Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

The Santa Fe Trail was a transportation route opened by the Indigenous people of North America as well as European trappers and traders in the second half of the 18th century traveled what is now the Santa Fe Trail. It was later used extensively by people from the United States in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase. Traders and settlers crossed the southwest of North America by the route connecting Independence, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its major market in Missouri was St. Louis, with its port on the Mississippi River. By the mid-1800s many pioneers and gold prospectors traveled the Old Santa Fe Trail. As the trail meandered, there was a spot that was a popular campsite near what’s called the Point of Rocks that was a popular landmark and had a fresh spring nearby. In 1851 it is said that two pioneers were camping, and they buried $40,000 in gold coins at the site. Knowledge of the men and what happened is lacking, but quite possibly, they were killed by Indians....

 Who cannot forget the movie, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?" Well, it wasn't Paul Newman and Robert Redford, the daring duo, and Robert Redford's love interest, Katherine Ross, all of whom who managed to steal a lot of money.  So, let's get a bit more real. Butch Cassidy and Harry Longabaugh were close friends. Longabaugh went by the epithet (nickname) of the Sundance Kid. This twosome formed a gang of outlaws, the Wild Bunch, who were robbers. They planned and executed a heist of the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in Castle Gate, Utah. After smart planning they knew a train would come on April, 21st, 1897. They also knew that the train would contain the payroll for all of those employees working the coal. When the train made its way into town, Cassidy and the Kid held it up and dashed off with many bags of the shiny yellow stuff. Picture the swirl of dust as an angry mob of citizens rode in pursuit. The robbers and the angry flock of town dwellers headed sou...