The Peddler's Lost Cache

[Roadquest]

Moishe Edelman lay dying in a doctor's office in Cleveland, Ohio (1933)
He told the doctor an interesting story before he died. He said " There
are thousand of dollars in coins hidden in wooden chest, In an area
know as the Big Ugly, near the small town of Leet, West Virginia. Go up
the Guyandotte River until it branches off at Laurel Fork, Then proceed
up Laurel Fork about a mile until you come to a very large rock.
The chest of coins are buried along the creek, right across from the rock.

I did a search for this one last year, Wish I could say I found it. But I
didn't. Just wondered if any of you have searched for this one?
Clayton

[Connecticut Danny]

How many people search for this treasures. Was any of it found?

[Curtis]

I have always wanted to check this one out...the doc never found it...but someone said when he buried it someone was watching him and dug it up when he died. Can you get me within a mile of it. PM me.

[Connecticut Danny]

Can you get me around a foot from this treasure?

[chkn]

Boy, you'd think he would have picked a place that was way out of eye shot of everyone to bury it.

[Frankn]

I hate to through a wet blanket on this topic, But I and another TR both researched this one and here is what we came up with. The location is easy to locate on a topo, but the peddler never existed. There is no birth or death certificate for him in the records. He was supposed to have a car, but there is no record of a drivers licence or a registration. He doesn't show up on the census records. I didn't see any buildings close to the supposed burial site on the survey maps, only a cemetery at the top of the hill. I didn't waste time with boots on ground after the research. Also, if you saw someone bury a treasure and you went out and dug it up would you broadcast it around? According to the several versions of this story that I have read, he buried the cache in a creek bank at the intersection of another creek near a huge bolder.
Frank

[Frankn]

Franklin, I have two questions. What bid you find, in the form of actual records, that proved that the peddler actually existed? How did the gold get from the barn door sill to the creek? Frank

[Frankn]

Franklin, let me get this straight now. You said you got Howard Frye to hire a driver for his backhoe and dig a hole 9' deep for you to find a cache that he knew had been found? Frank

[maipenrai]

Hey Franklin and Frankn, would one of you please change your ID. I just read through the post, and couldnt figure out what was going on, and thought one person was writing a post and then answering it himself! hahahahahah The joke is on me!

[Frankn]

Hay, I got dibs on the handle, I have been here a few posts longer, Just look for the thumb up avatar. That's my hand, I have an exclusive on that.
Now I admit that I have been picking at the deletions and holes in this story not to mention the unlikely reactions of the people involved. I will put my Reputation up against anyones and admit any mistakes I have made. We all have our own takes on many stories, but chasing down a cache that was stashed by someone that can not be proven to have existed is a waste of time. It would be like looking for a cache that Mickey Mouse hid. And that's just my take on this story. Frank

[lastleg]

So you know about the Mickey Cache too? Sheesh!

[Frankn]

Lastleg, actually there are two of them. I won't give you the exact location, but one is in CAL. and one is in FL. Got the picture? LOL Frank

[maipenrai]

Anyone want to help me find the Mickey cache? I have a pretty good idea where it is, and have heard from a reliable source, that there are two of them.

[Frankn]

Maipenrai, These are deposit caches, not withdraw caches, take plenty of money when you go. LOL ! Frank

[maipenrai]

Well Frankn, I am sure dissapointed about that, I had my MD all fired up and ready, now I guess I will just have to sit back down and wait for a new treasure lead to pop up.

[poorhunter78]

Well Frankn, I am sure dissapointed about that, I had my MD all fired up and ready, now I guess I will just have to sit back down and wait for a new treasure lead to pop up.

Without boots on, And confirmation from the locals that someone of this nature did exist.. Possibly under a different name.. This story is under my rug.. The location was easier to locate on a map, Then going to the fridge for a cold drink.. LOL

Poorhunter78