it would take a dozen semi-trucks to haul it all away. Almost every thief, counterfeiter and smuggler in the area in the 1800s used this area as a hideout and storage place at one time or another.
Lost Treasure Legends: Utah
Go on a real treasure hunt in Utah to find lost treasure!!!
Lost Army Payroll
In the late 1870s two army officers were transporting $60,000 in gold coin payroll and had made camp near the junction of Ferron, Huntington and Cottonwood Creeks, about 9 miles SE of Castle Dale. Fearing an Indian attack, they buried the coins and made their escape. Planning to keep the gold for himself, one killed the other and said it was the Indians. He wasn't believed and was sent to prison for 20 years. Upon release he looked for the treasure, but never found it.
Treasure of Dugway Pass
Two miles west of the old Dugway Stage Station, a party of 4 miners were killed at Dugway Pass by an Indian war party. Years later one of the Indians stated that all of the miner's belongings, including several heavy sacks of gold, were thrown into the deep cracks in the rocky ridge above the pass.
In the late 1870s two army officers were transporting $60,000 in gold coin payroll and had made camp near the junction of Ferron, Huntington and Cottonwood Creeks, about 9 miles SE of Castle Dale. Fearing an Indian attack, they buried the coins and made their escape. Planning to keep the gold for himself, one killed the other and said it was the Indians. He wasn't believed and was sent to prison for 20 years. Upon release he looked for the treasure, but never found it.
Treasure of Dugway Pass
Two miles west of the old Dugway Stage Station, a party of 4 miners were killed at Dugway Pass by an Indian war party. Years later one of the Indians stated that all of the miner's belongings, including several heavy sacks of gold, were thrown into the deep cracks in the rocky ridge above the pass.
Lost Treasure Legends: Texas
Go on a real treasure hunt in Texas to find lost treasure!!!
Treasure of Jean LaFitte
Legend has it that Jean LaFitte buried 3 chests of pirate treasure among a group of trees at False Live Oak Point, at the south end of San Jose Island, Texas, that has never been recovered.
Leon Springs Treasure
A cave filled with small kegs, possibly filled with treasure or rich ore, is located near Leon Springs and about 2 1/2 miles NE of the old Soldiers Camp. A soldier found, and lost, the location in 1916 while hunting.
Legend has it that Jean LaFitte buried 3 chests of pirate treasure among a group of trees at False Live Oak Point, at the south end of San Jose Island, Texas, that has never been recovered.
Leon Springs Treasure
A cave filled with small kegs, possibly filled with treasure or rich ore, is located near Leon Springs and about 2 1/2 miles NE of the old Soldiers Camp. A soldier found, and lost, the location in 1916 while hunting.
Lost Treasure Legends: Tennessee
Go on a real treasure hunt in Tennessee to find lost treasure!!!
The Dollar Hill Treasure
During the Civil War in 1862, a U.S. army payroll chest containing $15,000 in gold coins was buried 200 feet due east of one of the 5 springs on Dollar Hill near Clarksburg, Tennessee.
The KGC Treasure
The secretive Civil War society, KGC, buried one of their largest deposits in a natural cave about 11 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee.
During the Civil War in 1862, a U.S. army payroll chest containing $15,000 in gold coins was buried 200 feet due east of one of the 5 springs on Dollar Hill near Clarksburg, Tennessee.
The KGC Treasure
The secretive Civil War society, KGC, buried one of their largest deposits in a natural cave about 11 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee.
Lost Treasure Legends: South Dakota
Go on a real treasure hunt in South Dakota to find lost treasure!!!
The Henry Thomas Treasure
In 1874 miner Henry Thomas buried his saddlebags, containing placer gold, about 5 miles SE of Gordon's Stockade along French Creek in South Dakota. He died and did not recover it.
The Hat Creek Treasure
A chest containing $30,000 in gold coins, stolen during a train robbery in the 1800s, is reportedly buried along Hat Creek in South Dakota, in the side of the riverbank, near Rumford.
In 1874 miner Henry Thomas buried his saddlebags, containing placer gold, about 5 miles SE of Gordon's Stockade along French Creek in South Dakota. He died and did not recover it.
The Hat Creek Treasure
A chest containing $30,000 in gold coins, stolen during a train robbery in the 1800s, is reportedly buried along Hat Creek in South Dakota, in the side of the riverbank, near Rumford.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Lost Treasure Legends: South Carolina
Go on a real treasure hunt in South Carolina to find lost treasure!!!
The Middleton Treasure
The Middleton Plantation was located on the Ashley River, 14 miles NW of Charleston in 1741. During the Civil War Middleton buried a large cache of money and valuables somewhere on the grounds and died trying to defend his property. The Yankees destroyed the mansion and the treasure went unrecovered.
The Treasure of Captain Huck
In a surprise raid in 1780, the Patriots attacked the Williamson Plantation, about 4 miles east of McConnells and killed the notorious Captain Huck and his band of Tory raiders. The Tories had accumulated a large store of plunder in a period of 5 years of raiding, and it is believed that the hoard was buried somewhere on the plantation grounds and never recovered.
The Middleton Plantation was located on the Ashley River, 14 miles NW of Charleston in 1741. During the Civil War Middleton buried a large cache of money and valuables somewhere on the grounds and died trying to defend his property. The Yankees destroyed the mansion and the treasure went unrecovered.
The Treasure of Captain Huck
In a surprise raid in 1780, the Patriots attacked the Williamson Plantation, about 4 miles east of McConnells and killed the notorious Captain Huck and his band of Tory raiders. The Tories had accumulated a large store of plunder in a period of 5 years of raiding, and it is believed that the hoard was buried somewhere on the plantation grounds and never recovered.
Lost Treasure Legends: Rhode Island
Go on a real treasure hunt in Rhode Island to find lost treasure!!!
Treasure of Thomas Paine
In the early 1700s Thomas Paine buried his fortune at a spot now called Pirate's Cave on the southern tip of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island.
The Treasure of Thomas Tew
Legend has it, that in the late 1600s, the pirate Captain Thomas Tew hid $100,000 in treasure near Newport, Rhode Island.
In the early 1700s Thomas Paine buried his fortune at a spot now called Pirate's Cave on the southern tip of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island.
The Treasure of Thomas Tew
Legend has it, that in the late 1600s, the pirate Captain Thomas Tew hid $100,000 in treasure near Newport, Rhode Island.
Lost Treasure Legends: Pennsylvania
Go on a real treasure hunt in Pennsylvania to find lost treasure!!!
The Treasure of Carantouan Mountain
Local traditions say that a plateau located between the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers near Athens was used by the early day Spaniards. The Indians say they came to this area with chests filled with coins and concealed the treasure in a cave in Carantouan Mountain.
The Buried Treasure of The Doane Gang
In the late 1700s the Doane outlaw gang is believed to have buried a large cache of gold and silver coins, in the area of Buckingham, on the old Preston Rich farm that once stood on Mechanicsville Road.
Local traditions say that a plateau located between the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers near Athens was used by the early day Spaniards. The Indians say they came to this area with chests filled with coins and concealed the treasure in a cave in Carantouan Mountain.
The Buried Treasure of The Doane Gang
In the late 1700s the Doane outlaw gang is believed to have buried a large cache of gold and silver coins, in the area of Buckingham, on the old Preston Rich farm that once stood on Mechanicsville Road.
Lost Treasure Legends: Oregon
Go on a real treasure hunt in Oregon to find lost treasure!!!
Fields Creek Gold
In the early 1860s outlaws robbed a Pony Express rider carrying 40 lbs. of gold in saddlebags. The posse surprised them at their campsite on Fields Creek in Oregon, about 1 1/2 miles up the canyon, where a deep side canyon enters from the east, at the base of Alvord Mountain. Years later, one of the surviving bandits confessed on his deathbed that the gold was buried at the campsite, not far from the old Harvey Nance ranch house.
The Buried Gold of Swan Lake
After robbing several stagecoaches, running from Jacksonville, Oregon to California over the Siskiyou Mountains, one of the outlaws confessed that he had buried a huge cache of gold coins, in the dark of night, about 190 paces east from the back door of the old Swan Lake post office in Oregon, which served as a stagecoach stop on the route between Lakeview and Klamath Falls, in the 1800s.
In the early 1860s outlaws robbed a Pony Express rider carrying 40 lbs. of gold in saddlebags. The posse surprised them at their campsite on Fields Creek in Oregon, about 1 1/2 miles up the canyon, where a deep side canyon enters from the east, at the base of Alvord Mountain. Years later, one of the surviving bandits confessed on his deathbed that the gold was buried at the campsite, not far from the old Harvey Nance ranch house.
The Buried Gold of Swan Lake
After robbing several stagecoaches, running from Jacksonville, Oregon to California over the Siskiyou Mountains, one of the outlaws confessed that he had buried a huge cache of gold coins, in the dark of night, about 190 paces east from the back door of the old Swan Lake post office in Oregon, which served as a stagecoach stop on the route between Lakeview and Klamath Falls, in the 1800s.
Lost Treasure Legends: Oklahoma
Go on a real treasure hunt in Oklahoma to find lost treasure!!!
Civil War Gold Near the Blue River
During the Civil War 4 kegs of gold coins were captured from 2 Federal wagons by Confederates during a skirmish in Kansas. The rebels were attacked by outlaws in Oklahoma and the gold coins were hidden in a cave close to the Blue River about 5 miles NE of Brown. The Confederates were murdered by the outlaws and the coins remain hidden.
Lost Gold Near Mount Scott
In the early 1900s three outlaws made off with $40,000 in gold coins during a Wichita bank robbery and headed off for the Wichita Mountains. They skirmished with some Indians and one of the bandits was killed and their horses were stolen. After burying the gold, one of the outlaws killed the other to keep the gold himself, only to be captured in Marlow shortly afterward. In his attempt to escape, he was badly wounded and, before he died, confessed that the gold was cached in the rocks SW of Mount Scott.
During the Civil War 4 kegs of gold coins were captured from 2 Federal wagons by Confederates during a skirmish in Kansas. The rebels were attacked by outlaws in Oklahoma and the gold coins were hidden in a cave close to the Blue River about 5 miles NE of Brown. The Confederates were murdered by the outlaws and the coins remain hidden.
Lost Gold Near Mount Scott
In the early 1900s three outlaws made off with $40,000 in gold coins during a Wichita bank robbery and headed off for the Wichita Mountains. They skirmished with some Indians and one of the bandits was killed and their horses were stolen. After burying the gold, one of the outlaws killed the other to keep the gold himself, only to be captured in Marlow shortly afterward. In his attempt to escape, he was badly wounded and, before he died, confessed that the gold was cached in the rocks SW of Mount Scott.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Lost Treasure Legends: Ohio
Go on a real treasure hunt in Ohio to find lost treasure!!!
Treasure at Perry’s Den
Treasure is believed hidden in the area of Perry's Den, 3 miles east of Cumberland, near Wills and Duck Creeks. The place was a hideout in the early 1800s for counterfeiters, horse thieves and outlaws.
The Fort Fridley Treasure
In Ohio, during the War of 1812 an army payroll was hidden near, or perhaps in, Fort Fridley, just prior to an Indian raid and never recovered. The officer in charge of hiding the treasure was killed during the attack and the location was lost.
Treasure is believed hidden in the area of Perry's Den, 3 miles east of Cumberland, near Wills and Duck Creeks. The place was a hideout in the early 1800s for counterfeiters, horse thieves and outlaws.
The Fort Fridley Treasure
In Ohio, during the War of 1812 an army payroll was hidden near, or perhaps in, Fort Fridley, just prior to an Indian raid and never recovered. The officer in charge of hiding the treasure was killed during the attack and the location was lost.
Lost Treasure Legends: North Dakota
Go on a real treasure hunt in North Dakota to find lost treasure!!!
Lost Gold on the Knife River
Sixteen successful miners, returning from the Montana gold fields in 1864, pulled their boat ashore at a point where the Knife River enters the Missouri near the town of Stanton, North Dakota. Anticipating they would be camped here for several days, the $200,000 in accumulated gold was taken ashore and buried. A band of Indians massacred all of the miners except one, who was out hunting. Not knowing where the gold was buried, he was not able to find the gold.
Buried Gold at Fort Dilts
An 80-wagon train was besieged by Indians in 1864 near the Montana border town of Fort Dilts. Many of the travelers were killed in the 14-day siege and at least 4 members of the party are known to have buried their money and valuables at the beginning of the assault. One of the men buried $40,000 in gold coins. The solid fortifications of their last defense can still be seen.
Sixteen successful miners, returning from the Montana gold fields in 1864, pulled their boat ashore at a point where the Knife River enters the Missouri near the town of Stanton, North Dakota. Anticipating they would be camped here for several days, the $200,000 in accumulated gold was taken ashore and buried. A band of Indians massacred all of the miners except one, who was out hunting. Not knowing where the gold was buried, he was not able to find the gold.
Buried Gold at Fort Dilts
An 80-wagon train was besieged by Indians in 1864 near the Montana border town of Fort Dilts. Many of the travelers were killed in the 14-day siege and at least 4 members of the party are known to have buried their money and valuables at the beginning of the assault. One of the men buried $40,000 in gold coins. The solid fortifications of their last defense can still be seen.
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