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. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; In 1776, while a Tory a colonist who was loyal to the British named Robert Gordon was fleeing from the Patriot troops is said to have buried a treasure worth $75,000 in a marshy area called The Haven which is on the Poultney River about a mile from Whitehall NY. On Isle Royal an island on the St. Lawrence River which is located off the port of Waddington, NY. 100 gold and silver coins were found by an old foundation near the water on the island in the 1800s. Worried that he would leave jail broke, he buried some treasure, just like an old-time pirate. Unfortunately, any documented areas where gold has been found in the State of New York are very difficult to find. Digging Deeper: Lost Treasures of New Jersey. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc, or its affiliates. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. For those interested, the clues can be found in 1996 local chamber of commerce guide book to Liberty, although the final clue seems to be missing. 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. The chest has never found. He tipped in $100 bills and bought "secret" rounds of drinks at local gathering spots. ", Rick James, SpongeBob, Rod Serling and 16 other iconic voices of Upstate New York. And that is how his occupation was listed on his death certificate. Once Federal Income Tax became a law in 1913, a whole new system of accounting, legislation, and enforcement began accumulating. In 1880s, a gold vein was found near Wells. 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. 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. (When you tripped and broke your ankle you also smashed your emergency beacon.) While Dutch Schultz was known as a gangster who actually scared other gangsters, the heinous crime he was being tried for in this case was tax evasion. A flash of lightning rented the air and stretched him senseless on the grass. In the early colonial days, Grand Island, in Niagara River, was the home of a Frenchman, Clairieux, an exile or refugee attended by a negro servant. Gps can go out (everything made by man eventually breaks). Egill Skallagrmsson 's silver. Nope. 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. (LogOut/ 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? 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. The DEC had been slowly culling the number of lean-tos in the high peaks through the 1970's and early 80's as hiker volume increased. This will definitely help with the thinking above, and it gives you a chance to do something relaxing while thinking. 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. Too terrified to work longer, they sprang out and made away, and when-taking courage from the sunshine they renewed the search; next day, the iron chest had vanished. While Dutch Schultz had triumphed for a second time, the consequences of the trial were not over yet. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. Some say that this is but the will-o-the-wisp: the soul of a bad fellow who is doomed to wander in desolate regions because, after dying, Peter would not allow him to enter heaven, and the devil would not let him go into the other place, lest he should make the little devils unmanageable; but he is allowed to carry a light in his wanderings. For 30 years, this task was carried on, both father and son dying without gaining any practical result other than discovering an ancient scabbard in a rift. Moses, unfortunately, disappeared in 1823 and his fate and his treasure have been lost to time. In 1942, his plane was hijacked by two German saboteurs during a flight. While it was the end of Dutch Schultz, man and criminal, we may never see the end of Dutch Schultz, the legend. 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. Unless map-less and possessing a complete lack of knowledge of the area, one should always have a general idea where they are located, at least within a square mile or so. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. This applies whether the mineral is discovered on public land or even if it is found on private property in your own back yard. The Butlers were Tori raiders Loyalists to the British Crown a much-hated pair in the area. Pols question SUNY funding amid 19-campus $160M deficit, Adirondack Councils executive director to step down in September, Crews clean up after train derailment in Plattsburgh, Being Prepared In The Adirondack Backcountry, Hikers Rescued After Getting Lost On Marcy, Old Forest Roads In The Adirondack Backcountry, Town of Newcomb gifted new, high flow drum composter, Rangers respond to snowmobile accident on Stillwater Reservoir, Boltons Up Yonda Farm added to NYS Birding Trail, Tips for shopping green when getting groceries, Web Services & Search Engine Optimization By: Suloff Designs. Know of good Lost Treasure Stories for this County? Confirmed. "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.. A large amount of Tory treasure in concealed in a cave in the Shawanjunk Mountains near Summitville. The opportunities in crime were far more abundant and lucrative, and so when he was paroled out of prison in 1920, he began working in for various trucking companies. There is no way to be prepared for everything. They ended up losing their farm in 1866 because of tax evasion. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people from the Adirondack backcountry. Then, he was. if (window.addEventListener){ window.addEventListener("message", function(event) { if(event.data.length >= 22) { if( event.data.substr(0, 22) == "__MM-LOCATION.REDIRECT") location = event.data.substr(22); } }, false); } else if (window.attachEvent){ window.attachEvent("message", function(event) { if( event.data.length >= 22) { if ( event.data.substr(0, 22) == "__MM-LOCATION.REDIRECT") location = event.data.substr(22); } }, false); }. The fourth a man named Thomas Veale escaped to a cavern in the wood, where, it was reputed, great treasures were concealed, and there he lived until the earthquake of 1658, when a rock fell from the roof of the cave, closing the entrance and burying the guilty man in a tomb where, it is presumed, he perished of thirst and hunger. GT Beaverkill, 3 miles SW of LewbeachGT Wamsley, 4 miles E of RocklandGT Tennanah, 5 miles SW Roscoe on n edge of Long LakeGT Aden, 3 miles NW of Neversink Many early settlers buried their treasures and valuables in case of Indian attacks. This setback infuriated New York Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey, with implications no one could foresee at the time. In the mud within this circle, he found several French gold and silver coins, one minted in 1537. Wrong. For that reason, I prefer the term momentarily displaced as a replacement for the more traditional terminology. On Tea Island, Lake George, New York, the buried treasures of Lord Abercrombie have remained successfully hidden until this day. He rowed home with her before the birds came to attack. E.L. Doctorow wrote "Billy Bathgate," and in the feature film he was played by Dustin Hoffman. 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. As the great Terry Perkins has said, to bushwack through Five Ponds, one needs to have the right attitude. Tiny Treasure Island. In about 1800, the supposed hiding place was examined closely, and excavations were made, but, as before, nothing rewarded the search. Numerous caches from robberies are thought to be located Panama Rocks. 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. The Adirondacks are an amazing part of New York's history. Outlaw loot is buried at or near Money Point. This can easily occur when one carelessly neglects to keep track of their location, does not carry the proper equipment, or has the equipment but never learned how to use it properly. the quarter part of it had disappeared; none could say how. Without any physical threat, flight becomes the only logical alternative and your brain screams RUN. It would not lie to you, would it? Being lost in the backcountry usually means not knowing ones whereabouts. Many treasure hunters have been searching for that treasure for years to no avail. But that is what happened in Malone in the spring and summer of 1935. Moses Follensby is said to have been a wealthy hermit who had a cabin 2 miles southeast of Tupper Lake in the early 1800s. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. 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. That is what bushwhacking or hunting is all about. 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. The poem, maps, comments from other searchers, and other guides to finding the treasure are online and easy to find. A cache known as Faquer Treasure consisting of $50,000 in gold coins is buried near Bethel. Contact Johnathan Croyle: Email | 315-427-3958. Conclusion Lost Treasures of New York State, $150 million ingoldand silver coins, paper currency, bonds, and jewels, Phoenicia in the Catskills which is about 60 miles south of Albany New York, The Mansion is located near Fonda, NY on Switzer Hill overlooking the Mohawk River. Another resident back in the early 1800s was Moses Follensby. What they are doing with that gold, we will leave to speculation. Today it is an abandoned labyrinth of graffiti-covered walls, dramatic architectural flourishes, pools of water and abandoned rails. The fact that gold can be found in such trace amounts has much to do with the lack of interest in gold mining compared to the fertile farm land. The Isle Royal is an island on the St. Lawrence River which is located off the port of Waddington, NY. 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. There is no lost. There is a back story here that remains buried in time, long since forgotten and forever untold. 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. St. Lawrence county Lord Amherts buried $100,000 in gold coins on Treasure island during the Revolution.Rumors of buried treasure by French soldiers in the area of Fort Levis on Chimney Island below Ogdensburg.River pirate Patterson buried a large cache in 1813 on banks of Chippewa creek.GT(ghost town) Louisville landing, 5 miles W of MassenaGT Converse, 6 miles ENE of PotsdamGT Harper, 3 1/2 miles SE of ParishvilleGT Eddy, 2 miles NE of Dekalb JunctionGT Osborneville, 7 miles ESE of Pope millsGT Hollywood, 7 miles NW of ChildwoldFranklin county $175,000 in gold coins was buried by Mt. 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. 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. Evidently, though, the treasure is not. The frown of the gold monster grew more awful, the stare of his eye in the starlight more unbearable, and he was crouching and creeping as if for a spring. It occurred at the southern tip of Lake Champlain, near Whitehall, already the site of many historic lake-related treasures. He attempted, and his pick struck a crock that gave a chink, as of gold. With that said, glacial gold deposits are still present here just as in all of the other states in the Northeast, so there is definitely some gold to be found. 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. Hardly had the anchor chains run out before the sailors fell upon the captain, killed him, seized all the value they could gather, and took it to the shore. If you are fortunate enough to fine a nice sized picker or nugget in your pan then consider yourself lucky, but know that it can and does happen from time to time. What they mostly transported was illegal alcohol. Mike could endure no more. However, if he saw the burial of this novel treasury, it meant nothing to him, and the knowledge of the hiding place was lost. When lost, roll stands for the process of breaking bread. Good luck! A panic attack? In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. 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. Needless to say, he was a very rich man. It has never been found. Witches guard it, and although it has been seen, no one has been able to lay hands on it. Many gangster books and films still use his actual cruel acts to illustrate the brutal realities of Prohibition gangster life. 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. This reaction is the result of the bodys natural defense system, commonly called the flight or fight response. The combination of bucolic small town and big city gangster was like catnip to the journalists of the era. The other top level gangsters were not convinced. Quite a bit of this truck traffic happened on the back roads of the Adirondacks. On the St. Lawrence river between Louisville and Roseveltown lies a small island is known as Tiny Treasure Island. With that said, glacial gold deposits are still present here just as in all of the other states in the Northeast, so there is definitely some gold to be found. 6 of 41 7 of 41 Adirondac, Newcomb, NY. PAUL BUCKOWSKI/HEARST Show More Show Less 8 of . 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. My own grandfather-in-law owned a service station during the Depression. 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. A pleasant hike in the Adirondack backcountry suddenly turns into a disaster. Dutch's immediate gang, including Rosenkranz, were cut down with machine guns. Grand Island is now a nature preserve called Buckhorn Island State Park. With the aid of a crystal pebble, she received this really valuable information, but the pebble was not clear enough to reveal the exact place of the box. Fishers Island is said to have been a hot spot for pirates back in the day. By using this site you consent to the use of these cookies by various third-party partners such as Google and other advertisers. 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. Smuggling alcohol was amazingly lucrative because ordinary men and women became their customers, greatly expanding the business potential. In most cases this is an unlikely scenario, unless a kidnapping, sudden blow to the head or a case of sleep walking is involved. They have a whole building dedicated to the artifacts and history of New York City. 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. 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 is believed that his treasure whatever was in those chests and the gold coins he possessed are still buried somewhere on the Island. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Today this area would be east of the Big Oak Golf Course and Pre-Emption Road. More photos. Every rock, tree, bird and chipmunk looks threatening. The subway's life ran from 1927 to June 30, 1956. Breathing becomes labored as if just summiting a faraway peak. French soldiers are thought to have buried gold coins in or near Fort Frederick. Rae sank in 1889 at Braddock point with a salvage value of $7,500.GT Otis, 3 miles NE of ClarksonGT Ogden, 3 miles SW of SpencerportGT Fish Ponds, 1 mile W of MumfordGT Cedar Swamp, 1 miles S of Henrietta. He would always pay in gold coins. A payroll chest that was intended for soldiers of the Revolutionary War was forced ashore in Chaumont Bay. The information, views and opinions expressed by these various authors are not necessarily those of the Adirondack Almanack or its publisher, the Adirondack Explorer. As one of the oldest settled states in the U.S., you can find some exceptionally old coins and relics with your metal detector if you look in the right places. And do not forget to take it with you when taking an emergency midnight dump too. The courtroom, and the crowds outside, cheered and applauded. The clay bluffs at Pottery Beach, Brooklyn, New York, were pierced with artificial caves where lawless men found shelter in the unsettled first years of the republic. He should, at that moment, have turned around three times, as his dream directed, but he was so excited that he forgot to. The order was filled, and the silver was found, as promised, but though a watch was set, nothing further was seen of men or ship for several months. In 1873 a Vermonter named Johnson went there and said he would find what the Spaniards had been hiding, despite the devil and his imps. Presiding Judge Bryant, a native of the area, "was visibly astonished, disappointed and thoroughly exasperated," according to the Franklin County Review (vol 12, pg. Getting lost in the backcountry can be a terrifying experience, and probably inevitable to some degree for anyone spending enough time in the backcountry. The Great Camps of the Adirondack Mountains refers to the grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the nineteenth century on lakes in the Adirondacks such as Spitfire Lake and Rainbow Lake.The camps were summer homes for the wealthy, where they could relax, host or attend parties, and enjoy the wilderness.In time, however, this was accomplished without leaving . This is true of all placer gold, but is especially important with glacial gold deposits due to their extremely fine texture. So Shultz was worried he would be sent to prison on tax evasion charges the same fate as Al Capone. The information on gold occurrences in New York is pretty slim. Bear Mountain Forts. 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. Old Francois Fontenoy, an Indian trader, buried a brass kettle full of gold at Presque Isle, near Detroit, Michigan, that is still in the earth. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Just dont take this to mean that gold cant be found. The cabin was supposed to be close to the beginning of the brook that led into the pond. 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. The Monarch wrecked off Toronto Canada with 250 ton cargo in 1856. Pull some food out of your backpack and eat it. His father had abandoned the family, a fact he would be in denial about for the rest of his life. 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. His delirious stream of chatter, painstakingly notated by police stenographer John Long, included the words "treasure, "Phoenicia", "millions", "hidden in the woods", and "gilt-edged stuff.". Pirates are believed to have buried numerous treasures here. Getting lost is not directly responsible for their demise, panic is. The Northern soldiers wrecked the potash works and broke away tons of rock, making it dangerous to return. Unlike elongated ranges like the Rockies and the Appalachians, the Adirondacks form a circular dome, 160 miles wide and 1 mile high. Pirate Booty in New York GT Prospect Station, 3 miles E of Westfield.GT Lilly Dale, 1 1/2 miles W of Cassadaga. Dan has hiked the Northville-Placid Trail twice and climbed all 46 High Peaks but currently spends his backpacking time exploring the northwestern portion of the Adirondacks. Marjorie Lansing Porter (1891-1973) dedicated her life to preserving the folk songs of the Adirondacks. Much of it is now paved so the treasure could be buried somewhere under those paved parkway roads on the island. The geology of New York State is not what you would expect for producing native gold, and it is believed that there are few if any noteworthy hard rock gold deposits within New York. After taking out the remainder of the stone, they came on several human skeletons. Three of these men were captured, taken to England, and hanged. This is often the most difficult step, especially these days since we live in a culture where always doing something is the norm. The 71-year-old was a champion storyteller of the Native Americans who thrived in the Adirondack lowlands, the soldiers who crossed the dangerous landscape in 18th-century battles and the everyday Adirondackersthe miners, foresters and farmerswho settled in the park. A fortune worth $1 million when it was hidden in 2010 is waiting to be picked up somewhere in the Rocky Mountains just a few miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico. 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. 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. 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? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Digging coins, searching for treasure, discovering history. In the year 1716 the only inhabitants of the area were Native Americans and . 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. Imperial Seal of China created by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, lost after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in the 10th century. Getting lost is much easier for traditional hikers, since any straying from the trail is a prime opportunity to get into trouble. Breathing becomes labored as if just summiting a faraway peak. Robert Gordon is said to have buried a chest of wealth near Whitehall or at the bottom of Hudson Barge Canal. 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. 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