Much like in the movies, however, the purported $3 billion worth of treasure appears to be cursed. The music score was by Jay Bateman. On April 21, 1897, a daytime robbery took place at the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in Castle Gate, Utah. Some of them are a little over the top but nonetheless interesting and they make you wonder if they are really out there waiting to be found. Would love to help you. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! My latest: some seated, Draped bust, two-centah and an exquisite militia button. Remainders include many graves along the river, Josies cabin, and remnants of Doc Parsons cabin, where Butch Cassidy lived for a brief time. May also be located in Sublette County. The treasure map couldnt be deciphered and this lost treasure remains hidden somewhere in Johnson Canyon close to Kanab, Utah. Perhaps that Aztec treasure will show up eventually, but the only way to find out will be to tune in! Rating: PG (Brief Language|Some Mild Violence) Genre:. Henry and his gang would hijack shipments of gold and valuables that came out of Virginia City, Montana. 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. The Wild Bunch spent many months preparing to rob the train payroll in Castle Gate. Butch Cassidy, byname of Robert LeRoy Parker, (born April 13, 1866, Beaver, Utah, U.S.died 1909?, Concordia Tin Mines, near San Vicente, Bolivia? They used horses as a relay race, trading them out one by one as the horses became tired. They had set out rob the payroll from a mining company near Castle Gate, Utah. Neither Corts nor anyone else has found the treasure to this day. Meanwhile, following the alleged deaths of Cassidy and Sundance in South America, there were multiple reports the two men had returned to the United States (its unclear whatever became of Etta Place), where they lived for a number of years under aliases. LOL, They said Moffat in the message, Moffat county is northwest Colorado. One such place some believe the treasure is hiding is in an underwater cavern system near Kanab, Utah on Three Lakes Ranch. 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. Intense scenes proceed to play out, such as automobile chases, a desperate escape down a river in a raft without paddles, jumping onto the roof of a moving train, Roy and Ellie tied up and gagged, and even a harrowing biplane ride, interspersed by gun fights, as the undaunted youths vie to find Butch Cassidy's treasure first. Although he did find bones from dead burros and some Spanish artifacts he never did find the treasure. The picture above was how it looked when we left that morning, but when we got back, the wind had rolled our tents into the hill and our sleeping bags and clothes were spread out all over the place. 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. #4. tnet member hunt- great idea. This is where he is said to have buried his great wealth which consisted of ancient weapons, precious stones, gold nuggets and dust, silver plate, gold and silver coins, and some jewelry. There was Timothy Draper, LeeAnn Draper, Stephen Shaffer, Shaun Fotheringham, Antonio Mendez, David Graham, Todd Andersen, & Ryan Moreau. When a customer at a nearby store tried to interlude, he was met with a gun.. Butch Cassidy in Wyoming. $30,000 is said to be cached in Irish Canyon, near the border. It was a mess, but we quickly cleaned up, gathered our belongings, and reset the tents so we could enjoy our dinner and share our stories for the rest of the night. However, even after Koyle's death, the Dream Mine saga lives on with the Relief Mine Company. He was the ring leader of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang that robbed trains and banks during the Wild West days. It didnt take too long and Ryan and Chris yelled out to the rest of the team saying, Over here. (From the British State . Bright and early the next morning, Chris Jericho asked Timothy Draper & Stephen Shaffer to be guests on his well-known podcast, Talk Is Jericho. Kathy Weiser then goes on to explain, The two cowboys, now known to have been Butch Cassidy and Elza Lay, got on their horses and rode south, pursued by two citizens, one in a buggy and the other on horseback shouting, Bring that money back! But it was too late, the pair were long gone. Oh wait that was Redford & Newman film the movie. The Castle Gate Robbery treasure consisted of $7,000 in gold. He took the largest bag that contained the payroll. To this day no one has found Flemings buried winnings. Man, what a find that was! Young Outlaw By all accounts Cassidy was a charming thief, who was well-liked and who never, it's believed, killed anyone. He led his congregation to the Salt Lake Valley of Utah in the mid-1800s and founded the town of Salt Lake City. Sam Dickson is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News, Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE. They took the Hastings Cutoff that led them through the Great Salt Lake Desert which is a dry lake in Northern Utah. Haystack Butte is located off of State Highway 89 in Teton County. It was a little difficult to look for a big, flat, campsite in the dark but we managed and began setting up camp. More information can be found in. 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. During his reign, the Aztec people in Mexico witnessed the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes in 1519. Their grandson struggles to clear up the outlaws good reputation and name by looking and finding the treasure that was used to do good in the urban . His mom when a young girl would take care of his horses and feed Butch and his gang Using the metal detectors, we were able to find a few old bullets that could match the time period of the early 1900s. Some divers were brought in to dive into the cave but after detecting metal at the entrance they said that they saw an apparition of Aztecs guarding the cave. Buried Treasures You Can Find. 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. Theres no wonder that Montana has many lost treasure tales to tell. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico in the 1500s, Aztec Emperor Montezuma offered Spaniard Hernn Corts gifts to keep the peace, according to Visit Southern Utah. Killing just one of these snails will bag you a $50,000 fine. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some even say that Butch Cassidy headed down to South America, but thats a whole different story. Within a couple of hours, we found a canyon and dry river bed that was similar to the description that was given to us by someone a couple of months ago. 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He received a life sentence but was pardoned in 1906 after helping to stop a prison riot. More information can be found in. Unfortunately, the Outlaws soon disappeared into the deserts of Southern Utah, and the gold was never reported to have been found. The mine was established by Spanish Jesuit priests in 1650 but abandoned in 1680, never to be found again. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. With their burros loaded down with treasure and many of the soldiers being killed by their pursuers, they couldnt go any further. Fast forward to 1989 when Brandt Child a local resident of Kanab bought some land he ended up calling Three Lake Ranch. At that point, we decided to go out on a scouting mission so we could become familiar with the area. In 1925, Cassidy, driving a shiny new Ford and . Many battles took place between the Aztecs and the Spanish in the year to follow. Cassidy and Lay fled to Robbers Roost, cutting telegraph lines along the trail to prevent the news of the robbery from spreading to lawmen along their escape route. This made it impossible for anyone to communicate, and Butch Cassidy and his team were able to escape the area. Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy is a 2006 American adventure film, produced and directed by Ryan Little. So Mr. Child wanted to drill with a wider drill bit. To my surprise, all that remained of the ruins was this old chimney and very faint remnants of the foundation of the cabin. Mr. Child then decided he wanted to drain the pond to gain access to the caverns below but he found out that there was a rare snail called the amber snail that only exists in this area of Utah and the snail is a protected endangered species. We werent just doing this forus this time, there were a lot of people depending on us and we felt good about the knowledge we had obtained during this trip. In broad daylight, the two men had stolen the company payroll, with only one person attempting to interfere. Between Black Rock Peak and the Paria River in Johnson Canyon about twenty miles northeast of Kanab, Utah. The film was released in North America in 2006 and is available on DVD. The producers and the TIA team reached out to many people in Utah and surrounding states to gain knowledge from others. We decided to take a good look around searching for evidence or belongings from the Wild Bunch. The one where they found the silver dollar? 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. I have an upcoming episode on my Podcast show of our exploration about the Castle Gate Robbery, Butch Cassidy, and Robbers Roost. Now that we were on the right path, we traveled nearly 70 miles down a dirt road in the UTVs, we finally found the area that was hiding the famous Robbers Roost. It is said that he buried the gold near the bank of the Clark Fork River near Fort Missoula Military Post. Our program explores archeological mysteries around the world, teaching real history in the context of an entertaining expedition to exciting places. Talk Treasures with Tim is the show and youll want to keep an eye out for it. 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. [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. I have a hand written note from Butch himself describing where he buried it. But Tom Flanagan, a local Forest Service archaeologist was skeptical about Holt's discovery. The Mormon faith calls Utah home. All one needs to do is get familiar with the history, research for yourself, and get out in the field to try your luck at the treasure. The spot was supposedly marked by three stones, each bearing the date 1847. So draining the pond was out of the question. You will find them below. There are stories of buried gold from miners to buried loot from gangs that once roomed the state of Montana. Site how it was buryed..but to old to walk.and dig92.years..will show or tell or give. Over the next few years, he spent time in the mining boom town of Telluride, Colorado, followed by Wyoming and Montana. 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. Years later his family found his will stating that he had buried the gold coins under his cabin. Years later in 1870, a man named Llewellyn Harris came to the area to look for the treasure of the Golden Jesus. While Cassidy became notorious for pulling off holdups throughout the West in the 1890s, he wasnt known for excessive gun violence. "[1] Young Roy believes that Cassidy was trying to make amends by returning to the U.S. from Bolivia. Butch never buried treasures in Connecticut, so I am not looking for his treasures. In 1894, Cassidy was found guilty of stealing a horse worth $5 in Wyoming and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. The so-called Treasure of the Golden Jesus sounds like something you'd see on an Indiana Jones film, but it's supposedly hidden somewhere between Escalante and Boulder. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Id love to go out there and waive a metal detector around. Marley Green if you show me I will The posse had a hard time tracking the Wild Bunch on the trails because Butch and his gang were smart. On a cliff above the cave he found a petroglyph of a circle with a line through it which is believed to be the markings of the Aztec people that were placed there as a marker for the location of the lost treasure. A Guide to Treasure in Colorado. Noted for their barbarity, they were said to have killed at least twelve people during their raids. 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. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Before the Padre and soldiers fled they packed up 20 burros loaded down with gold artifacts including a three-foot gold cross and silver bullion from his mine. $10,000 in gold ore is buried in or near Pat's Hole. In the early days, Mormons didnt believe in the idea of prospecting for gold and you would be thrown out of the faith if you did so. This adventure brings the fun of National Treasure, Goonies, and Indiana Jones all . The treasure is reported to be worth several million dollars! They had set out rob the payroll from a mining company near Castle Gate, Utah. INCREDIBLE FIND: Couple find buried treasure trove under their floor, including $50,000 in cash! Cassidy fled to South America in 1901, where he is believed to have died in 1908. 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. After the podcast, everyone quickly loaded up the cars and we headed out to the desert to film and search for Butch Cassidys Loot. Longtime Utah residents may be familiar with the legend of the Lost Josephine Mine, which was purportedly full of Spanish gold and silver. He was now calling himself George Cassidy. [5][6][7], The film was released in 2006 by GO Films and then as a direct to video movie on DVD in 2007. 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. From the way the bodies were. When they tried to drill into the cave the drill bit came up with gold on the end of the tip. Unfortunately, all we found in the area of the chimney ruins was modern-day garbage, scattered about the area. Lake County Some of Jesse James stolen wealth is said to be hidden in Half Moon Gulch, southwest of Leadville. 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. Mar 20, 2017. You may just see us out there! Henry Plummer was finally caught by vigilantes on January 10, 1864, and hanged. All Rights Reserved. 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