Tin Box Near Columbiana in a field $650.00 in Gold and 25Cents in silver

[jeff of pa]

Must have been 3 sheets to the wind thinking that Quarter was gold.

Thomas County cat. (Colby, Kan.), 26 June 1890.



Thomas County cat. (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, June 26, 1890, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[Tired Rooster]

There is no telling how much money is still buried in old fields that were forgotten about and still there.

 

[Nitric]

There is also a story, and I can't remember details........Something about a wagon carrying silver, Can't remember exact reason. They got stuck or broke down....And knew they couldn't sit with that kind of silver. It was buried in the woods or a field. The were under attack and the silver supposedly was never recovered. That's in AL. somewhere too...

 

[jeff of pa]

There is also a story, and I can't remember details........Something about a wagon carrying silver, Can't remember exact reason. They got stuck or broke down....And knew they couldn't sit with that kind of silver. It was buried in the woods or a field. The were under attack and the silver supposedly was never recovered. That's in AL. somewhere too...

Probably under Mexico