The other top level gangsters were not convinced. I teach new backcountry navigators to seek and allow themselves to get lost in safely bounded areas, and most importantly to then take the time to figure out exactly what happened, what clues were missed, and what mistakes were made. The Daily Mail says the assistant was told to turn over the 25 clues to the newspaper 50 years after the hijacking, which he did in December 1992. Also Read: 24 Gold Panning Locations in New England. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. 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. In the 1930s, several hundred French coins were discovered on or the beach near North Wolcott. An Indian girl who stole away from her camp to procure a quantity of this treasure was pursued by her lover, who, frightened at the risk she was about to run from the vultures, stopped her flight by staving in the side of her canoe so that she was compelled to take refuge in his. Many B&B's in the Park to this day have a room that was once a Tavern, and one even has a secret room accessed by the typical swinging bookcase. 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. Here's one we came across in a collection called "Short Stories of Lost Treasure in the Adirondacks." (It has no author, of course.) During the examination of these relics possibly the bones of mutineers who had been killed in the fight onshore a man fell into a fit of raving madness, and again the search was abandoned, for it is now said that an immutable curse rests on the treasure. Somewhere in the Montezuma swamp in Seneca County, there might be a treasure buried worth $40,000. In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. The Butlers were a rich family all of whom were British Loyalists. Raregoldnuggets.com participants in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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. A man to whom the secret had descended offered to reveal it, but his offer was laughed at as he was a prisoner. Many Phoenician residents and business owners would find people with shovels and, in one case, a backhoe, sneaking around their property and leaving holes everywhere. Shortly after, in eighth grade, he had left school to earn money. Unfortunately, our natural physical reactions are not always the best course of action. Lord Amherts buried $100,000 in gold coins on Treasure island during the Revolution. Even if you dont have a compass it is easy to tell what direction is what during the day. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). But the hotel keepers and three-card-monte men are not waiting for that discovery to grow rich. As you know Dan, in many places it can be hard to lift ones foot, move through the brush, avoid a boulder, or climb over a downed tree. More photos. It just means you made a terrifying discovery, as everything around you looks unfamiliar, and you no longer know where you are. Smuggling alcohol was amazingly lucrative because ordinary men and women became their customers, greatly expanding the business potential. A panic attack? Getting lost in the backcountry can be a terrifying experience, and probably inevitable to some degree for anyone spending enough time in the backcountry. But I let logic prevail to counter the feeling and reminded myself of my direction path and time as I increasingly observed my surroundings for clues. In most cases this is an unlikely scenario, unless a kidnapping, sudden blow to the head or a case of sleep walking is involved. Not only is it large in acreage, mostly trail-less, with numerous glacial features, a lot of water, beaver meadows, old flows, and old growth, it has what Colvin described as the forest on the floor, the decades of dead and down trees and the new plant life that emerges from that environment. While Dutch Schultz had triumphed for a second time, the consequences of the trial were not over yet. New London got a bad name from this robbery, and the governor, though besought by the assembly to make good the shortage, failed to do so, and lost his place at the next election. A farmer named Belknap dreamed several times of a buried treasure at this point, and he was told, in his vision, that if he would dig there at midnight, he could make it his own. Nope. The cabin was supposed to be close to the beginning of the brook that led into the pond. They operated out of central New York and were at that time considered one of the largest criminal families in America. On or near the beaches of Dunkirk, New York. GT Wright, 4 miles NE of Putnam StationGT Cummings, 2 miles S of (GT) WrightGT Shelving Rock, 10 miles due W of Whiteall. He died on Dec. 27 at Glens Falls Hospital. It was as if the ground had never been disturbed. The most obvious take home message about getting lost in the backcountry is Do not panic. This can be easier said than done sometimes. While throwing out these fragments, one of the party fell dead. And it would last for decades. Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2023. The cabin was at the north end of Follensby Pond just where the Branch enters into the lake. Confirmed. Fleeing from you initial position can simply lead to getting even farther away from your last known position, which can get you REALLY lost, plus uselessly depleting any energy reserves that just might come in handy while trying to stay warm under a tree. As long as you know the way out just relax and enjoy. In Washington county Robert Gordon is said to have buried a chest of wealth near Whitehall or at the bottom of Hudson Barge Canal. The seekers are always blinded by blue flame and frightened away by roaring noises. About the Author: Charles M. Skinner (1852-1907) authored the complete nine-volume set of Myths and Legends of Our Own Land in 1896. 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. Enter before January 31 to win. You are lost. The legend. The hole that it broke through the masonry could never be stopped, for no matter how often it was repaired, the stone and cement fell out again, and the wind came through with such a chill and such shrieks that the house had to be abandoned. In this article lost treasures of New York State, we will examine 14 of this states lost and hidden treasures. Always know where you are. 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. Email them to us and you and your club will receive full credit! You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. In 1959, it slowly sunk beneath the surface as flood waters . 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. A large amount of treasure is thought to be buried at or near Switzer Hill. 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. Some of the forts remains can still be seen. More information found in: New York Treasures and Metal Detecting Site. He is also the creator of the blog Bushwhacking Fool where he details his bushwhacking adventures. The Spaniards were said to have entombed $300,000 in gold near Natchez, Mississippi. The heart quickens in the chest, the echo of the frequent beats drowning out the surrounding natural sounds. For all this, the old tree bore, for many years, an evil reputation. It is because, like most people when happily hiking on known well-traveled trails, they tend to not observe or pay attention to constantly changing direction, terrain, and time in any meaningful way. Tiny Treasure Island. Plus, it helps if you ever catch on fire too. It was believed afterward that he was an English army officer of noble birth who had left his own country in disgust at having discovered an attachment between his wife and one of his fellow officers. Ghost town(GT) Elberta, on RR, 2 1/2 miles NE of Ransomville.GT Wilson Station, on RR, 2 miles SE of Wilson.GT Pendleton Center, 4 miles NW of Millersport. During one summer, a sloop visited the island frequently, laden on each trip with chests that never were taken away in the sight of men and that are now supposed to be buried near the site of the Frenchmans cabin. Then, as they were shoveling back the earth, he shot them dead, all three, and buried them, one on each barrel. That might be a stretch but its possible. Some people were convinced there had to be a map, as these two "city boys" would never be able to find anything in the wilderness without it. amzn_assoc_asins = "0878421807,0762779004,0764343343,0899332757,0801886821"; With the repeated mention of fine textured glacial gold, it is worth noting that the occurrence of fine gold is not a rule in New York or anywhere else in the Northeast; sometime on rare occasions, the receding glaciers did leave behind coarse gold and an occasional gold nugget that a prospector can find. That is what bushwhacking or hunting is all about. Though he turned up many a rood of soil and sounded with his spade for bags and chests of gold, he found nothing. If you are ever in New York City you might want to check out the Museum of the City of New York. GT Prospect Station, 3 miles E of Westfield.GT Lilly Dale, 1 1/2 miles W of Cassadaga. In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. Just dont take this to mean that gold cant be found. So great was the fright caused by this accident that the search was again abandoned until March 1890, when another party resumed the digging. The Haven is on the Poultney River about a mile from Whitehall NY. Outlaw loot is buried at or near Money Point. Needless to say, this law has hampered most any serious efforts made to search for gold. They have a whole building dedicated to the artifacts and history of New York City. What they mostly transported was illegal alcohol. 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 Loomis gang was a family of outlaws in the mid-1800s. Contact Johnathan Croyle: Email | 315-427-3958. What they are doing with that gold, we will leave to speculation. 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. With global positioning units, personal locator beacons and satellite phones, anyone with the monetary resources and the wherewithal can easily find their position at just the push of a button or two. Charles M. Skinner, 1896. 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. Follingsbys Pond, in the Adirondacks, was named for a recluse who occupied a lonely but strongly guarded cabin in the early part of this century. In fact, miners have shown us several grams of nice bright gold dust and pickers that were recovered from their own little secret spot somewhere in Upstate New York. Caverns have frequently been used as hiding places for things of more or less value generally less. 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