What a find that would be! With their burros loaded down with treasure and many of the soldiers being killed by their pursuers, they couldnt go any further. Crystal finally gave up the search. Since the dust and nuggets were buried on the banks of the river it has probably washed away by now but I would be interested in doing some gold panning in the Flint River. On the fifth day through the Great Salt Lake Desert George Donner is said to have buried a chest of $15,000 in gold coins that he was hauling when they camped near a place called Floating Island. Butch Cassidy, 1893 Irish Canyon -In the late 1800's Irish Canyon was a popular hideout of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, Matt Warner, Isom Dart, and many others as they spent time in the Browns Park vicinity in Moffat County. Robert LeRoy Parker, later known as Butch Cassidy, was the eldest of 13 children of Maxi and Anne Gillies Parker. In fact, there is no conclusive evidence linking Cassidy and Sundance to the robbery and shootout. On their journey west they decided to veer off the well-traveled Oregon trail onto what was called Hastings Cutoff to save time. In addition to the towns of Circleville and Kanab, scenes were shot in Kane and Tooele Counties, as well as scenic Bryce Canyon. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. One particular story states that a Chinese miner buried what was called a five-pound baking powder tin presumably five pounds of gold close to his gold mine on China Grade. Might have to find it and watch it. Many people believe that his buried treasure chest is located somewhere at a small spring near Pilot Peak which is 15 miles south of the ghost town of Lucin, Utah. In 1850 Hell Gate Ronde had a population of 2,000 residents and was the first town in Montana to have a mercantile store. Jimmy EMerson, DVM/Flickr Creative Commons/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It is amazing how accurate the map and the note is to the area. Treasure_Hunter, Jeff-gordon and some youngish female member ( I have no idea who) meet up for a ten day scouring of the Utah desert crevices ! Personally I'd suggest the odds are slim he buried that loot - because he kept robbing banks and trains. There are stories of buried gold from miners to buried loot from gangs that once roomed the state of Montana. The Dream Mine in Spanish Fork came about when John Hyrum Koyle claimed to have a spiritual vision in 1894 about an abandoned mine in a nearby mountain, says Jay M. Haymond for Utah.gov. Years later his family found his will stating that he had buried the gold coins under his cabin. His grandparents and parents were Mormons who moved from England to America in the 1850s in response to Brigham Youngs call for overseas members of the Church of Latter-day Saints to help establish communities in Utah. Unlike the other legends and myths on the list, this one isn't about a treasure that was buried long ago it's about a mine that will supposedly be filled with fortune and riches in the future. This even further begs the question is Montezumas treasure protected supernaturally. Montana is actually known amongst other names as the Treasure State because of its vast beauty and of course the lost treasure thats buried here. He eventually moved on to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he landed a job in a butchers shop and, according to popular legend, became known as Butcher Cassidy, which morphed into Butch Cassidy. Because of the trouble they had brought onto themselves, the group spread out months later and were found separated all over the Western states. They took the Hastings Cutoff that led them through the Great Salt Lake Desert which is a dry lake in Northern Utah. Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. The one where they found the silver dollar? The pic and info. After 18 months behind bars he was released for good behavior, although reportedly not before promising the governor hed leave Wyomings ranchers alone. Noted for their barbarity, they were said to have killed at least twelve people during their raids. Butch and the Wild Bunch had a long journey ahead of them to make it to their known hideout; Robbers Roost. There was Timothy Draper, LeeAnn Draper, Stephen Shaffer, Shaun Fotheringham, Antonio Mendez, David Graham, Todd Andersen, & Ryan Moreau. In this article lost treasures of Utah, we will be exploring 7 of these lost treasure legends and the stories behind them. Sam resents Roy's interest in Cassidy, even acquiescing in the boy's brief jailing on a trumped-up charge, where he scolds him, "I spent the better part of my life trying to live down the reputation that your hero has laid out for the Parker name and you grow up worshipping him. He discovers the belt buckle left by Cassidy and learns that it is a map to the treasure buried by Cassidy somewhere in the Utah wilderness. Expand. But many still await discovery. All Rights Reserved. So without further adieu, I introduce you to the 12 lost treasures of Montana. It was a book no publisher would touch because its authors, Gale Rhoades and Kerry Ross Boren, had no references and no substantiation for any of the history they were writing about. A scientist who helped identify the body of Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele says he may have found the remains of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Bolivia, where legend has it the two died in a shootout. Utah also is home to a few lost treasure legends that have been passed down through the generations. Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, 5 of Utah's most breathtaking family-friendly winter hikes, Resolution to remove income tax earmark for education advances, Last of 5 teenagers sentenced in murder of 16-year-old Gavin Hone, Protesters disrupt Senate hearing on ERA. In this tv show, youll witness evidence of the payroll robbery treasure from Castlegate in the wilderness area of the Canyonlands in Southern Utah. He was such an outlaw that he even formed an outlaw group, called the Wild Bunch, to travel with him, robbing whomever they felt like. Lee Musgrove was finally caught by Cook in Wyoming Territory and was jailed in Denver. It is theorized to be in the formerly known Cocos Island, near present day Costa Rica. Principal photography began in 2005. Years later in 1870, a man named Llewellyn Harris came to the area to look for the treasure of the Golden Jesus. We've spent some time around Irish Canyon and Browns park. Some believe it to be so. minutes. In this particular cigar box, her father would keep some of his freshly minted silver dollars. In the late 20th century, researchers exhumed remains thought to be those of the payroll bandits from the San Vicente cemetery and determined they werent from the two American outlaws. He decided to bury the gold so he could go and get another mule to carry it. They had set out rob the payroll from a mining company near Castle Gate, Utah. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. While they've yet to find gold, viewers have been fascinated by the discoveries they've made in the meantime. In the last few months of World War II, Nazis sunk containers and various other objects intoLake Toplitzfor stillnot entirely known reasons. #6. In the meantime, the other man also approached, relieving them of another bag. We ended up traveling over 120 miles of dirt road that weekend getting familiar with the area. George believed he would return one day to retrieve the chest. Thanks for your comment its appreciated!! Sanders tells the story: I knew about the book because people bugged me to death about it. They believed one day they could return and retrieve their treasure including a solid gold three-foot crucifix with a symbol of Jesus on it. Treasure Tales of the Rockies. Since we know Butch Cassidy was being chased around Wyoming and Colorado by the Pinkertons after the gang's Tipton Wyoming train robbery it couldn't have been him. Digging Deeper: Butch Cassidys Buried Gold In Montana. The Wild Bunch spent many months preparing to rob the train payroll in Castle Gate. Im already on it here in Saguache county! Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy: Directed by Ryan Little. New York Daily News. I bet it will remain that way for many more years to come. Gilpin County A chest filled with gold was hidden on Ralston Creek Road between Central City and Denver. [2] It is loosely based on legends arising from the fate of real-life Western outlaw Butch Cassidy, the alias of Robert LeRoy Parker, whose gang robbed trains and banks in the 1890s. Joining the two in the hunt are Ellie, with whom Roy is becoming infatuated, and Martin, who reluctantly goes along after Roy takes his truck during the jailbreak. We can assume that the miners and the townspeople would have been furious to hear that their wages were being taken from them right in front of their eyes, but the cowboys were too quick and clever, and the townspeople were caught off guard. Film critic David Cornelius rated it one of the ten best direct-to-video movies of 2007, saying, "Those seeking old fashioned family fun should look no further than this rip-roarin tale of Butch Cassidys teenage nephew, caught up in a wild race to find hidden gold".[8]. Guide to Treasure in Montana-Wyoming. On June 24, 1889, Parker pulled off his first bank robbery, when he and several companions absconded with more than $20,000 from the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride. In 1896, not long after his release from prison, Cassidy and two other men stuck up the bank in Montpelier, Idaho, scooping up cash and gold and silver coins that may have been worth as much as $16,500 (more than $500,000 today). A Spanish mission in Mexico was under attack by Indians when the Padre of the mission and a group of soldiers decided to flee. Child believed the treasure is located in a water trap 36 feet below the pond on his property. Cassidy and his accomplice, Harry Longabaugh (the "Sundance Kid"), attempt to elude capture when their hideout is surrounded by Bolivian police. And, there are many more hidden treasures to be found, as the childrens movie proved. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman The famous outlaw Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, as Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah. Butch Cassidy's Final Heist. probably Irish canyon, and Brown's hole area. "The Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch" on the Discovery Channel chronicles the treasure hunt for Aztec gold at Duane Ollinger's ranch in Vernal. For a time, the gang eluded capture but were finally conquered by an army scout from Fort Garland who rode back to the fort with their heads in a sack. Its here that their troubles began knowing that they had a rough road ahead of them George Donner and James Reed the leaders of the wagon train at this point decided to start leaving some of their possessions behind. Parking can be found at a small park on the east side of Rte 31 north of Mooseheart. In the 1880s a miner was coming back from his mine with 200 pounds of gold bullion when his mule broke its leg. Legendary outlaw, Matt Warner, killed two brothers in a gunfight after an attempted ambush. Brigham Young was the leader of the Mormons or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The only men that were left were the Padre and two Spanish soldiers. His cabin was located on Bell River about a mile northwest of Monarch Montana. Henry Plummer the leader of the Henry Plummer gang and a gang called the Innocents was actually the Sheriff of Bannack, Montana in the mid-1800s. Atlas Obscura reports that Koyle was called before a disciplinary council to either sign a statement saying his claims were false or be excommunicated from the Church. The Musgrove Corral Treasure of gold and silver coins is said to remain buried along the Cache la Poudre River. He took the largest bag that contained the payroll. In the new book Last of The Bandit Riders Revisited Again, by Dr. Steve Lacy the final word on the Robbers Roost Gang. Yes, the team figured we would have everything we needed to make a great discovery. Log in. The Curry Gang came to Montana in the 1890s. Famous outlaw Butch Cassidy certainly had his hands on plenty of riches throughout his storied career as a bank robber and some of it is rumored to be right here in Utah. It was clear that there had been some mining activity in the area, most likely from the late 1800s. Close to Beartown is a ravine called Chinese Grade where miners were reported to have buried their strikes of gold there for safekeeping. Legend has it that before Montezumas death he ordered a group of his men to take all the riches of Mexico which is estimated to be worth billions of dollars in gold, silver, and gems north to the Aztecs ancestral homeland Aztlan that some believe was in Utah. According to an article on Legends of America written by Kathy Weiser, she explains, The train from Salt Lake City coasted into Castle Gate carrying the payroll for the Pleasant Valley Coal Company. Soon after he hid his treasure he was shot and killed. In the late 1890s, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch got wind that there was gold stashed in Dry Creek Canyon. We consider this an open investigation and we will continue to research and seek out the history and lost loot of Butch Cassidy and his gang. Most of these lost treasures are tales that have been told throughout the generations but once in a while you get some that have rings of truth and fact in them. He believed that the caves in Johnson Canyon were there as decoys and that the treasure actually was hidden in an underwater cavern on his ranch. Good luck to all, The Old Bookaroo Click to expand. Enjoy! It is said that Butch Cassidy got away with $7,000 in gold coins from the Castle Gate robbery. Unfortunately, all we found in the area of the chimney ruins was modern-day garbage, scattered about the area. Cassidy fled to South America in 1901, where he is believed to have died in 1908. Utah is a state with its share of lost treasure legends. All Rights Reserved. He ended up in Johnson Canyon about twenty miles northeast of Kanab, Utah. Whether they're true or not has yet to be determined, but one thing is for sure these stories are sure to get you out the door to do some digging! FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. This led us to believe that we were closing in on the buried loot that has been hidden for so many years. Montezuma was killed in one of these battles in 1520. Our format is to follow experts on an expedition, and we now are looking for experienced treasure hunters to lead a questwhich we can help arrangearound mid-June. Many battles took place between the Aztecs and the Spanish in the year to follow. Fort Peck is located along the Missouri River in Valley County Montana. Fleming was murdered probably in a game gone bad. Gold was first discovered in Montana in 1858 with a massive gold rush that took place in the years following there are many buried treasure reports of gold bullion that miners had buried and never returned to reclaim. It has some good information and stories that I think you will really like. In Bloomington Cave near St. George, Utah, 20 burros loads of gold artifacts including a three-foot gold cross and silver bullion. Further cementing the idea that the treasure is cursed. Butch Cassidy and Elza Lay didnt rob the Castle Gate Mine Payroll it was Johnny Herring and Joe Walker who were positively identified. But in 2013, Summit County resident Gary Holt claimed to have discovered it. The next morning, we hopped in the UTVs and explored the area, looking for any clues we could find of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. So they never did find those silver dollars and they are probably sitting somewhere in an old mine shaft in the town of Standardville. They had made it to the north end of the Kaiparowits Plateau knowing that they would surely die if they crossed the desert they decided to cache their treasures in a small cave on the fifty-mile mountain. You could find it yourself! Tyler Bridges/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. More information can be found in. This adventure brings the fun of National Treasure, Goonies, and Indiana Jones all . By the end of 1904, concerned that the Pinkertons had discovered their location, the American outlaws sold their livestock and left the property, later finding work at the Concordia Tin Mines in Bolivia. Many divers have died trying to retrieve it, but what keeps interest so high in the lake is that many believe the Nazis sunk millions worth of gold, diamonds and other treasures, possibly even including art wonders. I could still be buried on the northern tip of Holler Lake in Cascade County Montana. Worth many times that value today, the treasure has never been recovered. They headed north to avoid apache attacks. They were said to have buried their treasure near the present-day town of Cascade in Ute Pass on the slopes of Pikes Peak. Kid and another man held up the Great Northern Flyer which was a train on July 03, 1901, when it was stopped at Exeter Creek. We have arranged to work with some individuals who . If you know your history (or if you've seen "Pirates of the Caribbean") then you know that this led to Corts' thirst and obsession for riches. The town was named because it was the standard of coal mining towns in that area. With the producer and filming crew depending on us to take them into the Canyonlands, we wanted to be as familiar with the area as we could, but we eventually decided to call it a day. Supposedly, the mountain would eventually be filled with enough treasure to support members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when Christ returns to the earth. Butch Cassidy is said to have cached $70,000 near the town of Crowheart. We brought our maps and GPSs and the UTVs. Ute Pass, Colorado, 1893 When the train rolled into town one of the outlaws made his way to the train while the other was waiting near the stairway of the Coal Companies office building. Although he did find bones from dead burros and some Spanish artifacts he never did find the treasure. I hope you enjoyed this article and if you have any experience searching for treasure in the state of Montana I would love to hear from you in the comments below. Oh wait that was Redford & Newman film the movie. Yes! Man, what a find that was! This robbery was done in broad daylight and making a quick getaway was key. Butch never buried treasures in Connecticut, so I am not looking for his treasures. In this clip of Beyond Oak Island, Gary Drayton and Butch Cassidy's great-grandnephew Bill Betenson, set forth to Robbers Roost Canyon to find the hidden tre. Guide to Treasure in Montana-Wyoming. We found it. I couldnt believe my eyes. Rugged Geocache Hunts Await you in Idaho - Bring your Wits and your Backpacks, Plummer Gangs Buried Gold at Hell Gate Ronde, Plummer Gangs Buried Gold On Hollow Top Mountain, Buried Gold Near Fort Missoula Military Post, In the hills between Virginia City and Bannack Montana, Near Haystack Butte, Montana along the Missouri River, In a cave on Hollow Top Mountain near Waterloo, Montana, On a ravine called China Grade near Clear Fork River between Drummond and Bearmouth, Montana, Near the Flint River two miles south of Philipsburg, Montana, Bell River about a mile northwest of Monarch, Montana, Fort Missoula is located about 3 miles south of Missoula, Montana off of State Highway 93, Fort Peck is located along the Missouri River in Valley County Montana, $40,000 in paper currency and $80,000 in gold and silver coins, near the northern tip of Holler Lake about 3 miles fromWolf Creek Montana, $12,000 in gold dust stolen on October 13, 1863, $2,800 in gold stolen on October 26, 1863, $1,000 in gold and treasury notes stolen on November 22, 1863, $5,000 in gold dust stolen in November 1863, $80,000 in gold dust and $1500 in treasury notes stolen in December 1863. Our program explores archeological mysteries around the world, teaching real history in the context of an entertaining expedition to exciting places. Timothy Draper (Founder of Treasures in America) spent a couple of months on the phone with the producers, assembling a team that could go deep into the wilderness looking for a quarter of a million dollars in todays value. Three boy scouts, one a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, and their pretty girl friend hunt for the lost treasure of the legendary bank robber in 1950s Utah. (Daniel Buck and Anne Meadows) He . When we returned to basecamp, we found our camp in distress. When we heard of this possibility, we were very curious and determined to investigate. It is believed that much of their outlaw loot was cached here and never recovered. . In 1897 a gold prospector is said to have buried $50,000 worth of raw gold near the northern tip of Holler Lake about 3 miles from Wolf Creek Montana. One of those items was a three-foot-high solid gold statue of Jesus. I will explain our story in great detail. But once in blue moon someone digs up something amazing. With its wide-open spaces and mountainous areas, there are many places to hide treasure in Montana. In 1873 a gold prospector was attacked by Indians near the Flint River that flows about two miles south of Philipsburg, Montana. In our opinion, we think if we take more equipment with us next time, we may have a greater chance of making the BIG discovery. The town is now a ghost town with the ruins of some buildings that still stand to this day. do all the foot work and digging and split it with you 50/50 sir. Filming day was finally here. From the origins of his famous name to the mystery surrounding his death, the legendary American outlaw. The famous outlaw Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, as Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah. Longabaugh, the Pennsylvania-born son of a laborer who moved west as a teen, earned his colorful nickname (and an 18-month jail stint) after stealing a horse near Sundance, Wyoming in 1887. May also be located in Sublette County. . Somewhere around Robbers Roost or possibly Up North Springs Canyon. When he heard it, he left the saloon and made his way down to the train. The Curry boys caused a lot of ruckus for years in the town of Landusky. Montana is a wide-open and mountainous state so its no wonder there would be lost treasure stories from this state. You must log in or register to reply here. They then emerged from the baggage room and headed to the company office some 75 yards away. Unfortunately, they didnt make it and died in the Sierra Nevadas in the winter of 1846/47. The posse had a hard time tracking the Wild Bunch on the trails because Butch and his gang were smart. In 2017, Treasures in America was contacted by a producer out of New York City about the story of Butch Cassidy and the Castle Gate Robbery. "If we had those kinds of gold mines in the Uintas, I'd be a rich man," Flanagan told The Park Record at the time. Published: November 8, 2014. . The mine Holt found was located by Hoyt's Peak in the Uinta Mountains. Lake County Some of Jesse James stolen wealth is said to be hidden in Half Moon Gulch, southwest of Leadville. Even today, many people feel that the payroll was never found and that Butch Cassidys team hid it in the Robbers Roost area for safekeeping. But Mexico ended up with the land that is now Utah and later the United States acquired Utah from Mexico making it a state in 1896. Have a pic. The train sequence was filmed on Utah's Heber Valley Historic Railroad, using 2-8-0 "Consolidation"-type steam locomotive #618. So if you are in the mood for some good lost treasure stories then you will want to read on! 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