But when the gold rush of 1849 hit Utah that thinking changed possibly because Brigham Young realized that he needed lots of money to run his institutions and be successful in Utah. Much like in the movies, however, the purported $3 billion worth of treasure appears to be cursed. The search area is large and theres no telling where the Wild Bunch might have hidden it. We found it. I couldnt believe my eyes. Lincoln County In 1847, $100,000 was stolen by bandits in Sacramento, California during the California Gold Rush. Three days later the supposed bandits arrived in San Vicente, Bolivia, but after villagers became suspicious that the strangers were connected to the robbery, Bolivian soldiers were called in and a shootout ensued. Is Montezumas treasure real and if so is it hiding in an underwater cave in southern Utah? 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. 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! The pic and info. Somewhere around Robbers Roost or possibly Up North Springs Canyon. [1] The engine's original owner was the Union Pacific Railroad whose trains were sometimes the target of Cassidy's larcenous ways in the 1890s. Another diver reported that her tank air was turned off while on the dive. After prison, Cassidy reunited with members of the Wild Buncha loose-knit band of men who started out at rustlers and horse thievesand turned to robbing banks and trains. The Wild Bunch spent many months preparing to rob the train payroll in Castle Gate. His mom when a young girl would take care of his horses and feed Butch and his gang As the story goes the little girl took her fathers cigar box of silver dollars out to play with her one day. [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. ), American outlaw and foremost member of the Wild Bunch, a collection of bank and train robbers who ranged through the western United States in the 1880s and '90s. Utah is home to the Great Salt Lake Desert and many valleys and canyons. The gang successfully got out of town, but the people had formed a mob to go after them and were not far behind. It did look old to me, which made me even more excited because that was the proof I needed to tell me that we were on the right path. This gold has never been found although many have searched for it over the years. Longtime Utah residents may be familiar with the legend of the Lost Josephine Mine, which was purportedly full of Spanish gold and silver. He pillaged the town of Tenochtitln for gold and silver, killing and torturing many Aztecs in his path. 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. Soon after he hid his treasure he was shot and killed. As the story goes, hed made a long ride into town only to find the store closed, so he let himself in, took the pants and penned a note promising to return with payment. 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. While they've yet to find gold, viewers have been fascinated by the discoveries they've made in the meantime. The Mormon faith calls Utah home. Montezuma was killed in one of these battles in 1520. So as time went on the Mormons attained a great deal of gold owning about 40 goldmines in the Uinta Mountains. According to one online forum, a party of Spanish soldiers fled Mexico in 1810, looting and robbing valuable possessions along the way. Harry Alonzo Longabaugh or better known as the Sundance Kid was Cassidy's main partner in crime during their latter days of robbery. After hiding the treasure, the Aztec warriors sacrificed their slaves to watch over it for eternity. Fast forward to 1989 when Brandt Child a local resident of Kanab bought some land he ended up calling Three Lake Ranch. El Paso County Near Monument, between Colorado Springs and Denver, the Butch Cassidy Gang is said to have stashed $100,000 from their bank robberies. 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. But if the thrill of the hunt is enough, get out there and start exploring! You must log in or register to reply here. No one knows for sure what happened to Kid Curry after that but its presumed that he buried his loot near the area that the train was robbed which was near Malta Montana. He was such an outlaw that he even formed an outlaw group, calledthe Wild Bunch who buried $20,000somewhere in Irish Canyon in Colorado USA. 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. Its unknown whether Cassidy was with them or if, as some historians believe, he stayed behind and in July of that year took part in a train robbery near Wagner, Montana. this is pretty awesome. He made the girl bring him to the pipe that she dropped the coins in but she couldnt remember which pipe she was playing near because there were many of them in the area. During our research, we had learned that there could be a second, well-hidden Robbers Roost roughly 120 miles away from the known one. Costume designer Anna K. Findley used authentic, 1951-period Boy Scout uniforms in the costuming of Roy Parker (Ryan Kelly), including such details as the 16-year-old hero character's Life Scout badge. Sign up to get adventurous offers and the latest news on Treasure Hunting! May also be located in Sublette County. With their burros loaded down with treasure and many of the soldiers being killed by their pursuers, they couldnt go any further. Im already on it here in Saguache county! 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. Error or post mint damage? With its wide-open spaces and mountainous areas, there are many places to hide treasure in Montana. The Wild Bunch spent many months preparing to rob the train payroll in Castle Gate. Prospecting. In 1894, Cassidy was found guilty of stealing a horse worth $5 in Wyoming and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. 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. Somewhere at a small spring near Pilot Peak which is 15 miles south of the ghost town of Lucin, Utah. Principal photography began in 2005. Unfortunately, they didnt make it and died in the Sierra Nevadas in the winter of 1846/47. However, Thompson also bought gold nuggets and gold bars from Campbell, which Campbell says later showed up in the follow-up book, published by Ken Sanders Dream Garden Press. According to a 2014 KSL article, "Multiple efforts to dive into the caves were ended after divers said they became disoriented and saw the ghosts of Aztec guardians, but they were able to detect metal at the end of the tunnel.". What a find that would be! When He Moved Inside? Butch Cassidy in Wyoming. 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). We were given a map, but after traveling down the dirt road for many miles, the road became quite narrow and rough. As the paymaster, two guards, and two other men made their way to the Coal company office with the payroll the outlaw that was waiting near the train held them up by gunpoint. Well, this article was written for the child inside you as we account for the hidden treasure that is still waiting to be discovered. 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. No one knows for sure what happened to all of the treasure the Spaniards were carrying, but legend has it that the group buried it in a cave in the Boulder-Escalante region. We decided to take a good look around searching for evidence or belongings from the Wild Bunch. Hi Everyone. In the early 1880s, while working at a Utah ranch, Robert LeRoy Parker met Mike Cassidy, a cowhand and small-time cattle rustler and horse thief. That day never came because 42 of the 87 people of the Donner party including George Donner died on their journey west. The four are pursued by Garrison, a corrupt museum official who will stop at nothing to get the treasure for himself. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Worth many times that value today, the treasure has never been recovered. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Parking can be found at a small park on the east side of Rte 31 north of Mooseheart. So without further adieu, I introduce you to the 12 lost treasures of Montana. Infusing the past and present to create an adventure for all ages. Tyler Bridges/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. Filmed on location in Utah, it received production incentives from the Utah Film Commission, a state agency providing funding to promote development of the film industry in the western state. Remainders include many graves along the river, Josies cabin, and remnants of Doc Parsons cabin, where Butch Cassidy lived for a brief time. Years later in 1870, a man named Llewellyn Harris came to the area to look for the treasure of the Golden Jesus. Eventually, they self-published their work. 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. This is a normal process that Treasures in America does, knowledge is key in historical treasure hunting. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! 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. So it makes sense that they would hide their gold in the caves here so they could guard it and have easy access to it. Otero County The site of Bents Fort on the old Santa Fe Trail is supposed to be where much treasure is buried. Open to making some kind of an arrangement Id love to hear more. 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. Instead, the store owner had him arrested. # 1. He was born April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah. With Brian Wimmer, Arielle Kebbel, Michael Van Wagenen, Brock Ricardos. 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. From the way the bodies were. On April 21, 1897, the famous outlaw bank robber, Butch Cassidy, left the now-famous hideout of the Wild Bunch called Robbers Roost. This story states that Henry and his gang buried $800,000 worth of gold bullion and coins in a cave on Hollow Top Mountain. Crystal found a few caves that were sealed off. These pipes were used to bring fresh air into the mines and allow for harmful gases to escape. Between Black Rock Peak and the Paria River in Johnson Canyon about twenty miles northeast of Kanab, Utah. In the last few months of World War II, Nazis sunk containers and various other objects intoLake Toplitzfor stillnot entirely known reasons. I hope you enjoyed this article and if you have any questions or comments please leave them below. Every single TV series made about finding gold and other treasures attached with a legend has never found anything! Here's what Sen. Mike Lee caught on camera, Storm's second wave heads for Utah, possibly adding 1-3 feet of mountain snow, Bill mandating counties to provide homeless shelters, enforce camping laws passes Utah House, Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting now accused of child rape, Supreme Court seems ready to reject student loan forgiveness, Tank job? On November 23, 1868, a crowd stormed the jail and lynched the outlaw. Butch Cassidy's family was among Utah's early Mormon settlers. Many emails, phone conversations, and team meetings were held, along with consistent studying and researching the history of this story over a period of about four months. But before he died he left a crude map that showed the whereabouts of his hidden treasure. As the baggage was unloaded from the train, three men including the company paymaster and two guards, gathered the payroll that consisted of three bags estimated at roughly $7,000. The team gathered all the best equipment we could; there were two DJI drones, laptops and tablets,Minelab detectorslike theCTX 3030and the MinelabSDC 2300. The two robbers took off on horseback to Robber's Roost, cutting telegraph lines along the way so that no one could spread the news of the robbery. This robbery was done in broad daylight and making a quick getaway was key. According to the note there is gold, some silver and some paper currency buried in a saddle bag. His first taste of a major robbery came in June 1889, when he and three. 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. Yes, the team figured we would have everything we needed to make a great discovery. The Wild Bunch, photographed in Fort Worth, Texas in 1900. The music score was by Jay Bateman. Butch Cassidy was sentenced to two years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary for stealing a $5 horse. The special car of the Union Pacific Railroad for the mounted rangers organized by UP Special Agent Timothy Keliher to stop the Wild Bunch Gang led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, late 1890s. While many have searched for this treasure in Bloomington Cave it has yet to be found. While Cassidy became notorious for pulling off holdups throughout the West in the 1890s, he wasnt known for excessive gun violence. Of donner treasure do all the foot work and digging and split it with you 50/50 sir. The first day was surrounded by looking for clues of where Butch and the Wild Bunch may have hidden the loot. He died without letting his family know where he had buried the coins. All Rights Reserved. In the new book Last of The Bandit Riders Revisited Again, by Dr. Steve Lacy the final word on the Robbers Roost Gang. You ask how do I know this? 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. 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. Legend has it that Brigham Young ordered some of his vast gold treasure hidden away in Bloomington Cave which is the fifth largest cave system in Utah. So far, they've recovered several items, including a bracelet and some coins (which turned out not to be Aztec gold), and a box full of rocks and strange metal. Child believed the treasure is located in a water trap 36 feet below the pond on his property. Killing just one of these snails will bag you a $50,000 fine. Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. In 1925, Cassidy, driving a shiny new Ford and . Then the other outlaw showed up and he took the other two bags. The town was named because it was the standard of coal mining towns in that area. Here is video below of Butch Cassidy's ranch in the Chubut valley. Personally I'd suggest the odds are slim he buried that loot - because he kept robbing banks and trains. Buried Treasures You Can Find. Very interested. This story was further supported when a flat stone bearing the inscription D. William Kittering was a rich rancher and merchant during the time of the Great Depression in 1929. Crystal was doing and others joined him in search of the lost treasure. When he came back to retrieve his gold he couldnt find where he had buried it. Guide to Treasure in Montana-Wyoming. Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Who it actually was that did the bank robbery has been somewhat obscured by Nixon's fantastical stories and the desire of Winnemuca to be famous for a . Many believe the gold is still buried somewhere between Virginia City and Bannack Montana up in the hills there. Robert LeRoy Parker, later known as Butch Cassidy, was the eldest of 13 children of Maxi and Anne Gillies Parker. 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. But a trip to Beartown and a look around China Grade would be well worth someones time. The film then shifts to Circleville, Utah, in 1951, where Butch Cassidy's 16-year-old great-nephew, Roy Parker, defends his infamous ancestor's reputation despite the opposition of Sam, his stern grandfather, Cassidy's younger brother. I would love to go on a true expedition to a historic site and hunt! slightly surprised to not receive a contract yet. So they never did find those silver dollars and they are probably sitting somewhere in an old mine shaft in the town of Standardville. It was decided that this second hideout would take more prepping for us to investigate and would have to be explored on another trip. Most of the story is fiction. My assumption is that his cabin washed away in the river along with the gold coins but thats just my speculation. Is the gold from that Chinese miner and perhaps others still buried on China Grade? We knew that there was a Butch Cassidy inscription that had been written on a rock in an overhang along a dry creek. ( Sorry Amigo clip is in Spanish but you can still ranch and old photographs, ) Crow Crow Silver Member Jan 28, 2005 2,913 7,829 Buried Treasures You Can Find. 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. As the lone cowboy sat watching, another cowboy was loitering near the stairway of the company office. 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