About the Author: Charles M. Skinner (1852-1907) authored the complete nine-volume set of Myths and Legends of Our Own Land in 1896. (LogOut/ Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2023. Just before the death of Jones, which occurred here in an orderly manner, a crow, so big that everybody believed it to be a demon, flew in at the window and hovered over the bed of the dying man until he had drawn his last breath, when, with a triumphant cry, it flew through the west end of the house. To me that is unacceptable. 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. The report had it that these boxes were filled with money, but if well or ill-procured, none could say unless it was the Frenchman, and he had no remarks to offer on the subject. But it can the beginning of your own treasure hunt and maybe you will find one of these lost treasures in New York State. Just as he'd feared, Dewey kept coming up with more crimes to prosecute him for, and there were plenty to choose from. The twinges of panic that Dan describes would creep in during those unknown location gaps, particularly when a beaver dam I had not planned for or some other obstacle meant I had to unexpectedly change direction. 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. GT Prospect Station, 3 miles E of Westfield.GT Lilly Dale, 1 1/2 miles W of Cassadaga. One of the mines containing lead and silver, 18 miles southwest of Galena, was worked by seven men who could not agree on a division of the yield. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. The fact that gold can be found in such trace amounts has much to do with the lack of interest in gold mining compared to the fertile farm land. Dutch was determined to end this threat to his "business" and held a meeting of the Syndicate where he outlined his assassination plan. For that reason, I prefer the term momentarily displaced as a replacement for the more traditional terminology. This leaves you as close as to the last point where you were not lost, giving you the best chance of retracing your steps. A Frenchman by the name of Clairieux and his companion named Julius Caesar lived on Grand Island now known as Buckhorn Island State Park in the late 1700s. The heart quickens in the chest, the echo of the frequent beats drowning out the surrounding natural sounds. In the end, it turned out I journeyed out onto a peninsula, and after keeping my head and returning to the downed tree, I found my way back along the old trail and I safely returned home no worse for the situation. He rowed home with her before the birds came to attack. the Enterprise staff Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to three search-and-rescue missions in the past week for lost people in the Adirondack. In New York's Adirondacks Mountains, a wave of hotels and resorts is recapturing the rustic glamour of the region's 19th . She could see, however, that the dollars were packed edgewise. A payroll chest that was intended for soldiers of the Revolutionary War was forced ashore in Chaumont Bay. Three of these men were captured, taken to England, and hanged. However, the country was up in arms, time was important, and as his wearied horses could not go on without a lightening of the burden, he was forced to leave behind either Lady Wentworth or his other riches. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. The slave had been killed, it was surmised, that his spirit might watch the hoard and drive away intruders, but the Frenchman met his fate elsewhere, and his secret, like that of many another miser, perished with him. Those coins dated to the 1500s so they could have been part of Clairieuxs lost treasure. Conclusion Lost Treasures of New York State, $150 million ingoldand silver coins, paper currency, bonds, and jewels, Phoenicia in the Catskills which is about 60 miles south of Albany New York, The Mansion is located near Fonda, NY on Switzer Hill overlooking the Mohawk River. New York Lost Treasure Sites. Something had been removed, for the mold of a large box was visible at the bottom of a pit. 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. They are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. This story states that a wealthy recluse who had an estate near Hicksville, NY on Long Island buried many caches of gold and silver coins amounting to $750,000. The legend. It is buried around miles from Geneva. A pleasant hike in the Adirondack backcountry suddenly turns into a disaster. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The main reason that limited exploration and reporting of gold (and other minerals for that matter) has not been well documented is because of a silly law written into the state constitution that mandates that any gold discovered within the borders must be turned over to the state authorities. In Shandaken Valley, in the Catskills of New York, it was affirmed that a party of British officers buried money somewhere when they were beset by the farmers and hunters of that region and never got it out of the earth again. In Washington county Robert Gordon is said to have buried a chest of wealth near Whitehall or at the bottom of Hudson Barge Canal. Being lost in the backcountry usually means not knowing ones whereabouts. In the Blenheim Mountains, it is believed that the Indians that raided white settlements hid all the valuables at the peak of the mountains. After a train robbery in 1895, the loot in the amount of $40,000 was placed in a cast iron kettle and buried. Rawlings included a chapter about the lost Confederate treasure in his 2017 book The Strange Journey of the Confederate Constitution, And Other Stories from Georgia's Historical Past, and also . amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; The law states that any gold discovered may not be kept. What is going on? He buried $400,000 in gold and silver coins close by his cabin. The first generation of Loomiss was well respected in the area but not the George Loomis generation. With Canada still making liquor legally and New York City being full of people who wanted it, the roads of the Adirondacks became favorites of smugglers. There is no doubt buried treasure in New York. Unfortunately, if you ask many dedicated trail hikers where they are at any given moment, especially if they are not leading a group, all they may know is someplace between here and there, with no idea how to figure out exactly where they are. He attempted, and his pick struck a crock that gave a chink, as of gold. The Butlers were Tori raiders Loyalists to the British Crown a much-hated pair in the area. Shortly after, in eighth grade, he had left school to earn money. However, using the knowledge that we have about glacial gold and how glaciers have deposited gold all throughout the Upper Midwest and northeastern U.S., we can speculate that nearly any area that was covered by glaciers at one time could potentially contains some gold. Dans discription of what one may go through was good. But the hotel keepers and three-card-monte men are not waiting for that discovery to grow rich. That might be a stretch but its possible. In 1776, while a Tory a colonist who was loyal to the British named Robert Gordon was fleeing from the Patriot troops is said to have buried a treasure worth $75,000 in a marshy area called The Haven which is on the Poultney River about a mile from Whitehall NY. 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. Unidentified British payroll ship sank near S end of Wolf island $30,000 on board. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc, or its affiliates. The battle was for Fort Stanwix which is not the city of Rome, NY. Long before New York became a state there were pirates who roamed the islands here to bury treasure that was lost to the hands of time. One summer evening in the middle of the 17th century, a ship dropped anchor at the mouth of Saugus River, Massachusetts, and four of the crew rowed to the woods that skirted its banks and made a landing. Salvage value listed at $50,000. It should be the first thing you put on in the morning, even before your underwear, and the last thing you take off in the evening. They refused permission, and Dutch erupted with his well-known temper, declaring he was going to do it anyway. It is said that St. Leger buried the chest of gold in a farmers field just outside Fort Stanwix. Towns in New Mexico that have lain in ruins since 1670, when the Apache butchered their people towns that were well built and were lorded by solid old churches and monasteries erected by the Spanish missionaries these towns have often been dug over, and the ruinous state of Abo, Curari, and Tabira is due, in part, to their foolish tunneling and blasting. Presiding Judge Bryant, a native of the area, "was visibly astonished, disappointed and thoroughly exasperated," according to the Franklin County Review (vol 12, pg. On Tea Island, Lake George, New York, the buried treasures of Lord Abercrombie have remained successfully hidden until this day. And it's in a safety deposit box at a bank in the town of Liberty. Contrast that to bushwhacking when knowledge of direction, terrain, and time are constantly on your mind every step of the way. On a gusty autumn evening in 1776, a muffled form presented itself, unannounced, at the chamber of Mike Wild. Worried that he would leave jail broke, he buried some treasure, just like an old-time pirate. In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. Dutch Schultz (who was born Arthur Flegenheimer on August 6, 1901) was already incarcerated for burglary by the time he was 18. The chest has never found. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; When the old trail started to peter out, I continued on following what I thought was the trail remnant, although it could have been all in my head. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Gold may be in the stream, but it will either by hidden beneath significant overburden that will require a lot of work to move, or it will be unable to settle down and be captured, thus moving it further downstream. In 1760 a French Commander is said to have surrendered the Fort there to the British but before doing so he buried a treasure there worth between $10,000 to $100,000 on the Island. The Monarch wrecked off Toronto Canada with 250 ton cargo in 1856. 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. The U.S. confiscated the Butlerbury mansion which still stands today. One day some hunters in the area found Clairieuxs home burned to the ground with the body of Julius Caesar lying next to it. Digging Deeper: Lost Treasures of New Jersey. Two years of wandering, fighting, and carousal ensued before the remnant of the crew returned to Oregon. It was the famous downfall of Al Capone, after all. In 1880s, a gold vein was found near Wells. You can prospect for gold in New York; you just cant keep the gold. She had a rough crew on board, and it had been necessary for her officers to watch the men closely from when the latter discovered that she was carrying a costly cargo. This tiny island got its name because legend has it that Lord Jeffrey Amherst a British Army Officer during the Revolutionary War had buried $100,000 worth of coins somewhere on this island. Close by, other coins of a later date were found. More information found in: New York Treasures and Metal Detecting Site. The geology of New York State is not what you would expect for producing native gold, and it is believed that there are few if any noteworthy hard rock gold deposits within New York. 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. Spanish reales were found on a hill at the junction of Military Road and highway 29 N of Herkimer. The geology of New York State is not what you would expect for producing native gold, and it is believed that there are few if any noteworthy hard rock gold deposits within New York. We know for certain that the same glacial deposits that are responsible for gold deposits all throughout the Midwest and Northeast have also left gold scattered all throughout New York State. 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. The combination of bucolic small town and big city gangster was like catnip to the journalists of the era. How is it possible to go from knowing where you are one moment to being totally disoriented the next? Hardly had the anchor chains run out before the sailors fell upon the captain, killed him, seized all the value they could gather, and took it to the shore. So who knows Clairieuxs treasure might still be buried somewhere in the nature preserve. Near a notch in Dug Mountain, between Silver and Hatchery Brooks is a lost silver mine once operated by the English. Indeed, the times I have been somewhat confused by mistakes made have been the greatest learning experiences such that I would know to never make that same mistake again. GT Charleston, 5 miles NW of Burtonsville The Loomis gang during their raids buried $40,000 in silver and gold coin in the Montezuma Swamp close by the Seneca Falls. So if you are up for a good history lesson and treasure hunt like I know you are then keep reading as we explore New York States numerous lost and buried treasures. Outlaw loot is buried at or near Stone Arabia at a place called Klocks Field. When I teach backcountry navigation I often say that discovering and following a trail that seems to be going in the desired direction is more dangerous than bushwhacking completely off trail. They had dug to the water level when they reached an iron chest, and they stooped to lift it-but, to their amazement, the iron was too hot to handle! The owner of an estate on Lloyds Neck, Long Island, had more wealth than he thought it was safe or easy to transport when he found the colonies rising against Britain in 1775, and flight was imperative, for he was known by his neighbors to be a Tory. The amounts vary from $5-9 million, sums that would be worth ten times as much today. But not the city of Rome, NY in: New York State Wolf $... 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