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Siegfried's Cache, Greenhorn Mtns, Kern County, CA found
A.T. Evan's Treasure Hunters' Yearbook 1970 -'71, p. 20 includes a story by Mike Kovacs titled "I Found Seigfried's Treasure"
Photos prove the finding of a metal box buried at the base of a large stump. Inside the box was a pouch with "Seigfried" on it. Inside the pouch were 65 silver dollars, mostly dated before 1890 except for a few dated 1906; a gold necklace; 2 $10 gold and 1 $20 gold piece; silver whiskey flask; a photograph; and a small box containing 10 ounces of gold nuggets.
Mike was following up a lead on an early miner named Siegfried who had died just before proposing to his fiance in a mine cave-in.
A.T. Evan's Treasure Hunters' Yearbook 1970 -'71, p. 20 includes a story by Mike Kovacs titled "I Found Seigfried's Treasure"
Photos prove the finding of a metal box buried at the base of a large stump. Inside the box was a pouch with "Seigfried" on it. Inside the pouch were 65 silver dollars, mostly dated before 1890 except for a few dated 1906; a gold necklace; 2 $10 gold and 1 $20 gold piece; silver whiskey flask; a photograph; and a small box containing 10 ounces of gold nuggets.
Mike was following up a lead on an early miner named Siegfried who had died just before proposing to his fiance in a mine cave-in.