The Adirondack Almanack is a public forum dedicated to promoting and discussing current events, history, arts, nature and outdoor recreation and other topics of interest to the Adirondacks and its communities. One day some hunters in the area found Clairieuxs home burned to the ground with the body of Julius Caesar lying next to it. The seven cities of Cibola that Coronado and other Spanish adventurers sought in the vast deserts of the Southwest were pueblos. Gardiner Island is now private property and there is supposedly a place on the island called Kidd Valley that contains some mysterious symbols on the rocks there that might be a treasure map of sorts. A Spanish galleon, the Saints Joseph and Helena, making it from Havana to Cadiz in 1753, was carried from her course by adverse winds and tossed against a reef near New London, Connecticut, receiving injuries that compelled her to run into that port for repairs. By the time Prohibition went into effect in 1919, gangsters were starting to get caught in a new trap that they never dealt with before. Find the darker colored streams with exposed bedrock. Think. Getting lost is not directly responsible for their demise, panic is. River pirate Patterson buried a large cache in 1813 on banks of Chippewa creek. Robert Gordon is said to have buried a chest of wealth near Whitehall or at the bottom of Hudson Barge Canal. 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. 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. 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. Immediately stopping upon realizing you are not where you think you ought to be is the most important thing you can do to make sure that a bad situation does not get worse. So it was a bit of ironic justice when Dutch Schultz's second tax evasion trial was moved to Malone. Famous beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" based on the deathbed transcripts. It was the famous downfall of Al Capone, after all. amzn_assoc_linkid = "cbde75136108817cd7f3a02391231015"; The building of Great Camps during the 1880s and 1920s confirm the desire to escape to the Adirondacks for rest and relaxation. She among other steamers sank during one of the Great Lakes most ferocious storms. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Many gangster books and films still use his actual cruel acts to illustrate the brutal realities of Prohibition gangster life. I became convinced that anyone new at the skill, with the right attitude and proper planning, should not fear becoming lost. 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. Contrast that to bushwhacking when knowledge of direction, terrain, and time are constantly on your mind every step of the way. 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. Lost Their Lives in Discovering a Rich Deposit of the Precious Metal -- The Story as Told by an Old Guide -- Found the Bodies of the Men with Specimens of Their Find -- The Location of the. Know of good Lost Treasure Stories for this County? A treacherous guide who had hoped to take Coronado into the waterless plain and lose him but who first lost his own head had told him a tale of the Quivira, a tribe that had much gold. 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. What they are doing with that gold, we will leave to speculation. Hillig reported the hijacking to the government, but never mentioned the money. 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. Though he turned up many a rood of soil and sounded with his spade for bags and chests of gold, he found nothing. Eventually I found I could pretty much pinpoint my exact location by just having paid attention to all the constant terrain navigation clues that exist everywhere, with my eyes open and brain engaged as I move along. 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. Good article Dan. The ship was carrying copper, zinc ingots, barrels of flour and rumors surfaced that she was also carrying $191,000 in gold and silver coins at the time of her sinking. As the lady properly objected to any risk to her own safety, the chest was buried at an unknown spot in the forest. With that said, there are quite a few active gold prospectors in the State of New York, and we have a hunch that they are successfully finding a little bit of glacial gold. Whenever he was wearied the mediums that he consulted would tell him to make cuttings to the right or left, and for every fresh discouragement, they found fresh work. 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. Although there is no documentation that can back up this lost treasure story the second version could be possible because there are many swamps in the area of Rome, NY. Somebody had accidentally opened it and had removed the treasure. Other prominent gangsters decided Dutch had caused enough trouble. On the shore of Oneida Lake, New York, is an Indians grave, where a ball of light is wont to swing and dance. 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. More information found in: New York Treasures and Metal Detecting Site. In 1983 the wreck of Dean Richmond was located in 100 feet of water off of North East, PA. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. The key to finding the cash is to find a bronze coin, engraved with Hillig's initials, and rumored to be buried somewhere in the Catskill Mountains. If it is so hard to get lost in the backcountry, then why do people do so every year, with some losing their lives in the process? Unlike elongated ranges like the Rockies and the Appalachians, the Adirondacks form a circular dome, 160 miles wide and 1 mile high. 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. I always remember the old fire safety technique taught in school whenever I find myself feeling the initial panic of finding myself momentarily displaced. on the St. Lawrence River. In 1959, it slowly sunk beneath the surface as flood waters . Although there are sometimes other contributing factors, in most cases getting lost is easily prevented. The battle was for Fort Stanwix which is not the city of Rome, NY. One day in 1841, a Spanish ship put in for water off the spot where Columbia City, Oregon, now stands. The four men did return, however, and lived by themselves amid the woods of Saugus, the gossips reporting that a beautiful woman had been seen in their company the mistress of the pirate chief, for, of course, the mysterious quartette had followed the trade of robbery on the high seas. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A trapper, who was his only attendant in his last moments, dug over the ground floor of the hut and found a box containing a jeweled sword, costly trinkets, and letters that bore out the presumption of Follingsbys aristocratic origin. They found quantities of lead and iron but no gold. The Lost Treasure of the Dutch-man On October 23, 1935, a whole team of killers led by Charles "Bug" Workman converged on the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, where Dutch had fled when Dewey had made him too much of a target in New York City. Lost Treasures, Recent Posts New York has had a long history of human settlements which makes it a perfect place to find buried artifacts and treasures from the early days of the state. Pirate Booty in New York They have a whole building dedicated to the artifacts and history of New York City. In the mid-1800s, this belief had grown to such proportions that 50 men undertook to clear the well, pushing their investigations into various parts of the enclosure and surrounding fields. As the great Terry Perkins has said, to bushwack through Five Ponds, one needs to have the right attitude. 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. But the hotel keepers and three-card-monte men are not waiting for that discovery to grow rich. The mountain does not have an official hiking trail and most hike to its summit follow a herd path off the trail to Flowed . Avoid areas that appear very light colored, sandy, or muddy, as these places are less likely to produce. She could see, however, that the dollars were packed edgewise. Lord Amherts buried $100,000 in gold coins on Treasure island during the Revolution. A thin sheen of sweat covers the skin, producing a clammy feeling and chills. Getting lost is much easier for traditional hikers, since any straying from the trail is a prime opportunity to get into trouble. One by one, they were killed in quarrels until but a single man was left, and he, in turn, was set upon by the resurrected victims and choked to death by their cold fingers. He is also life-long naturalist with a Master of Science in Ecology from SUNY ESF and 10+ seasons working as a field biologist, five inside the Blue Line. Spaniards worked the mines in the Ozark Hills of Missouri in the late 17th century. He died on Dec. 27 at Glens Falls Hospital. "The Salmon River [connected to the east end of Lake Ontario] in Central New York has much scenic beauty and a great variety of fish.. What is going on? He trusted an assistant to publish the story of the money after his death, which came in 1954. This veteran, torn and broken by many a gale and lightning-stroke, was once a gallows, and Goody Glover had swung from it in witch-times. French soldiers are thought to have buried gold coins in or near Fort Frederick. Outlaw loot is buried at or near Money Point. Some of the forts remains can still be seen. 27). Imagine, 1938: Near the end of The Great Depression in the Adirondack High Peaks. In the case of being lost, stop, drop and roll has a totally different meaning than when applying it to fire safety. The Spaniards were said to have entombed $300,000 in gold near Natchez, Mississippi. 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. British troops are thought to have buried gold and silver coins at Fort Crown. The mien was threatening, the nose had reddened and extended, the hair was rumpled, and the brow was scowling. 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Robert Dadras, president of the Liberty Museum and Arts Center, is suspicious of the legend, but wouldn't rule out that Hillig would bury a treasure somewhere. 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. Wash it down with some water. I cannot!'". I suggest that you dont look for this treasure during the summer months because the swamps in the area produce an enormous amount of mosquitoes and from what I have heard there is an abundance of bees in the area. Funny you mention the stop,drop and roll, i was thinking that when i atarted reading the article, it makes good sense. A lonely, crabbed man, who died in a poor hut after the American Revolution, owned that he had served the British as a spy but said that he had spent none of the gold he had taken from them. New York Lost Treasure Sites. The Isle of the Yellow Sands, in Lake Superior, was supposed by Indians to be made of the dust of gold, but it was protected by vultures that beat back those who approached or tore them to pieces if they insisted on landing. In all probability they will commend you. (LogOut/ Numerous caches from robberies are thought to be located Panama Rocks.The Washington sank in 1834 off Silver creek number of coins unknown. Acres of the neighborhood were then dug over by treasure hunters, who found a box of cob dollars and several casks. 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. By using this site you consent to the use of these cookies by various third-party partners such as Google and other advertisers. They operated out of central New York and were at that time considered one of the largest criminal families in America. It was formerly best known as Money Hole, and the stream that courses through it as Money Brook, for a gang of counterfeiters worked in that recess, and there some spurious coinage may still be concealed. A month. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. A large amount of treasure is thought to be buried at or near Switzer Hill. In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. You will have to solve a set of clues left by the original owner. Needless to say, this law has hampered most any serious efforts made to search for gold. His previous trial, in Syracuse, had resulted in a hung jury when Dutch made an offer of $100,000, then claimed the government had "refused" his tax payment. Fishers Island is said to have been a hot spot for pirates back in the day. You are just confused. The Monarch wrecked off Toronto Canada with 250 ton cargo in 1856. GT Parkers, 1 mile S (GT) Rector In Niagara county the steamer Alexander sank at Youngstown in 1915. Dutch was determined to end this threat to his "business" and held a meeting of the Syndicate where he outlined his assassination plan. He died along with the exact whereabouts of the buried treasure. It was declared that when the French evacuated the region, they buried money and bullion in a well, in the northwest corner of the bastion, 90 feet deep, in the full expectancy of regaining it. 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. He had left his mansion at Smiths Pond, New Hampshire, and was making it toward Portsmouth, where he was to enjoy the protection of the British fleet. Although no gold and silver coins were found on the wreck itself doesnt mean they could have been lost on or near the beaches of Dunkirk, New York. The more I did this, the more I realized that I could fill in the all navigation gaps everywhere. The Northern soldiers wrecked the potash works and broke away tons of rock, making it dangerous to return. He had many tales of the nights he would be awakened by a man who was paying for gasoline for the line of trucks that would be showing up shortly. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Porter traveled through N. This leaves you as close as to the last point where you were not lost, giving you the best chance of retracing your steps. The contents of the latter, though rich and old, were not solid, and when diffused through the systems of several Long Islanders, imparted to them a spirituous and patriotic glow for in thus destroying the secreted stores of a royalist were they not asserting the triumph of democratic principles? The chest was buried by a large oak tree, since it could not be carried, for safekeeping until a later date. Every rock, tree, bird and chipmunk looks threatening. Attention Upstate New York treasure hunters: A stash of Nazi cash is waiting to be collected. As long as you know the way out just relax and enjoy. The amounts vary from $5-9 million, sums that would be worth ten times as much today. Although the Dome as we know it today is a relatively recent development, having emerged about 5 million years ago, it is made of ancient rocks more than a 1,000 million years old. Is it a heart attack? Typically, it unfolds slowly over time until the evidence finally builds up to the point where it is undeniable. 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. i have never been lost but often think of how i would react once i found myself in that situation. This will definitely help with the thinking above, and it gives you a chance to do something relaxing while thinking. 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. It was believed that much of the plunder was buried in the clay near the waters edge. A wreck lay rotting here for many years, and it was said to be the skeleton of a ship that these fellows had beached by false beacons. Digging Deeper: Lost Treasures of New Jersey. That might be a stretch but its possible. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. When lost, roll stands for the process of breaking bread. The second version states while the British were retreating from the battle for Fort Stanwix trying to run to Canada that they threw a cannon that was sealed and had gold inside into a swamp near the old Route 69. It seems no one will know for sure, because Dutch kept the whole thing quiet until he was on his deathbed. Without any physical threat, flight becomes the only logical alternative and your brain screams RUN. It would not lie to you, would it? While learning these skills, dont cheat with a GPS. At first I would allow myself to be unsure of exactly where I was for long stretches, but I had always studied the map and had a substantial backstop and a compass direction that would assure my arrival at recognizable points of terrain. A pleasant hike in the Adirondack backcountry suddenly turns into a disaster. The Butlers were Tori raiders Loyalists to the British Crown a much-hated pair in the area. Plus, keep track of location and direction! There is a back story here that remains buried in time, long since forgotten and forever untold. Bear Mountain Forts. Learning how to anticipate it and manage the natural panic can make the crucial difference between getting yourself out of a sticky situation, an embarrassing rescue, or worse. 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. Email them to us and you and your club will receive full credit! 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. And do not forget to take it with you when taking an emergency midnight dump too. The mutineers rowed back to the ship, and after vainly waiting for several days for a chance to go on shore again, they sailed away. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Coney Island, New York, is declared to have been used by a band of pirates as the first national sandbank, and, as these rascals were caught and swung off with short shrift, they do say that the plunder is still to be had by the man who finds it. 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. Something had been removed, for the mold of a large box was visible at the bottom of a pit. Part of the fun for people like Kopp, myself, and many others, is the treasure hunt. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is privately owned so you will need to gain permission before searching for this lost treasure. But it can the beginning of your own treasure hunt and maybe you will find one of these lost treasures in New York State. The Haven is on the Poultney River about a mile from Whitehall NY. He attempted, and his pick struck a crock that gave a chink, as of gold. Every time, I can still hear his words: if you get mixed up, just stop and I will come find you (thankfully, that never happened). Pirates are believed to have buried numerous treasures here. The Mansion is located near Fonda, NY on Switzer Hill overlooking the Mohawk River. That generation of Loomiss ended up in Hastings, New York. * Tax evasion trial begins One of the eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 6 of 41 7 of 41 Adirondac, Newcomb, NY. Nothing should look too familiar, if it does you are not bushwhacking. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. A frantic feeling overcomes you, as if mortal danger is imminent. Many treasure hunters have been searching for that treasure for years to no avail. And it's in a safety deposit box at a bank in the town of Liberty. His motive for the crime may have been a fear that the slaves would aid the Americans in the approaching struggle or that they might return and dig up the wealth or reveal the hiding place to the kings enemies. This would be a good island to do some treasure hunting if you are ever in the area. After stopping, the second thing to do is drop your backpack and sit down. Dutch Schultz trusted only his longtime bodyguard, Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz, and so no one knows the form or size of the treasure he allegedly buried in the Catskill Mountains, near Phoenicia, NY. The stream is also known as Spectre Brook, for late wandering hunters and scouting soldiers, seeing the forgers moving to and fro about their furnaces, took them for ghosts. Salvage value listed at $50,000. 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. He fainted and awakened in the morning in his own chamber, where, to a neighbor who made an early call, he told with embellishments the story of the encounter. This ghost town was a former mining settlement in the heart of the Adirondacks during the nineteenth century. 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. Naturally, because of the currently laws in the state, there have been relatively few publicized reports of gold discoveries in New York. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. Fishers Island is just north of Gardiners Island. Human bones have been found here, too, but they are thought to be those of soldiers that entered the cave in pursuit of an Indian chief who had defied the State in the 1840s. The hermit Clairieux supposedly buried several chests of treasure on Grand Island. After that notorious miser had recovered enough from the fear created by the presence to understand what it said to him, he realized that it was telling him of something that, in life, it had buried at the foot of the Old Elm. You will go home with the satisfaction, if it is indeed a satisfaction, that you have rendered a blow against law enforcement and given aid and encouragement to people who would flout the law. He should, at that moment, have turned around three times, as his dream directed, but he was so excited that he forgot to. As far as recreational gold prospecting is concerned, there are a few things to consider. While throwing out these fragments, one of the party fell dead. Get a grip on it or you will be lost. For years the populace kept watch of all strangers that came to town and shadowed them if they went to the woods, but without result. May also be in Ulster or Greene Counties. Grand Island is now a nature preserve called Buckhorn Island State Park. Smuggling alcohol was amazingly lucrative because ordinary men and women became their customers, greatly expanding the business potential. Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2023. 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. On or near the beaches of Dunkirk, New York. The chest has never found. 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