In the southern part of Chester County, Pennsylvania, is money, too, but just where nobody knows. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A little company of Spanish adventurers passed along the base of the Green Mountains early in the 18th, expecting to return after having some dealings with the trading stations on the St. Lawrence River, so they deposited a part of their gold on Ludlow Mountain, Vermont, and another pot of it on Camels Hump. . The poem, maps, comments from other searchers, and other guides to finding the treasure are online and easy to find. He is also the creator of the blog Bushwhacking Fool where he details his bushwhacking adventures. On Tea Island, Lake George, New York, the buried treasures of Lord Abercrombie have remained successfully hidden until this day. Think. Caverns have frequently been used as hiding places for things of more or less value generally less. When not paying attention, very soon the hiker is in unknown territory with no trail in sight and no knowledge of where they are or how they got there. In 1983 the wreck of Dean Richmond was located in 100 feet of water off of North East, PA. As the lady properly objected to any risk to her own safety, the chest was buried at an unknown spot in the forest. Dutch Schultz was acquitted on August 1, 1935. The second version states while the British were retreating from the battle for Fort Stanwix trying to run to Canada that they threw a cannon that was sealed and had gold inside into a swamp near the old Route 69. It seems no one will know for sure, because Dutch kept the whole thing quiet until he was on his deathbed. GT Wright, 4 miles NE of Putnam StationGT Cummings, 2 miles S of (GT) WrightGT Shelving Rock, 10 miles due W of Whiteall. The combination of bucolic small town and big city gangster was like catnip to the journalists of the era. sank in Lake Erie off Angola shore carrying $500,000 of copper and $50,000 in. It was reputed that some of the treasure was buried on the shore by the robbers. The Mansion is located near Fonda, NY on Switzer Hill overlooking the Mohawk River. The opportunities in crime were far more abundant and lucrative, and so when he was paroled out of prison in 1920, he began working in for various trucking companies. Legend says that a local man, Otto Hillig, arranged to have the treasure hidden after coming into possession of it after stealing it from a German spies in 1942. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He would always pay in gold coins. A trapper, who was his only attendant in his last moments, dug over the ground floor of the hut and found a box containing a jeweled sword, costly trinkets, and letters that bore out the presumption of Follingsbys aristocratic origin. The law states that any gold discovered may not be kept. The terms getting lost or being lost have a notion of finality that has always bothered me. That is what bushwhacking or hunting is all about. The Indians were gone, and an earnest search was made for the money but in vain. The subway's life ran from 1927 to June 30, 1956. But the rewards are great. Some very early reports from early settlers in the state indicated that they did in fact find a bit of gold, but the concentrations were so small that it did not warrant any significant interest and locations were not well documented. Contact Johnathan Croyle: Email | 315-427-3958. Email them to us and you and your club will receive full credit! What they are doing with that gold, we will leave to speculation. He should, at that moment, have turned around three times, as his dream directed, but he was so excited that he forgot to. They agreed that none should return without his companions, but they were detained in the north and separated, some going home to Spain. The Loomis gang had a large farmstead near Seneca, New York where it is said that they buried $40,000 in the Montezuma Swamp in the area. The Lost Dutch Silver Mine is located somewhere in the Catskill Mountains. After a train robbery in 1895, the loot in the amount of $40,000 was placed in a cast iron kettle and buried. They operated out of central New York and were at that time considered one of the largest criminal families in America. It has many hiking trails all over the island. As the great Terry Perkins has said, to bushwack through Five Ponds, one needs to have the right attitude. Aided by his son, he tunneled the solid granite for a distance of 135 feet, the passage being seven feet high and seven wide. What became of these valuables after their exhumation is not known, and the existence of more has been suspected. But it should not be exaggerated to say that this is a common occurrence, and it should definitely be understood that sizable nuggets in the Northeast are quite uncommon. There are two different versions of this story the first states that British Officer Barrimore Matthew Barry St. Leger buried a chest of gold coins and bars while he was retreating from the Battle of Oriskany in 1777. Always carry a compass and map, and know how to use them. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. In 1880s, a gold vein was found near Wells. Murdering a man so high up in law enforcement, and so highly admired, (Dewey was to run for President in 1944 and 1948) was sure to cause much expensive trouble for them as well as Dutch. The 4,340-foot, Allen Mountain is one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. Click to learn more. French soldiers are thought to have buried gold coins in or near Fort Frederick. Province Island, in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, is believed to contain some of the profits of an extensive smuggling enterprise carried on near the lake for several years. One day some hunters in the area found Clairieuxs home burned to the ground with the body of Julius Caesar lying next to it. In Sullivan county A large amount of Tory treasure in concealed in a cave in the Shawanjunk Mountains near Summitville.A cache known as Faquer Treasure consisting of $50,000 in gold coins is buried near Bethel. The clay bluffs at Pottery Beach, Brooklyn, New York, were pierced with artificial caves where lawless men found shelter in the unsettled first years of the republic. Then, he was. Contributors include veteran local writers, historians, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts from around the Adirondack region. After much hesitancy, Mike set forth with his ghostly guide, for he would have risked his soul for money, but on arriving at his destination, he was startled to find himself alone. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. In New York's Adirondacks Mountains, a wave of hotels and resorts is recapturing the rustic glamour of the region's 19th . The more I did this, the more I realized that I could fill in the all navigation gaps everywhere. The first Loomis Joseph Loomis immigrate to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 1600s. Now they heard deep growls, and a giant dog peered at them from the pit mouth; red eyes flashed at them from the darkness; a wild goose, with eyes of blazing green, hovered and screamed above them. Some of the forts remains can still be seen. One by one, they were killed in quarrels until but a single man was left, and he, in turn, was set upon by the resurrected victims and choked to death by their cold fingers. Good luck! They are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. River pirate Patterson buried a large cache in 1813 on banks of Chippewa creek. So it was a bit of ironic justice when Dutch Schultz's second tax evasion trial was moved to Malone. The Lost Treasure of the Dutch-man On October 23, 1935, a whole team of killers led by Charles "Bug" Workman converged on the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, where Dutch had fled when Dewey had made him too much of a target in New York City. The Adirondacks are an amazing part of New York's history. As far as recreational gold prospecting is concerned, there are a few things to consider. Compass can be lost (always carry at least 2). Unfortunately, our natural physical reactions are not always the best course of action. The mien was threatening, the nose had reddened and extended, the hair was rumpled, and the brow was scowling. Certain promoters of these schemes have enjoyed salaries as officers in the stock companies organized for their furtherance, and they have seen the only tangible results from such enterprises. Further stories detailed how Dutch Schultz gave toys to sick kids, new jerseys for the town's semi-pro baseball team, money to the local churches, and dinners for everyone else in town. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Porter traveled through N. Confusing the jury was not only a time-honored legal tactic, it was a sensible one when the law was not as well-established as it is in modern times. On the other hand, a competent bushwhacker is almost continuously focused on their location, and by their very nature much more skilled with route finding. A pleasant hike in the Adirondack backcountry suddenly turns into a disaster. It is said that he anchored at the island after he had stolen a ships treasure. Avoid areas that appear very light colored, sandy, or muddy, as these places are less likely to produce. But it can the beginning of your own treasure hunt and maybe you will find one of these lost treasures in New York State. Every time, I can still hear his words: if you get mixed up, just stop and I will come find you (thankfully, that never happened). It will be apparent to all who followed the evidence in this case that you have reached a verdict not on the evidence but on some other reason. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. The heart quickens in the chest, the echo of the frequent beats drowning out the surrounding natural sounds. With that said, glacial gold deposits are still present here just as in all of the other states in the Northeast, so there is definitely some gold to be found. While flying from the people whose declaration of independence had already been written in the blood of the kings troops at Concord, the royal governor Wentworth was embarrassed by a wife and a treasure chest. The ship was carrying copper, zinc ingots, barrels of flour and rumors surfaced that she was also carrying $191,000 in gold and silver coins at the time of her sinking. On or near the beaches of Dunkirk, New York. Hardly was the task completed before the Indians appeared in large numbers and set up their tepees, showing that they were meant to remain. So far from having gold, these Indians did not know the stuff, but the myth that they had hoarded quantities of it survived and caused the waste of lives and money. All rights reserved (About Us). They ended up losing their farm in 1866 because of tax evasion. Part of the fun for people like Kopp, myself, and many others, is the treasure hunt. This cannot be said for New York however. This ghost town was a former mining settlement in the heart of the Adirondacks during the nineteenth century. On the banks of the Cumberland River in Tennesseeis a height where a searcher for gold was seized by invisible defenders and hurled to the bottom of the cliff, receiving mortal injuries. A systematic examination of the whole channel has been proposed, as it was also said that two French frigates, scuttled to keep them out of the hands of the English, lie bedded in the sand below the island, one of them with a naval paymasters chest on board. But that is what happened in Malone in the spring and summer of 1935. Take time to reflect on your predicament. Modern technology has shrunk the world to such a degree, that actually finding yourself lost or momentarily displaced is getting exceedingly difficult. The verdict? The seekers are always blinded by blue flame and frightened away by roaring noises. Every rock, tree, bird and chipmunk looks threatening. Despite all the concern about getting lost, it is becoming more difficult than ever to do so. Egill Skallagrmsson 's silver. Pirate Booty in New York What choice do you have but panic, right? At first I would allow myself to be unsure of exactly where I was for long stretches, but I had always studied the map and had a substantial backstop and a compass direction that would assure my arrival at recognizable points of terrain. They are so intricate, and most would argue there is no comparable place to this beautiful forest preserve. A thin sheen of sweat covers the skin, producing a clammy feeling and chills. 6 of 41 7 of 41 Adirondac, Newcomb, NY. The Northern soldiers wrecked the potash works and broke away tons of rock, making it dangerous to return. In Washington county Robert Gordon is said to have buried a chest of wealth near Whitehall or at the bottom of Hudson Barge Canal. In the early colonial days, Grand Island, in Niagara River, was the home of a Frenchman, Clairieux, an exile or refugee attended by a negro servant. Something had been removed, for the mold of a large box was visible at the bottom of a pit. For all this, the old tree bore, for many years, an evil reputation. Those coins dated to the 1500s so they could have been part of Clairieuxs lost treasure. Being lost in the backcountry usually means not knowing ones whereabouts. The Isle of the Yellow Sands, in Lake Superior, was supposed by Indians to be made of the dust of gold, but it was protected by vultures that beat back those who approached or tore them to pieces if they insisted on landing. Many of these old trails randomly twist and turn and branch and then dissolve into nothingness. Massing his plate, coin, and other movables into three barrels, he ordered his three slaves to bury them in pits that they had dug beneath his house. Moses Follensby is said to have been a wealthy hermit who had a cabin 2 miles southeast of Tupper Lake in the early 1800s. The Lost Warren silver mine is located somewhere in the Adirondack mountains. St. Lawrence county Lord Amherts buried $100,000 in gold coins on Treasure island during the Revolution.Rumors of buried treasure by French soldiers in the area of Fort Levis on Chimney Island below Ogdensburg.River pirate Patterson buried a large cache in 1813 on banks of Chippewa creek.GT(ghost town) Louisville landing, 5 miles W of MassenaGT Converse, 6 miles ENE of PotsdamGT Harper, 3 1/2 miles SE of ParishvilleGT Eddy, 2 miles NE of Dekalb JunctionGT Osborneville, 7 miles ESE of Pope millsGT Hollywood, 7 miles NW of ChildwoldFranklin county $175,000 in gold coins was buried by Mt. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The DEC had been slowly culling the number of lean-tos in the high peaks through the 1970's and early 80's as hiker volume increased. In the Blenheim Mountains, it is believed that the Indians that raided white settlements hid all the valuables at the peak of the mountains. Much of it is now paved so the treasure could be buried somewhere under those paved parkway roads on the island. Bushwhacking is not a lark. Somewhere in the Montezuma swamp in Seneca County, there might be a treasure buried worth $40,000. circa 960. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. Between driving everywhere, reading email, texting and surfing the computer (hopefully not all at the same time), todays culture rewards people on the go, where thinking is frowned on as being unproductive. Just as he'd feared, Dewey kept coming up with more crimes to prosecute him for, and there were plenty to choose from. Although there is no documentation that can back up this lost treasure story the second version could be possible because there are many swamps in the area of Rome, NY. 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