A man to whom the secret had descended offered to reveal it, but his offer was laughed at as he was a prisoner. 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. 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. For a century and more, the whereabouts of the Wentworth plate and money bags have been a matter of search and conjecture. Enter before January 31 to win. Think. On the banks of the Cumberland River in Tennesseeis a height where a searcher for gold was seized by invisible defenders and hurled to the bottom of the cliff, receiving mortal injuries. Author's Note: This piece was actually one I originally submitted and had declined by Adirondack Life Magazine.It was recently published in The Adirondack Almanack's August 22, 2021 online edition.. 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. 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. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Listen to these voices that have ties to Upstate New York. 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. They had dug to the water level when they reached an iron chest, and they stooped to lift it-but, to their amazement, the iron was too hot to handle! The slave had been killed, it was surmised, that his spirit might watch the hoard and drive away intruders, but the Frenchman met his fate elsewhere, and his secret, like that of many another miser, perished with him. Contributors include veteran local writers, historians, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts from around the Adirondack region. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. The Germans were planning on blowing up the railroad trestle in Liberty, and were carrying a large sum of cash. Contact Johnathan Croyle: Email | 315-427-3958. Although there are sometimes other contributing factors, in most cases getting lost is easily prevented. In 1888, when a northeast gale had blown back the water of the river, a farmer living on the island discovered, just under the surface, a stone foundation built in a circular form, as if it had once supported a tower. It is said that St. Leger buried the chest of gold in a farmers field just outside Fort Stanwix. * Federal Move Cuts Maximum Sentence Possible to 16 Years, $40,000 Fine "Your verdict," he declared, "Is such that it shakes the confidence of law-abiding citizens in integrity and truth. This is true of all placer gold, but is especially important with glacial gold deposits due to their extremely fine texture. The amounts vary from $5-9 million, sums that would be worth ten times as much today. When the Hessian troops marched from Saratoga, New York to Boston, Massachusetts, to take ship after Burgoynes surrender, they were in wretched condition-war-worn, ragged, and ill-fed, and having much with them in the form of plate and jewels that had been spared by their conquerors, together with some of the money sent from England for their hire, they were in constant fear of attack from the farmers, who, though they had been beaten, continued to regard them with an unfavorable eye. Legend says that a local man, Otto Hillig, arranged to have the treasure hidden after coming into possession of it after stealing it from a German spies in 1942. Two Revolutionary War forts, Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton were located in Bear Mt on the Hudson River, near Palisades Parkway, and route 9W. Getting lost in the backcountry can be a terrifying experience, and probably inevitable to some degree for anyone spending enough time in the backcountry. As primarily a solo hunter, he always impressed me with how well he knew how to precisely navigate far into the backcountry. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. A tree of unknown age the Old Elm stood on Boston Common until the late 19th century. Famous beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" based on the deathbed transcripts. 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. The Butlers never came back and lived the rest of their lives in the Niagara region of Ontario Canada. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; 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. 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. Dans discription of what one may go through was good. 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. In the fall, after these visits of the sloop, Clairieux disappeared, and when some hunters landed on the island, they found that his cabin had been burned and that a large skeleton, evidently that of the black man, was chained to the earth in the center of the place where the house had stood. 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. Good luck! The terms getting lost or being lost have a notion of finality that has always bothered me. During the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s, much of the island, and the fort upon it, was dredged and destroyed. 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. 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. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "raregold-20"; 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. 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. Bushwhacking is not a lark. 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. 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. Witches guard it, and although it has been seen, no one has been able to lay hands on it. Outside Warsaw about two miles west, other early residents buried $45,000 in gold coins on the Rogers farm. My own grandfather-in-law owned a service station during the Depression. Fine gold will get caught down in the cracks and accumulate, and when you are prospecting for glacial gold, you definitely want to find some accumulations to make it worth your while. ", Rick James, SpongeBob, Rod Serling and 16 other iconic voices of Upstate New York. 6 of 41 7 of 41 Adirondac, Newcomb, NY. 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. The Spaniards were said to have entombed $300,000 in gold near Natchez, Mississippi. He was either too sorry for his deeds or too mean to do so. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. There is no doubt buried treasure in New York. 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. Other prominent gangsters decided Dutch had caused enough trouble. 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. He attempted, and his pick struck a crock that gave a chink, as of gold. In Indian Gap, near Wernersville, Pennsylvania, the Doane band of Tories and terrorists hid a chest of gold, the proceeds of many robberies. In the case of being lost, stop, drop and roll has a totally different meaning than when applying it to fire safety. Acres of the neighborhood were then dug over by treasure hunters, who found a box of cob dollars and several casks. 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. Moses, unfortunately, disappeared in 1823 and his fate and his treasure have been lost to time. And that is how his occupation was listed on his death certificate. Part of the fun for people like Kopp, myself, and many others, is the treasure hunt. To find the coin, Hillig is said to have left 25 clues behind to help locate it. Clairieux built a lavish house and pier on the Island. Worried that he would leave jail broke, he buried some treasure, just like an old-time pirate. 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. Plus skills , I agree. Why anyone would ever come up with a rule like this is unknown, and even more bewildering is how it managed to stay on the books for over 230 years is hard to comprehend. This tale is excerpted from these excellent works, which are now in the public domain. Close by, other coins of a later date were found. Those coins dated to the 1500s so they could have been part of Clairieuxs lost treasure. 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. 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. 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. Although there is a physical component to getting lost, it remains mostly a state of mind. That might be a stretch but its possible. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. As long as you know the way out just relax and enjoy. The subway's life ran from 1927 to June 30, 1956. And do not expect to be found, ever. The heart quickens in the chest, the echo of the frequent beats drowning out the surrounding natural sounds. Then he escaped to Nova Scotia, though he might as well have stayed at home, for the British possessed themselves of Long Island, and his house became a resort for red-coats and loyalists. He would receive shipments of the supplies he would need to furnish the home from French ships. They were also a collection point for refuse and debris. 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. 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. Pull some food out of your backpack and eat it. Catch up on all your Adirondacknews, delivered weekly to your inbox, Emotions high over proposed Old Forge housing project, Local history project takes high-tech approach. 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. Charles M. Skinner, 1896. The seven cities of Cibola that Coronado and other Spanish adventurers sought in the vast deserts of the Southwest were pueblos. In most cases this is an unlikely scenario, unless a kidnapping, sudden blow to the head or a case of sleep walking is involved. Murdering a man so high up in law enforcement, and so highly admired, (Dewey was to run for President in 1944 and 1948) was sure to cause much expensive trouble for them as well as Dutch. . During the 1920s Shultz made a fortune. It has many hiking trails all over the island. Change). 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. So the next time you feel as you might be lost, just remember to stop, drop and roll. It may sound completely stupid, but that might just make it memorable enough that it will come to mind when the need arises. 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. Dutch Schultz (who was born Arthur Flegenheimer on August 6, 1901) was already incarcerated for burglary by the time he was 18. So great was the fright caused by this accident that the search was again abandoned until March 1890, when another party resumed the digging. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. In about 1800, the supposed hiding place was examined closely, and excavations were made, but, as before, nothing rewarded the search. His first was legally tangled enough to require a retrial, on charges of tax evasion over his rumored income of a "couple of million dollars." Typically, it unfolds slowly over time until the evidence finally builds up to the point where it is undeniable. Is it a heart attack? I always remember the old fire safety technique taught in school whenever I find myself feeling the initial panic of finding myself momentarily displaced. Legend has it that they stashed and buried their riches near the Butlerbury mansion before they took off to Canada. The Adirondacks are an amazing part of New York's history. A thin sheen of sweat covers the skin, producing a clammy feeling and chills. He would also receive huge chests and would bring them into the thick woods and hide the contents. 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. 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. sank in Lake Erie off Angola shore carrying $500,000 of copper and $50,000 in. What choice do you have but panic, right? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But that is what happened in Malone in the spring and summer of 1935. As far as recreational gold prospecting is concerned, there are a few things to consider. On reaching Dalton, Massachusetts, the Hessians agreed to put their valuables into a howitzer, which they buried in the woods, intending that some of their number should come back at the close of the war and recover it. In 1827 a woman who was understood to have the power of seership published a vision to a couple of young blades, who had paid for it, to the effect that hidden under one of the grass-grown wharves was a box of dollars. 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. The Lost Warren silver mine is located somewhere in the Adirondack mountains. She had costly freight aboard, and on the morning after she went ashore, crew and freight had vanished. The vessel had disappeared on the following morning, but in the forge at the settlement was found a paper stating that if a certain number of shackles and handcuffs were made and secretly deposited at a specified place in the forest, a sum of money equal to their value would be found in their stead on the next day. The hermit Clairieux supposedly buried several chests of treasure on Grand Island. They say you can't take it with you, so 1930s gangster Dutch Schultz did the next best thing: He hid his millions away somewhere in upstate New York and told no one where to find it. Grand Island is now a nature preserve called Buckhorn Island State Park. Dutch's immediate gang, including Rosenkranz, were cut down with machine guns. That is what bushwhacking or hunting is all about. 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. The catch? One of the eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II. On a gusty autumn evening in 1776, a muffled form presented itself, unannounced, at the chamber of Mike Wild. They will be on hand at the spot revealed to them through the vision of a hex layer (a vision that costs them 50 cents) until the night arrives when there are no blue flames. Plus, it helps if you ever catch on fire too. In 1852 Hiram Marble announced that he had been visited by spirits, who not only told him that the pirates spoils were still in their olden hiding place but pointed out the spot where the work of excavation should begin. 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. When lost, roll stands for the process of breaking bread. 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. In 1880s, a gold vein was found near Wells. Caverns have frequently been used as hiding places for things of more or less value generally less. Whether you're looking for a piece of glass with uranium in it, a photo postcard, or a bottle from a long-lost syrup company, part of the thrill is looking, searching, and feeling the joy of the unexpected find. And yet, he always called himself a "salesman." This does not mean roll around in leaf litter and have a good laugh, although that might help. Needless to say, he was a very rich man. 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. Hit in the spleen, stomach, colon and liver, Dutch lingered in Newark City Hospital while running a 106 degree fever. 27). No commercial gold mining operations would ever consider searching for gold in New York as long as this law is in place. 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. 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. The Butlers were a rich family all of whom were British Loyalists. On Tea Island, Lake George, New York, the buried treasures of Lord Abercrombie have remained successfully hidden until this day. And it would last for decades. He had put it in a crock and buried it, and, on his deathbed, where he made his statement, he asked that it might be exhumed and spent for some good purpose. However, if he saw the burial of this novel treasury, it meant nothing to him, and the knowledge of the hiding place was lost. He told the Daily Mail, "If the treasure is real, Otto Hillig would be exactly the type of person to hide it. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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. The Butlers were Tori raiders Loyalists to the British Crown a much-hated pair in the area. In 1992, the Sullivan County Democrat wrote a series of articles about the treasure, creating a brief scavenger hunt craze. 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. PAUL BUCKOWSKI/HEARST Show More Show Less 8 of . The mien was threatening, the nose had reddened and extended, the hair was rumpled, and the brow was scowling. In 1935 Dutch Schultz was under indictment for tax evasion by Thomas E. Dewy who was the Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Also Read: 24 Gold Panning Locations in New England. It is buried around miles from Geneva. While Dutch Schultz had triumphed for a second time, the consequences of the trial were not over yet. As the lady properly objected to any risk to her own safety, the chest was buried at an unknown spot in the forest. Evidently, though, the treasure is not. Some very early reports from early settlers in the state indicated that they did in fact find a bit of gold, but the concentrations were so small that it did not warrant any significant interest and locations were not well documented. 100 gold and silver coins were found by an old foundation near the water on the island in the 1800s. Spend some time off trail in the dark it will help you feel comfortable with being in the woods. A payroll chest that was intended for soldiers of the Revolutionary War was forced ashore in Chaumont Bay. However, the country was up in arms, time was important, and as his wearied horses could not go on without a lightening of the burden, he was forced to leave behind either Lady Wentworth or his other riches. The oldest house at Fort Neck, Long Island, New York, was known for years as the haunted house, and the grave of its owner Captain Jones was called the pirates grave, for, in the last century, Jones was accused of piracy and smuggling, and there have been those who suspected worse. Wrong. And it's in a safety deposit box at a bank in the town of Liberty. After stopping, the second thing to do is drop your backpack and sit down. The law states that any gold discovered may not be kept. The most obvious take home message about getting lost in the backcountry is Do not panic. This can be easier said than done sometimes. 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. But it should not be exaggerated to say that this is a common occurrence, and it should definitely be understood that sizable nuggets in the Northeast are quite uncommon. The building of Great Camps during the 1880s and 1920s confirm the desire to escape to the Adirondacks for rest and relaxation. As detailed in the 2001 documentary, "Digging for Dutch: The Search for the Lost Treasure of Dutch Schultz," the hunt was on. There is a back story here that remains buried in time, long since forgotten and forever untold. Egill Skallagrmsson 's silver. Strange noises overhead for the wind was high, and the twigs seemed to snicker eerily as they crossed each other-sent thrills along his back from time to time, and he was about to return, half in anger, half in fear, when his spirit visitor emerged from behind the tree and stood before him. Unlike elongated ranges like the Rockies and the Appalachians, the Adirondacks form a circular dome, 160 miles wide and 1 mile high. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. When the boughs creaked together on tempestuous nights, it was said that dark shapes might be seen writhing on the branches and capering about the sward below in hellish glee. Imperial Seal of China created by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, lost after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in the 10th century. What became of these valuables after their exhumation is not known, and the existence of more has been suspected. His father had abandoned the family, a fact he would be in denial about for the rest of his life. circa 960. Province Island, in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, is believed to contain some of the profits of an extensive smuggling enterprise carried on near the lake for several years. The Monarch wrecked off Toronto Canada with 250 ton cargo in 1856. E.L. Doctorow wrote "Billy Bathgate," and in the feature film he was played by Dustin Hoffman. Compass can be lost (always carry at least 2). Panic is a typical reaction when suddenly finding oneself in totally unfamiliar surroundings, often followed by frantic wandering about, suggesting the reaction of a chicken after an encounter with an axe. One summer evening in the middle of the 17th century, a ship dropped anchor at the mouth of Saugus River, Massachusetts, and four of the crew rowed to the woods that skirted its banks and made a landing. 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. 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