HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. The eldest of 13 children, Butch Cassidy was born Robert LeRoy Parker on April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah. Thanks to the Academy Award-winning 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, the real-life Sundance Kid, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, is often thought of as Cassidys best friend. (From the British State . The four are pursued by Garrison, a corrupt museum official who will stop at nothing to get the treasure for himself. Here is video below of Butch Cassidy's ranch in the Chubut valley. 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 . I agree with this. Years later in 1870, a man named Llewellyn Harris came to the area to look for the treasure of the Golden Jesus. The Plummer gang sure got around in the early half of the 1860s! Need to do a little of research. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. It is said that Butch Cassidy got away with $7,000 in gold coins from the Castle Gate robbery. Butch Cassidy's Gang (GCF9DE) was created by claypigeon58 on 4/15/2003. As a matter of fact, Hell Gate Ronde is the town where the vigilante group caught up with Henry Plummer and he was hanged in Hell Gate Ronde. In many ways, we werent just the treasure hunters in this situation, but we were also the filming and producers guide into the Canyonlands and into Robbers Roost. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History. This is a normal process that Treasures in America does, knowledge is key in historical treasure hunting. During the raid or maybe before he successfully was able to bury 50 pounds of his gold dust and nuggets in a muddy area there. This is about the Castle Gate Robbery. 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. They didnt use horseshoes on their horses, so when horse tracks were found, they were hard to decipher because they looked like they couldve been wild horse tracks in the wilderness. The famous outlaw Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, as Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah. Moffat County -A cache of gold ore worth $10,000 was buried somewhere in Pats Hole within todays Dinosaur National Monument. The search area is large and theres no telling where the Wild Bunch might have hidden it. In fact, that role was filled by Wild Bunch member William Ellsworth Elzy Lay (1868-1934). More information can be found in. 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. In 1980, my fledgling publishing company, Footprints in the Wilderness History of the Lost Rhoades Mine, , with a wrap-around dust jacket complete with Indians and Mormons and Spaniards and lost treasure, and of course, it came with a treasure map and a gold nugget.. 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 Mr. Child wanted to drill with a wider drill bit. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Man, what a find that was! More information can be found in. Believing that the treasure was cursed the divers left and never came back. Crystal was doing and others joined him in search of the lost treasure. 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. Buried Treasures You Can Find. Using the metal detectors, we were able to find a few old bullets that could match the time period of the early 1900s. We gave it all we could, but it became impassible, even in the Polaris Ranger. The only men that were left were the Padre and two Spanish soldiers. William Kittering was a rich rancher and merchant during the time of the Great Depression in 1929. Bloomington Cave is located near St. George, Utah where many of the upper echelons of the Morman church had their homes. Before Henry Plummer was hung in Hell Gate Ronde he claimed that he buried $650,000 worth of gold bullion near Haystack Butte, Montana along the Missouri River. In Cassidy's nephew Bill Betenson's book Butch Cassidy: My Uncle, the author points to around 20 well-documented sightings of Cassidy after 1908. $30,000 is said to be cached in Irish Canyon, near the border. From the way the bodies were. Legendary outlaw, Matt Warner, killed two brothers in a gunfight after an attempted ambush. A 50's time period film that follows the stories and legends of Buth Cassidy and Sundance Kids as told to their descendants. 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. [2] Roy also embarks on a personal mission to learn the truth about his infamous ancestor's death.[3]. Although he did find bones from dead burros and some Spanish artifacts he never did find the treasure. He was such an outlaw that he even formed an outlaw group, called the Wild Bunch, to travel with him, robbing whomever they felt like. To my surprise, all that remained of the ruins was this old chimney and very faint remnants of the foundation of the cabin. A Guide to Treasure in Colorado. But after looking years later his cabin was gone and so were the gold coins which are alleged to still be buried in the spot where his cabin once stood. Soon after he hid his treasure he was shot and killed. Montezuma II was the last great emperor of the Aztec people of Mexico from 1502-1520. An undated photo of a young Butch Cassidy. 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. [2][4] The waterfalls scene was filmed at Utah's Bridal Veil Falls. He eventually moved on to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he landed a job in a butchers shop and, according to popular legend, became known as Butcher Cassidy, which morphed into Butch Cassidy. but the bullets seemed pretty legit. It was a book no publisher would touch because its authors, Gale Rhoades and Kerry Ross Boren, had no references and no substantiation for any of the history they were writing about. 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. The one where they found the silver dollar? Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy: Directed by Ryan Little. 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. In this article lost treasures of Utah, we will be exploring 7 of these lost treasure legends and the stories behind them. It is believed that much of their outlaw loot was cached here and never recovered. Site how it was buryed..but to old to walk.and dig92.years..will show or tell or give. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Hello fellow treasure hunting friends! We'd love to be of help to you. In the 1890s, Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch often fled into the remote valley of Browns Hole to escape from lawmen. But before he died he left a crude map that showed the whereabouts of his hidden treasure. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Warner served time in jail, but later because a Sheriff in Carbon County. As the story goes the little girl took her fathers cigar box of silver dollars out to play with her one day. When we returned to basecamp, we found our camp in distress. Somewhere at a small spring near Pilot Peak which is 15 miles south of the ghost town of Lucin, Utah. Rumor had it that the Innocents buried their stolen gold in the hills outside of Bannack, Montana. 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. 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. His grandparents and parents were Mormons who moved from England to America in the 1850s in response to Brigham Youngs call for overseas members of the Church of Latter-day Saints to help establish communities in Utah. This could be in Utah, Colorado or Bolivia. I have been to the area twice. Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. Not long afterward, Parker starting using the surname Cassidy, in honor of his former mentor, and referred to himself as Roy Cassidy. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc, or its affiliates. They took the Hastings Cutoff that led them through the Great Salt Lake Desert which is a dry lake in Northern Utah. This story is about a little girl who got ahold of one of her fathers cigar boxes. 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. Lost Silver Coins in the Ghost Town of Standardville, 8 Lost Treasures of Texas (Pirate Treasure & More), 4 Really Good Ways to Hide Gold From Metal Detectors. On November 23, 1868, a crowd stormed the jail and lynched the outlaw. Stay off my treasure! Although the popular 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid showed them charging the Bolivians in a final blaze of suicidal glory, the reality was darker. We posted about this in the General section, but wanted to cross post as we would be interested in organizing a search in the Moffat Colorado area in search of Butch Cassidy's buried treasure. Enough of that for me! Close to Beartown is a ravine called Chinese Grade where miners were reported to have buried their strikes of gold there for safekeeping. It has some good information and stories that I think you will really like. Some also believe that the treasure is cursed. Many mellow and family-friendly trails can still be explored in this season with the right precautions taken. He took the largest bag that contained the payroll. More information can be found in. He ended up in Johnson Canyon about twenty miles northeast of Kanab, Utah. This gold has never been found although many have searched for it over the years. Those coins have never been recovered and could still be there waiting for someone to dig them up. #4. tnet member hunt- great idea. This was a mistake that they paid with their lives. After the podcast, everyone quickly loaded up the cars and we headed out to the desert to film and search for Butch Cassidys Loot. The gold mining town of Beartown which is now a ghost town was booming in the mid-1800s. 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. Afterward, the bodies were buried in unmarked graves in a San Vicente cemetery. The Mormon faith calls Utah home. The gang successfully got out of town, but the people had formed a mob to go after them and were not far behind. But Tom Flanagan, a local Forest Service archaeologist was skeptical about Holt's discovery. If the gold is still there is would be a find of a lifetime! There are actually four stories of lost treasure that was buried by Henry Plummer and his gangs. 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. This robbery was done in broad daylight and making a quick getaway was key. Listen to the Podcast as well. On April 21, 1897, the famous outlaw bank robber, Butch Cassidy, left the now-famous hideout of the Wild Bunch called Robbers Roost. By the end of 1904, concerned that the Pinkertons had discovered their location, the American outlaws sold their livestock and left the property, later finding work at the Concordia Tin Mines in Bolivia. 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. The townspeople were furious to hear that Butch and his gang were making off with their hard-earned gold and paychecks. The posse had a hard time tracking the Wild Bunch on the trails because Butch and his gang were smart. Featuring one of the most famous and stirring endings in cinema history, this loosely fact-based story follows outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, aka Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and Harry Longabaugh . It is said that a group called the Beartown Roughs terrorized and stole from the local miners there. They came back the next day with a 10 inch bit but it broke off about halfway to the cave. Harry Alonzo Longabaugh or better known as the Sundance Kid was Cassidy's main partner in crime during their latter days of robbery. Child believed the treasure is located in a water trap 36 feet below the pond on his property. $10,000 in gold ore is buried in or near Pat's Hole. Before the demise of the Plummer gang in 1864, its said that Henry and 6 of his men buried a cache of gold coins and nuggets somewhere near the town. Treasure_Hunter, Jeff-gordon and some youngish female member ( I have no idea who) meet up for a ten day scouring of the Utah desert crevices ! Killing just one of these snails will bag you a $50,000 fine. 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. Hopefully you will find only lumps. Holt stood by his claim that it's the long-lost mine, but beyond the goldcite, no one's found any treasure to date. When he came back to retrieve his gold he couldnt find where he had buried it. Buried Treasures You Can Find. This town is located on the Clear Fork River between Drummond and Bearmouth, Montana. Sam resents Roy's interest in Cassidy, even acquiescing in the boy's brief jailing on a trumped-up charge, where he scolds him, "I spent the better part of my life trying to live down the reputation that your hero has laid out for the Parker name and you grow up worshipping him. It is said that he buried $35,000 in gold coins on his property in Fort Peck Montana. When the train rolled into town one of the outlaws made his way to the train while the other was waiting near the stairway of the Coal Companies office building. Sanders tells the story: I knew about the book because people bugged me to death about it. We accepted the job and started to make plans and preparations to ensure that we understood the history behind the story. Spurs snap 16-game losing streak by topping uninspired Jazz, 'A big deal': How a blighted Salt Lake City lot will become 200 affordable housing units, Utah social media influencer charged with throwing metal bar stools, wooden play set at boyfriend, Pickleball injuries surge in St. George alongside growing popularity, Troopers identify woman killed in crash near Nephi. You are using an out of date browser. 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. Im a producer for a Travel Channel show. We found a couple of horseshoes in the area of the Roosts corral and Chris Jericho was lucky enough to find a silver coin from the late 1800s. Of course, the locations of some treasure could be on private property and you will likely be prosecuted for trespassing if venture into those areas. Overcoming his unforgiving grandfather's opposition, Roy and friends are involved in several chase scenes, pursued by criminals. When he heard it, he left the saloon and made his way down to the train. 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. ), 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. FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. Error or post mint damage? I can tell you that we had many resources and we reached out to many experts in their field that believe the treasure was never recovered, and that the Butch Cassidy crew were all killed before they ever had a chance to come back for their loot. The famous Donner Party left Illinois in the spring of 1846 to head west to California for a better life. He and his fellow bandits developed a pattern for committing these crimes that involved doing reconnaissance on the place they planned to rob, as well as stashing supplies and extra horses along their intended getaway route. Another diver reported that her tank air was turned off while on the dive. Harvey was the gangs leader who was called Kid Curry. This was a good place to start, so we did what we always do, got our equipment and set out to see what we could find. 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. They were said to have buried their treasure near the present-day town of Cascade in Ute Pass on the slopes of Pikes Peak. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But if the thrill of the hunt is enough, get out there and start exploring! We hopped out of our UTVs, spread out, and started hiking around to see if we could find Butchs name. During our research, we had learned that there could be a second, well-hidden Robbers Roost roughly 120 miles away from the known one. In 2017, Treasures in America was contacted by a producer out of New York City about the story of Butch Cassidy and the Castle Gate Robbery. The whole team was able to make it to this event, (who would miss out on an opportunity to film for the Travel Channel with Chris Jericho?) George believed he would return one day to retrieve the chest. 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. Butch Cassidy, 1893 Irish Canyon -In the late 1800's Irish Canyon was a popular hideout of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, Matt Warner, Isom Dart, and many others as they spent time in the Browns Park vicinity in Moffat County. We were following Butchs breadcrumbs. Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy is a 2006 American adventure film, produced and directed by Ryan Little. Maybe someone reading this and local to this area can help out. We worked hard to give ourselves every opportunity to make a discovery. Tyler Bridges/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. They had set out rob the payroll from a mining company near Castle Gate, Utah. That means there could be more of a chance for a discovery to be made in that area. Perhaps that Aztec treasure will show up eventually, but the only way to find out will be to tune in! There was Timothy Draper, LeeAnn Draper, Stephen Shaffer, Shaun Fotheringham, Antonio Mendez, David Graham, Todd Andersen, & Ryan Moreau. At that point, we decided to go out on a scouting mission so we could become familiar with the area. Young Outlaw By all accounts Cassidy was a charming thief, who was well-liked and who never, it's believed, killed anyone. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Garfield County Train robbery loot hidden near Grand Valley remains undiscovered. The first day was surrounded by looking for clues of where Butch and the Wild Bunch may have hidden the loot. Fast forward to 1989 when Brandt Child a local resident of Kanab bought some land he ended up calling Three Lake Ranch. 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. Standing are: Will Carver and Harvey Logan, (Kid Curry). The idea that some of their loot could still be stashed in Colorado is extremely intriguing. Ute Pass, Colorado, 1893 Open to making some kind of an arrangement Id love to hear more. From the origins of his famous name to the mystery surrounding his death, the legendary American outlaw. In 1894, Cassidy was found guilty of stealing a horse worth $5 in Wyoming and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. In addition to the towns of Circleville and Kanab, scenes were shot in Kane and Tooele Counties, as well as scenic Bryce Canyon. The guy who was doing the drilling went home and died of a heart attack the next day. It was clear that there had been some mining activity in the area, most likely from the late 1800s. This story states that Henry and his gang buried $800,000 worth of gold bullion and coins in a cave on Hollow Top Mountain. It was decided that this second hideout would take more prepping for us to investigate and would have to be explored on another trip. They used horses as a relay race, trading them out one by one as the horses became tired. 2023 Treasures in America. Henry and his gang would hijack shipments of gold and valuables that came out of Virginia City, Montana. Montana is a wide-open and mountainous state so its no wonder there would be lost treasure stories from this state. Categories & Site Details: Gold, Gold & Doubloons, Mysteries, Outlaw Loot. Crystal finally gave up the search. Heres a list of some of the treasure that might still be buried in Montana by Henry Plummer and his gang: Another reported story of buried treasure by the Plummer gang at the ruins of an old town named Hell Gate Ronde thats located 2 miles northwest of Missoula, Montana. Some believe it to be so. Have you ever dreamt as a child of finding buried treasure? It is said that he buried the gold near the bank of the Clark Fork River near Fort Missoula Military Post. Fleming was murdered probably in a game gone bad. Unbelievable! In 1899, Lay was convicted of killing a sheriff following a train robbery near Folsom, New Mexico. Timothy Draper (Founder of Treasures in America) spent a couple of months on the phone with the producers, assembling a team that could go deep into the wilderness looking for a quarter of a million dollars in todays value. Attempts were made to reach the sheriff by telephone, but they soon realized that the phone lines had been cut. Who knows? 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! Its here in Utahs southern canyons and deserts where some believe Montezumas treasure is hidden away. When coworker learned I was moving with in a few hour drive of the place, he gave me the note and the hand written map ! Many people believe that his buried treasure chest is located somewhere at a small spring near Pilot Peak which is 15 miles south of the ghost town of Lucin, Utah. Because of the trouble they had brought onto themselves, the group spread out months later and were found separated all over the Western states. [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 could still be buried on the northern tip of Holler Lake in Cascade County Montana. 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. 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. Have a pic. In Bloomington Cave near St. George, Utah, 20 burros loads of gold artifacts including a three-foot gold cross and silver bullion. Worth many times that value today, the treasure has never been recovered. So if you are in the mood for some good lost treasure stories then you will want to read on! Sign up to get adventurous offers and the latest news on Treasure Hunting! 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 Castle Gate Robbery treasure consisted of $7,000 in gold. According to the note there is gold, some silver and some paper currency buried in a saddle bag. 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. In the 1880s a miner was coming back from his mine with 200 pounds of gold bullion when his mule broke its leg. Standardville was one of the coal mining towns in Spring Canyon in the early 20th century. By doing this, they were able to stay ahead of the mob that was hunting them down. According to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, any "archaeological resources" you find on the land of the state are government property. (Daniel Buck and Anne Meadows) He . We were all excited about what was coming and even more excited to see what treasures lied ahead. Stage coach robbery loot is said to have been buried near . More than a century after their presumed deaths, the true fate of Butch and Sundance remains a mystery. If you didnt get a chance to see the show on TV, scroll down to watch it right here at Treasures in America. I live in Candy kitchen new Mexico, and candy kitchen is actually a ranch from the 1800s and 1900s and the history about the area tells that Butch Cassidy had a hideout in the ranch, and I live right next to the real original homestead or ranch house and just a walking distance from my land there is a big hill made from rocks and it looks almost man made, I say this because the rocks look like they were stacked but according to the candy kitchen nm ranch history it is said Butch Cassidy had a hide out here and on the side of the rocks hill there is a narrow entrance and as you look inside it widened idk if thats the hideout or not but is sure is interesting. . Your rewards for braving these trails include mind-blowing seasonal scenery and improved fitness. Instead, the store owner had him arrested. To this day I wonder if that area needs to be scouted out more because one thing that Ive learned is that if its too hard to get to, most people give up. According to local legend, the land is "cursed" and full of treasure. Butch Cassidy's . Brigham Young was the leader of the Mormons or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Some accounts hold that on November 4, 1908, near the town of Tupiza in southern Bolivia, two men thought to be Cassidy and the Sundance Kid robbed a payroll as it was being transported to the Aramayo mine. Butch Cassidy's childhood home in Garfield County, Utah. # 1. Jimmy EMerson, DVM/Flickr Creative Commons/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. There could be valuable gold coins and nuggets still waiting for discovery near this town. A man by the name of Fleming who was a successful gambler is said to have buried $40,000 in gold coins that were his winnings from playing cards underneath his cabin. 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