168 0 obj Jupiter Island. Patricia Sharpe writes a regular restaurant column, Pats Pick, for Texas Monthly. That lucky treasure hunter who finds where X marks the spot, will become an East Texas legend, just like the treasure they strove to find. (All you English teachers out there, stop making fun of me for using the what is now known as phrase two sentences in a row.) 6. Ocean Breeze. they might find something, a storm rolls in. endobj We organized some strategic searches via dives doing grid patterns and things of that sort to try to get those up.. Some of the (alleged) lost treasures in Pennsylvania worth researching are ones like: $30,000 worth of gold coins said to be King George ll's Lost Plunder. True West Magazine article on Jean Lafitte. They lowered another contraption through the pipe to the lake floor. It led all the way back to an 1884 account where the guy who was the son of the founder of Tatum, Texas in East Texas decided he was going to drain the lake. Did the infamous privateer Jean Laffite steal a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and bury it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town Sabine? Visibility is nil, so it is a touchy situation. But people buy into it, and thats the part thats interesting to me.. For more information about this incredible project and to see a short film trailer, go to their website at www.sunkensilver.com. He also noted there were a handful of other treasure legends that were nearly the same but with a different location or body of water and no specific piece of evidence regarding the Hendricks Lake silver on which he can hang his hat., When asked what he hopes Sunken Silver will accomplish, he answered just to tell the story.. The other big buried treasure legend from East Texas is the story of Little Cypress Creek. Somebody made fun of him; he clubbed the guy to death. endobj (Courtesy of Andy Swanger) As far as more. There was one spot that we initially found, I think it was June of 2020, which gave us a sonar reading that was pretty much an exact match to a wooden wagon that had submerged with some sort of weight, Roper said. Houston oilmen who conducted the largest search ever attempted in 1957-1958. The same thing is true for the Paradise Cove Lodge down California 178. Its just a great story and what intrigued me was the people engaged in that all over those 100 years.. The search is called off for the time being. The show starts with the Lagina brothers, Rick and Marty, sharing how their search on Oak Island opened them up to a world full of mysteries and lost treasures to explore. I havent found anything to suggest that a centuries-worth of stories about buried treasure have any credence. The story goes that wagon loads of silver Barnie Waldrop said he outlasted all the others and had seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom. Trammel's Trace | Facebook Filmmaker Brackston McKnight uses a metal detector on his property, searching for lost treasure. . By using deep-sea sonar technology that can pierce the thick mud and clay at the bottom of the lake, Roper said he may have found a cart or wagon that might have moved treasure to the lake. Christian Roper and Brackston McKnight, film makers. The oilmen then built a raft with a hole in the center and sank large pipes into the goop on the lake bottom. It was a cloudy evening with low visibility, and Laffite attempted to capture what appeared to be two Spanish merchant vessels. There was a problem saving your notification. In 1884, the guy Tatum is named after thought he would drain the lake, Pinkerton said. Hendricks Lake is a special place for Roper. hunt presented by Christian, Rick and Marty offer to send Matty Blake down to Paul Uncle Fox Tatum, son of the founder of Tatum, Texas, carried out the first documented attempt to recover the treasure in 1884. Roper believes that the Little Cypress Creek story and the Hendricks Lake story may have a common heritage. Maybe they can help them in their search from the insights learned from their own pursuit of the Money Pit. Stories are how we interact as people and its how we grow. Aug. 6, 2015 9:51 AM PT. Tales of Spanish Silver Lure Treasure Hunters to an East Texas Lake The open-endedness and lack of conclusion is what attracts Roper to the story today. It certainly had promise since it was a round piece of wood, like the legend of the wagon sunk in the lake. 156 0 obj True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. Here are six of the supposedly greatest Texas treasures still out there. The Curse of Civil War Gold - The HISTORY Channel :icon_scratch: Thanks, Ernie Handbook of Texas Online, A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace". 0000001829 00000 n Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. At one point, while wandering the beaches of Padre Island, he came across a bunch of Spanish coins. Forrest Fenn, a New Mexican art dealer, revealed on Sunday that his famed treasure was found, according to a post on his website that he confirmed to NBC News. During the Mexican War of Independence, the Laffites served as spies for the Spanish, after moving to Galveston Island, Texas. "You're a liability, Sebastian" Hendricks[src] Agent D. Hendricks is an FBI agent and the leader of Cras Est Nostrum. Hughes Springs up in Cass County was founded by two brothers looking for a treasure in the 1850s or 60s. Treasure Coast . I titled it True Believers because Im way more interested in the people who believe this stuff than the possibility that there might actually be something, Pinkerton said. wagons to be pushed down an embankment and into a lake. He gave the loot to smugglers who were attempting to transport six wagonloads of silver ingots to St. Louis where the treasure would presumably be minted into coins. Trammel's Trace - Series of 18 newspaper articles Read More about Texas Tea Slot, about Jean Laffites treasure in the Sabine River. Building on that production they are airing a new 8-episode series titled "Beyond Oak Island" premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 9:00 pm central. Abilene Reporter-News, June 24, 1958. 0000000016 00000 n They know it. click photo for more. The people who have looked for Hendricks Lake treasure since the 50s have spent a lot of money and hired a researcher in Spain to see if the Santa Rosa actually existed, all kinds of things, Pinkerton said. And an MIT-trained electrical engineer who held a patent for underwater metal detection. He also might have(might have, I remind you)come across a wooden chest containing what was then $80,000 in jewelry and coins. Michael Siepker, Fisheries Biologist; 563-382-8324; Michael.Siepker@dnr.iowa.gov Marc Waterlander, Conservation Officer; 319-240-6662; Marc.Waterlander@dnr.iowa.gov Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases Hidden Treasure Chest Filled With Gold And Gems Is Found In Rocky Mountains down. The dumping of the silver in the lake was a temporary thing until danger passed, then was recovered, after all he had divers at his disposal. Every penny counts! But alas, nothing came of it. Pictured from left, Gary Pinkerton, Brackson McKnight and Christian Roper. Pinkerton came across the Hendricks Lake legend while doing research for his book, Trammals Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North. This catch rendered a lot of attention and by 1884, the Sabine River was riddled with silver hunters. His website is titled True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake but he is not a true believer himself. Despite this, no silver bars were found. Kuna, ID hosted by Treasure Valley Disc Golf. Back in the 1580s, Spanish conquistadors and priests often passed beneath the peaks of the Franklins on their way to New Mexico to colonize the Indian villages. Christian An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. From the first searches in the 1880s to the large scale efforts of the 1950s and 1960s, its story has . As Laffite and his men raced through East Texas with the wagons, Spanish. Legend says six wagons full of silver bars were rolled into hendricks lake. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. Trammel's Trace-The First Road to Texas from the North is a 2016 book by Gary L. Pinkerton. %PDF-1.7 % Over the years, Hendricks Lake near Tatum has been a place where many people have visited in search of a legendary treasure that was supposedly left at the site by Pirate Jean LaFitte. The legend says that in 1816, Laffite and his fellow pirates plundered six wagon loads worth of silver from the Spanish. 0000001207 00000 n The film will center around local lore of a lost treasure of $2 million in silver ingots said to have been stolen by French pirate Jean Laffite and hidden by smugglers in Hendricks Lake, a. In one Internet posting, I read the following: Texas has more buried treasure than any other state, with 229 sites within the states borders. Texas oilmen. This book is the story of those people. endobj Many believe the body of water concealing the silver to be Hendricks Lake near Tatum, although other places have also been examined. Low 47F. 158 0 obj Since 2014, Rick and Marty Lagina have produced "The Curse of Oak Island" for The HISTORY Channel. trailer During her time at the Watchman, she enjoyed writing features about businesses and local events. Gary L. Pinkerton, Trammels Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2016). Fort Worth Daily Gazette, October 3, 1884. While Pinkerton believes the lake area should be a park, the reality is Hendricks Lake is no longer accessible by the public as the land surrounding it belongs to private land owners or is being leased by mining companies. According to one legend, a group of priests put about three hundred burro loads of silver in a mine on one of their expeditions to New Mexico. The real story of Hendricks Lake is not the legend alone, it is about the people who believed it fervently enough to put their time and money on the line in the hope of recovering it. When one of the recent landowners near the lake sold their property to the mining company, they inserted a treasure clause that reserves the rights to one-half of any treasure trove found on the Property by Purchaser. There will always be true believers in the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake. By The Siberian Times reporter. Not one of them found any of the reported treasure, but that never prevented the next person from trying. 0000004315 00000 n To contact Pinkerton, call (409) 201-8026 or email gary.pinkerton@outlook.com. In 1909 members of the United States Geological Survey visited the site, which they described as being unproductive. Both of them had consulted with Harry Rieseberg, the self-described worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter who had written articles about the legend in treasure magazines of the time. Hobe Sound. Beyond Oak Island Summary of Episode 1: Pirate Treasures and the Search in Hendricks Lake for Jean Lafittes Lost Treasure. Mainly clear. The hidden fortunes of the Doan Boys Gang, said to be $2 million at least. He is the primary antagonist of season one of National Treasure: Edge of History. For information on, or to order True Believers, visit www.hendrickslake.com. Location of Forrest Fenn's Treasure Finally Revealed She was then forgotten for nearly 300 years. Error! Last dive for Lake Toplitz's Nazi gold | World news | The Guardian Over the years there have been many who made a minimal effort or spent a little time at the lake only to discover that the conditions were too difficult and they had neither the time nor the money for such an undertaking. Jos R. Ralat is Texas Monthlys taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. 0000003902 00000 n The total value? True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. The information comes from books and treasure hunting Web sites (the best of which are legendsofamerica.com and treasurefish.com). Whether the treasure is truly out there or not remains to be proven. And soldiers were overtaking them, so they had six wagon loads full of gold and silver they dumped it in the lake. In an interview with KETK, Pinkerton discussed the treasure, or lack thereof, at Hendricks Lake. 148 0 obj Pinkerton is hoping to publish his book some time in the new year and is interested in finding more people with first and second hand accounts of the treasure hunting. 149 0 obj The son of the founder of the town of Tatum. Although $25,000 worth of coins and jewelry have been accounted for, no one knows where the rest of the loot went, and Collins and Bass were killed before they revealed anything. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. On the trail of East Texas' buried treasure news - The Black Chronicle Buried, EAST, Texas, texas news, texas news update, trail, Treasure THE LEGEND A brig named Santa Rosa plundered in Matagorda Bay in 1816. Christian Roper and Brackston McKnight lay eyes on Hendricks Lake, the alleged locale of sunken pirate treasure. So where is it? Others have mounted full-scale salvage expeditions with backhoes and monster trucks and whatnot. Access to those treasure seekers was largely through land owned by a former Panola County sheriff, Corbett Akins, and one of his deputies, L.E. In June of 2020, the treasure was finally found by a man who chose not to be named (perhaps understandably, as he was suddenly $5 million richer!). However, all have failed in finding the supposed cache of silver, adding to speculation that the supposed treasure may be cursed. Larry Holzwarth - May 12, 2018. A formal statement is due around noon in Moscow on Saturday when the first pictures of the gold will be revealed to the world's . Boise County - Close to 3,000,000 troy ounces of gold have been removed from the gravels of the Bose Basin and according to treasure hunters, there is plenty more to be found. Hotspots would include the many watercourses through the area and gravel arroyos northeast of Boise, near Idaho City. endstream At the age of 25, Jean Laffite was living in New Orleans, operating a warehouse essential to dispersing the goods smuggled by his brother Pierre. endobj TATUM A trio of Jacksonville natives wants to turn two-century-old piracy legend into a full-length feature documentary film and theyre seeking funding help to do it. 0000003134 00000 n What I like most about the lake is that, it just contains this feel when you go out there and you see the Spanish moss hanging on the trees, you feel like youve gone back in time, Roper said. 0000000756 00000 n though. So nothing lines up; its just factually, there was no road that would carry wagons at that time. It says so much about East Texas folklore. 0000006665 00000 n Hendrick's Lake treasure is focus of Houston historian's upcoming book, By Stella Wieser 162 0 obj Dallas Morning News, August 1, 1965. Texas is full of buried bootyor, to be a bit more accurate, full of stories about buried booty that no one has been able to find. More Idaho Treasure Tales - Legends of America Its slated to be released in May on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Tubi. The Hix boys from Baytown were featured on Discovery Channel's "Expedition Unknown" for their quest . 160 0 obj If the treasure is out there, then some East Texan is bound to find it. The parade of those who made documented efforts for the treasure included oilmen, a television repairman, a pharmacist, a grocery store owner, dirt contractors, water well diggers, fraudulent treasure hunting equipment hucksters, a heating and air-conditioning technician, and numerous other true believers. Searchers used aerial photos, underwater metal detectors, and magnetometers to aid in their efforts. 147 0 obj Singer Treasure on Padre Island In the mid-nineteenth century, a man named Isaac Merritt Singer made significant improvements to the sewing machine. endobj Essentially, somehow treasure came up in conversation and I had asked him if hed ever heard about the story of pirate treasure being lost in East Texas and we started slowly looking into it. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. The team has found several people who have direct . All in all, several wagons loaded with silver ingots went into the river. Diving team finds hidden treasures lurking in Lake Lanier's - WAGA Lake Hendricks - Iowa DNR Beyond Oak Island Episode 2 Summary: Wild West Gold and the Search at Robbers Roost Canyon for Butch Cassidys Lost Treasure, All can be found to have a questing theme within them, Third Annual Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity, The Second Annual Masquerade Tribute Wrap Up, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Affiliate Disclosure. Just another myth? Hits are sounded off. There are many stories about the famous pirate Gene Lafitte, but one of them places his lost treasure at the bottom of a lake right here in East Texas. Thats the one thing we all agree on about Sunken Silver, is that legend is a very powerful thing.. Well, my beloved fellow Texas readers, though I have no idea whether anything Im about to pass on to you is the slightest bit accurate, here are six of the supposedly great Texas treasures still waiting to be found. An electrical engineer and MIT grad who before coming to Hendricks Lake to look for treasure had found the Union navys ironclad Tecumseh in Mobile Bay. It was one of the first times I met with Brackston after we graduated university last summer, Roper recalled. There is a legend surrounding a supposed lost treasure in East Texas, one that filmmaker Christian B. Roper and his team have been researching for a documentary production, Sunken Silver. s f a s u . The box was hidden by millionaire art dealer. a must to have. His book, True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake, focused on the variety of people and their attempts to discover the fabled hidden silver and was released this past April. Its no surprise that East Texas has local tales of buried treasure. This is the place where six wagon loads of silver stolen by Jean Lafitte from a ship called the Santa Rosa were supposedly dumped, according to HendricksLake.com, a website run by author and independent researcher, Gary L. Pinkerton. I once made a scientific study of all the known shipwrecks, from ancient to modern, that occurred off the Texas coast. Over the years, Hendrick's Lake near Tatum has been a place where many people have visited in search of a legendary treasure that was supposedly left at the site by Pirate Jean LaFitte. Discovering history is part of the adventure, and that never ends. Blackbeard and the mysterious unsolved code of Olivier Levassuer, or The Buzzard, are mentioned. including dialogue . MW Questions: Are Keywords for the Null Cipher Used in The Great US Treasure Hunt? Boise County - Near the Nevada state line at Rye Flats, a shipment of newly-minted gold coins . Hendricks Lake Map - Texas, United States - Mapcarta There was another story that said No it wasnt Lafitte, it was Santa Anna, and he didnt want the gold to be lost in San Jacinto, so he sent it on the wagon train. The guy from Iowa who did the treasure hunting had researchers in Spain, in the archives. %%EOF Mainly clear. 0000002304 00000 n from oil explorers and water witchers to plain nuts.. The area served as a naval base during the war, and the publication notes that when the Allied forces were approaching, the Nazi's began sinking treasures in metal boxes in the lake . The Lagina Brothers, famous for their search for the lost treasure on Oak Island and featured in the show The Curse of Oak Island, now hosts a new show called, Beyond Oak Island. TREASURE HUNTER CLAIMS FBI IS COVERING UP DISCOVERY OF CIVIL WAR-ERA GOLD WORTH MILLIONS "The two vessels separated after the impact, both fatally damaged. One group proposed to use a new divining rod activated with isotopes. Snavely of Taylor, who had hunted treasure for 60 years, found a ruby arrowhead weighing 15 karats, along with many other gemstones. In the 1880s through the 1970s East Texas was, in most parts, very poor, very rural and it gave people something to believe in, it gave them their attachment to the beyond,. On his website, Fenn wrote, "It was under a. In attempting to honor what he perceives to be Fenn's wishes . Six wagon loads of silver carried north along Trammel's Trace. He built a new kind of sewing machine, and in. And if so is the treasure still there? In 1884, Tatum clubbed a man to death who made light of his attempts to drain Hendricks Lake. Charles F. Grice, Interview by Gary Pinkerton, February 2019. To him it is the Chase and the history. As a young girl, Diana pushed the plunger to set off dynamite. endobj Hendericks was a member of the Cras Est Nostrum and became Salazar at some point in the past. Seagoville pharmacist who was the diver that planted dynamite on the bottom of Hendricks Lake. Although it hasnt yet been decided if the film will first be released at festivals and then to the public, Sunken Silver will eventually be available through online streaming. But to this day, treasure hunters are unswayed. The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee 0000043284 00000 n A famous actress said, Legend remains victorious in spite of history. For this one to last over 150 years, the grains of truth have firmly resisted erosion by the progress of historical research and inspection. On the Trail of East Texas Treasures - Hinterland Gazette Since that time, many parties and individuals have endeavored to find the Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake, with searches as early as 1884 and as recently as the 1970s. Fort Pierce. LAKE CHIEMSEE, GOLDEN CAULDRON In Bavaria, in southern Germany, Lake Chiemsee has been the focus of many divers ever since a Nazi-themed gold cauldron, worth more than $560,000, was found there in . A nearby lake fed by the Sabine River also caught their attention, since the silver might have been transported there by the current. Other stories of Pirate Treasures are discussed. His main focus is on Jean Lafittes treasure, Xi-vrcjVJO%X *hve~os)&pZl0nuUH;M%\,iB!N7;B`h Y2?SXx#l};(5-Sj\Ji6Y|f>>`}j8 C=H: =.p0=*y pGOF30.#yZeY92Hq{IjFhaftP[Ch[&P"(D3CSP+ )Q- $NNBeX"Ld_kUB'`Y%e8re%R 0aHd$0=~^nbY:pK/DQxE8"Sh5Y=9'wXJ9'.m*?%YTAcM>W*N7852@ZyV|>}c(&fZXBtzq]uF4A1*i Join the adventures in Beyond Oak Island- Tuesdays at 10PM and summaries and more in depth looks into the many stories of treasure, here at MW! At the end of World War II, the German Nazi's are believed to have sunk a fortune in Lake Toplitz, Austria, Daily Star reports. "My father and his friends shared the Hendricks Lake treasure legend with me when I was very young, perhaps 6 or 7 years old," Roper said. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafittes treasure. And then again, the 50s and 60s, there were a bunch of these treasure magazines about metal detectors. 4. Jean Lafitte's treasure Photo of Hendricks Lake, courtesy of Gary L. Pinkerton Having already written a book on Trammels Trace, a road running through Tatum which he noted was the first road to Texas from the north, Pinkerton is now embarking on a journey to research the people and the reasons for the treasure hunting extravaganza for an upcoming book. Clarksville Standard, August 29, 1884. Legend has it that the ship was so big it took two months to load and the Spanish were so upset with its loss that they sent five more ships to recover it- unsuccessfully. Stories like this, its what created a filmmaker in myself, its what creates archeologists, its what creates people that come up with plans to conquer whatever they want to solve in life, its just a special place.. He had heard about the Trace from his dad as a portion of it runs through family land. 0000001730 00000 n Rio Vista | MLS# F10370332 1001 SE 5th Ct , Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 15 Lost Treasures People Actually Found | TheRichest A light came on when the probe hit metal. It lies along the historic route of Trammels Trace, only one and one-quarter miles south of the location of Ramsdales Crossing/Ferry (Rocky Ford) on the Sabine River. A heating and air conditioning contractor. The stories of treasure have been around for a long time, Pinkerton said. $10,000 Utah hidden treasure found: 'Overwhelming and humbling' 0000002763 00000 n One thing is certain though, East Texans will continue to be fascinated by stories like these. xref Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. Pinkerton had to get special permission to visit for research and to take pictures. Meanwhile, his younger brother John was exploring the coast of Texas. The land was sold sometime in the last 20 years and is now within a restricted mining area. startxref Barnie Waldrop. Stolen treasure, hidden mystery: Tatum-area lake lore focus of movie Spanish silver stolen by the privateer, Jean Lafitte.
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