Lost Padre

[lastleg]

There is a treasure yarn about 4000 lbs of gold ingots buried in the
Oklahoma Panhandle. According to the legend a French padre name
La Farge (?) was robbing placer miners near Taos, NM in the very late
1700's. His crew of French outlaws accumulated the above amount of
placer gold and somehow converted it into ingots and travelled the
Sante Fe Trail heading for New Orleans intending to travel by ship to
France. The loot wound up buried at Flag Springs, OK. I don't put
any faith in this story but want to know if anyone here has heard of
this legend. I think it was written about in Stewart's book "Treasures
of Oklahoma." lastleg

[teacher457]

I googled Lost treasure of Flag Spring Oklahoma and got 250,000 hits. This website tells the story fairly well. I have copied the link to check out if you haven't already done so. Wouldn't it be fun if the story is true and the treasure is still there

http://www.theoutlaws.com/gold6.htm

[Roadquest]

This gold is on the Stone Ranch. I have tried for years to get permission
to look in one area for the gold. i told the owners, I would be able to
locate it in one hour of getting to the area. And, if I was right about
the area I believe it is at.
The Ranch, has been sold since I was out there the last time. I have the
name of the "new" owner around here somewhere. If I can find it. I will
post it.
In my thinking, It's not on Sugerlofe peak.
I wish you luck in finding it. I just don't have the time to work with it
anymore.
Clayton

[lastleg]

So, Clayton, what was it that convinced you it is legit? Thanks, lastleg

[Roadquest]

So, Clayton, what was it that convinced you it is legit? Thanks, lastleg

lastleg,

I have the name of the man that owns Stone Ranch, If that will be of any help to you.
I can sent it to you in a PM. I also made a post somewhere on Tnet with information
on this gold. I will look tru my "papers" and if I can run across the info. I will post it
again here.

Clayton

[lastleg]

Clayton:

My personal take on the Lost Padre is the whole premise is filled with
holes. It was not humanly possible that his merry band sunk boulders
from east of of Sante Fe all the way to Flag Springs. Does that sound
like what lazy Frenchmen would do? Besides if they really had all those
two tons of dore to haul around would they need to go back to mark
their route. It is easier to believe that UFO's planted the rocks as
markers than swallow this bunk.

I think it is one of the most hillarious yarns I've ever heard.

But there could possibly be another more likely reason for gold being
buried there. I have no idea but nonsense doesn't move me to look

I am sure you have plenty of more reliable pursuits. I enjoy your posts.

lastleg

[RGINN]

I think you're talking about the Tres Piedras (three stones) treasure. It was rumored to be near Sugar Loaf Peak and Flag Spring, in the panhandle of Oklahoma north of Boise City. It was on the STRONG Ranch, (not Stone), owned by Cy Strong. It's along the Cimarron cut-off of the Sante Fe trail. Jose Lopat was hired as a guide by ex-communicated priest Pierre LaFarge, and records supposedly kept by Lopat have contributed to the legend. I have been in the area, and wonder if some of you have, due to the reference to the 'Stone Ranch'. The correct name of the ranch is spelled out in big letters made by rocks on the side of a hill. There's a lot of rocks laying out in the pasture that could be construed to be secret markers, I guess. Same thing for there on down to Sante Fe. Some rock formations truly are directional markers and maybe some others are too. 2late2dig over on the Oklahoma forum tells me this treasure was already found; so y'all check with him.

[cptbil]

There Is an authentic Church Document and Map!
That shows "The Lost Padre" to be in some mnts, east of El Paso

[lastleg]

And the date of that document would be . . . . ?

[cptbil]

W/O going into all of my papers, etc, to find the "source"
If I remember correctly, it's in the late 1600's

[cptbild]

The "Map" shows a canyon, about 3 1/2 mile long , running due north
from The Mine/Mission, that might have some interesting
things hidden in it also ?
AND!
If I EVER! get out (TH'ing & Prospectin) this year,
We are going to check this out
Care to come along

[lastleg]

Just wish I could cptbild. This must be a different padre. The ex-communicated priest
LaFarge supposedly robbed miners near Sante Fe just after the turn of the century 1800.
When you have time I would like to hear what you are at liberty to tell of the 1600 period.

If you stay out in the Wilderness long enough maybe I can get a chance to meet you.

lastleg

[cptbil]

I'll see what I can dig up ?
AND!
Yes!
You're Right!
This is probably a different "Lost Padre Mine"
FACT! is,
I know of several !
Another One is to THE NORTH of El Paso, about a 3 days march.