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    Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming
    Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming
    Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming
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    Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming

    By W.C. Jameson

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    W.C. Jameson, an expert on treasure hunting, now turns his attention to Wyoming s lost fortunes. With his gift for storytelling, he relates intriguing legends and historical accounts of lost gold, buried payrolls, and hidden strongboxes.
    Jameson takes us on an adventure to the four corners of Wyoming to investigatae tehe Snake River Pothold Gold, the Hallelujah Gulch Robbery Loot, the Lost Treasure of Big Nose George, the Lost Cabin Gold Mine, and twelve other action packed tales.
    Jameson has written more than 60 books on treasure hunting and served as an advisor to Walt Disney Productions on the National Treasure movies starring Nicholas Cage. An amateur treasure hunter in Texas testified in court that he had found a multi-million dollar lost treasure by using only a copy of one of Jameson s books and Google Earth for directions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNancy Curtis
    Release dateNov 9, 2012
    ISBN9781301298327
    Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming
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    W.C. Jameson

    W. C. Jameson is the author of sixty books, has acted in five films, and appears regularly on television. When not writing, he performs his music around the country at folk festivals, concert halls, and roadhouses. When not on the road playing music and conducting writing workshops, Jameson splits his time between Colorado and Texas.

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      Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming - W.C. Jameson

      Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming

      W.C. Jameson

      Copyright © 2010 W.C. Jameson

      All Rights Reserved.

      Published by High Plains Press at Smashwords

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      High Plains Press

      403 Cassa Road, Glendo, Wyoming 82213

      www.highplainspress.com

      Catalog available: 1-800-552-7819

      Contents

      Preface

      Tales from Northwest Wyoming

      1. The Lost Cabin Gold Mine of the Wind River Range

      2. Snake River Pothole Gold

      3. Birdseye Stage Station Gold

      Tales from Northeast Wyoming

      4. Lost Placer Mine of the Big Horn Mountains

      5. Lost Ledge of Gold in the Bear Lodge Mountains

      6. Stagecoach Robbery Gold

      7. The Lost Treasure of Big Nose George Parrot

      8. The Old Ironsides Treasure Heist

      9. Nate Champion’s Lost Treasure

      Tales from Southeast Wyoming

      10. The Lost Kingbolt Treasure Cache

      11. The Lost Gold Ledge of James Shaw

      12. Mitchell Gang Bank Robbery Loot

      13. The Stranger’s Lost Mine

      14. Indian Raid Gold

      Tales from Southwest Wyoming

      15. Lost Jade Deposit in Fremont County

      16. Hallelujah Gulch Robbery Loot

      A Word About Sources

      Preface

      Wyoming.

      The very name conjures myriad images: snow-capped mountain peaks; winding rivers of cool, clear trout-filled water; broad, grassy plains dotted here and there with cattle and horse ranches; mining operations harvesting coal, silver, and other minerals; world-famous rodeos with bronc- and bull-riding cowboys in traditional attire.

      Dig deep into Wyoming’s colorful history and find it rich with a variety of Indian tribes who once populated the area in great numbers, living off the vast buffalo herds that roamed the plains and foothills in the millions. Wyoming was also the setting for early trapping and exploration activity— first the French and Spanish, then later the Americans who came west to trap beaver and ship the pelts back east to supply the burgeoning hat trade.

      When the trappers left the Wyoming mountains and streams and returned to places such as St. Louis, they related stories of their adventures, unbelievable tales of great herds of buffalo and elk, the wonders of Yellowstone, wild Indians, and the beauty of the land, a land that seemed to touch the sky.

      Such stories whetted the appetites of other men who longed for similar adventure, who wanted to travel west to claim a piece of land to develop a farm or ranch. Businessmen saw opportunities waiting for them in Wyoming. As a result, a migration ensued, land was cleared and planted or stocked, small communities sprang up with mercantiles, churches, libraries, opera houses, hotels, and taverns.

      Other men came who were interested in the potential of the land not so much for raising crops and livestock but for yielding precious metals. They explored and searched mountains and canyons, and now and then they spotted gold and silver in the granite outcrops. They established mines and dug the ore from the eons-old matrix. A few men became millionaires; others spent their lifetimes in pursuit of riches that eluded them.

      Now and then, a lone prospector discovered gold or silver, harvested the ore, carried it to the nearest settlement, and converted it to cash. In some cases, the miner was unable to return to the source of his wealth, and the mine became lost. In other instances, the miner buried his ore, or the cash from the sale of the ore, and circumstances prevented him from retrieving it. In a few cases, the miner died or was killed and the location of the source of his ore remained a mystery.

      Wagons filled with gold or silver from the large corporate mines were often robbed by outlaws as they traveled to a railhead for shipment. Subsequent pursuit sometimes required the robbers to conceal their loot so they could return for it at a later time. But retrieval was not always possible because many of them were killed or sent to prison.

      In addition to colorful tales of famous outlaws and cowboys, the history and lore of Wyoming is rich with such stories of wealth found and lost. So alluring is the prospect of discovering lost mines or buried treasure that many hopefuls have searched for the long-forgotten and misplaced fortunes during the past century, and hunts for them continue today. Occasionally, a fortune hunter gets lucky and stumbles across such a treasure. Many more treasures await discovery.

      The search for the stories, the tales, and the legends of lost mines and buried treasures is akin to a quest. Accounts of some lost mine or treasure are often passed down over the years, sometimes written into journals and diaries. The search for the stories can be arduous, time-consuming, and costly, but now and again the seeker is rewarded with the discovery of a tale of hope, of success, of failure, of promise, and sometimes of wealth. Most of the stories in this book were found in this manner. Each story had a beginning, a lead, which we followed until we unearthed, processed, assimilated more information. Some stories we discarded when the subsequent research did not support the contentions. The quests for the tales resulted in a series of expeditions for the very treasures themselves, investigations that took us into the mountains and canyons, searching the rock outcrops, panning the streams, and following one lead after another toward the elusive riches.

      The reward? In some cases, a treasure was found, or parts of it; in others, we came away disappointed but always filled with hope. In the final analysis, while we eventually exchanged the gold and silver ore or buried coins or bullion for something we could place in a bank account, we had found and embraced a different, and perhaps more important, treasure, one we hold dear to this day. We had found a greater treasure: the grandness and glory of the land—the stunning, beautiful settings of the Wyoming mountains and plains—the people, and the culture that add to the richness and variety of the incomparable landscape.

      Many of the tales recounted in this book occurred before Wyoming was granted statehood in 1890. Before that, it was officially known as Wyoming Territory. For consistency, I will use the name Wyoming throughout.

      It is a formidable truth that treasure exists in Wyoming, treasure that lures and attracts many hopeful questers to the region. Like me, not all are successful, but those who come away from the experience are richer by far than when they arrived.

      ******

      Tales From Northwest Wyoming

      1. The Lost Cabin Gold Mine of the Wind River Range

      The Wind River Range of western Wyoming is, in the minds of many, one of the most attractive and spectacular segments of the Rocky Mountains. The Wind Rivers boast some of the most rugged country in the state, several snow-capped mountain peaks rising in excess of twelve thousand feet, and dozens of deep, remote canyons, many of which see few visitors to this day. A great variety of wildlife abounds here, and trapping was a lucrative enterprise in the region during historical times.

      Another aspect of the Wind River Range that intrigues and tempts the adventurous relates to the tales of gold that have been found and lost. One of the most famous stories of lost gold is known as the Lost Cabin Gold Mine, a rich deposit of ore that has been found and lost at least

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