Tyler Bridges/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. Expand. It is said that a group called the Beartown Roughs terrorized and stole from the local miners there. They had set out rob the payroll from a mining company near Castle Gate, Utah. Bloomington Cave is located near St. George, Utah where many of the upper echelons of the Morman church had their homes. Some divers were brought in to dive into the cave but after detecting metal at the entrance they said that they saw an apparition of Aztecs guarding the cave. Montezuma was killed in one of these battles in 1520. . The famous outlaw Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, as Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah. Currently in development on this historic modern day western treasure hunt. The music score was by Jay Bateman. When He Moved Inside? With Brian Wimmer, Arielle Kebbel, Michael Van Wagenen, Brock Ricardos. 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. Very interested. 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. By doing this, they were able to stay ahead of the mob that was hunting them down. Marley Green if you show me I will So they never did find those silver dollars and they are probably sitting somewhere in an old mine shaft in the town of Standardville. By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's. Jimmy EMerson, DVM/Flickr Creative Commons/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. We had help from a few Utah authors and we reached out to many known locals. Longabaugh, the Pennsylvania-born son of a laborer who moved west as a teen, earned his colorful nickname (and an 18-month jail stint) after stealing a horse near Sundance, Wyoming in 1887. In fact, that role was filled by Wild Bunch member William Ellsworth Elzy Lay (1868-1934). This story is about a little girl who got ahold of one of her fathers cigar boxes. Attempts were made to reach the sheriff by telephone, but they soon realized that the phone lines had been cut. Before you grab your metal detector and get too excited about amassing hordes of wealth, you should probably know that the only thing you'll gain is bragging rights if you find the treasure mentioned above. 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. We gave it all we could, but it became impassible, even in the Polaris Ranger. 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. 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. Not too far from this location, we found a corral that Butch and his gang used for their horses which you can see in the video link below. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History. 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. Is the gold from that Chinese miner and perhaps others still buried on China Grade? Huerfano County Two barrels of coins belonging to Henry Sefton were lost at the Gomez Ranch in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 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. Id love to go out there and waive a metal detector around. Legendary outlaw, Matt Warner, killed two brothers in a gunfight after an attempted ambush. This story states that Henry and his gang buried $800,000 worth of gold bullion and coins in a cave on Hollow Top Mountain. 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. 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. Chris Jericho, Timothy Draper, and the Treasures in America team heads out hundreds of miles to look for clues and riches. # 1. We arrived at Goblin Valley very late on Friday night. What is its value? You must log in or register to reply here. Again, I watched many treasure tv shows with legends involved and all have proved nothing. It dealt with hunting his loot with Chris Jericho. The famous Butch Cassidy of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is said to have done numerous robberies in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado in the late 1800s to early 1900s. In an underwater cave on Three Lakes Ranch near Kanab in Southern Utah! Many years ago, a ex co worker, gave it to me. A 50's time period film that follows the stories and legends of Buth Cassidy and Sundance Kids as told to their descendants. Maybe you chased the end of a rainbow to find the pot of gold. More information can be found in. 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. It was a mess, but we quickly cleaned up, gathered our belongings, and reset the tents so we could enjoy our dinner and share our stories for the rest of the night. Digging Deeper: Butch Cassidys Buried Gold In Montana. Today that gold would be worth around $250,000 and along with the loot from their other robberies there could be millions of dollars worth of gold and silver buried or hidden in the Canyons of southeastern, Utah! Instead, the store owner had him arrested. Yeah, thats how they make their money by being excellent storytellers at least it keeps people entertained and is much better than the other garbage that is on tv nowadays! Most of the story is fiction. [2] Roy also embarks on a personal mission to learn the truth about his infamous ancestor's death.[3]. [5][6][7], The film was released in 2006 by GO Films and then as a direct to video movie on DVD in 2007. But many still await discovery. Legends of America states that "[t]he outlaw loot was never recovered and many believe it was hidden by the gang somewhere near Robbers Roost located along the Outlaw Trail, in southeastern Utah.". Garfield County Train robbery loot hidden near Grand Valley remains undiscovered. I hope you enjoyed this article and if you have any questions or comments please leave them below. The best way to look for clues is to find whats been left behind. 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. 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 . 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. He discovers the belt buckle left by Cassidy and learns that it is a map to the treasure buried by Cassidy somewhere in the Utah wilderness. Gilpin County A chest filled with gold was hidden on Ralston Creek Road between Central City and Denver. A modern gang of outlaws wants to grab the loot, too, and soon the intrepid heroes are fleeing for . Larimer County The Musgrove Gang, headed by Lee Musgrove, were thieves and rustlers who ranged from Texas to Wyoming to Kansas. Have a pic. 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.Cassidy fled to South America in 1901, where he is believed to have died in 1908. Well, that is the conclusion of 12 lost treasures of Montana. Henry Plummer the leader of the Henry Plummer gang and a gang called the Innocents was actually the Sheriff of Bannack, Montana in the mid-1800s. Unbelievable! According to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, any "archaeological resources" you find on the land of the state are government property. 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. More information can be found in. *Spoiler/plot- The Outlaw Trail: Treasure of Butch Cassidy, 2006. Until next time Happy Treasure Hunting! Then they made their way to the express car where the valuables were stored and blew open the safe they got away with $40,000 in paper currency and some say $80,000 in gold and silver coins. He successfully fought off the attackers but was unable to recover his treasure. 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. We ended up traveling over 120 miles of dirt road that weekend getting familiar with the area. Kid and another man held up the Great Northern Flyer which was a train on July 03, 1901, when it was stopped at Exeter Creek. Food & Drink 411 Utah Foodie Scene and Events, When Sanders owned his iconic shop, Cosmic Aeroplane, in Salt Lake City, shoppers would come in seeking to buy. Butch Cassidy and Elza Lay didnt rob the Castle Gate Mine Payroll it was Johnny Herring and Joe Walker who were positively identified. three members of Tnet from across the US travel to utah to find butch cassidy's hidden loot. We'd love to be of help to you. Afterward, the bodies were buried in unmarked graves in a San Vicente cemetery. In the late 1890s, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch got wind that there was gold stashed in Dry Creek Canyon. Ancient weapons, precious stones, gold nuggets and dust, silver plate, gold and silver coins, and some jewelry. Sanders tells the story: I knew about the book because people bugged me to death about it. They would also rob miners of their mined assets. 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. The mine was established by Spanish Jesuit priests in 1650 but abandoned in 1680, never to be found again. This led us to believe that we were closing in on the buried loot that has been hidden for so many years. 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. They then emerged from the baggage room and headed to the company office some 75 yards away. A Spanish mission in Mexico was under attack by Indians when the Padre of the mission and a group of soldiers decided to flee. The eldest of 13 children, Butch Cassidy was born Robert LeRoy Parker on April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah. The spot was supposedly marked by three stones, each bearing the date 1847. We were given a map, but after traveling down the dirt road for many miles, the road became quite narrow and rough. He was the ring leader of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang that robbed trains and banks during the Wild West days. 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? Open to making some kind of an arrangement Id love to hear more. More Colorado Treasures Just Waiting to Be Found Costilla County - The treasure of the paymaster of Fort Garland was stashed on Trinchera Creek. 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. On the fifth day through the Great Salt Lake Desert George Donner is said to have buried a chest of $15,000 in gold coins that he was hauling when they camped near a place called Floating Island. I have an upcoming episode on my Podcast show of our exploration about the Castle Gate Robbery, Butch Cassidy, and Robbers Roost. 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.. Cassidy fled to South America in 1901, where he is believed to have died in 1908. I have a hand written note from Butch himself describing where he buried it. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Some of them are a little over the top but nonetheless interesting and they make you wonder if they are really out there waiting to be found.