Vashon Island Treasure Legend

[SonjaMarie]

Found this little tidbit online about the island I live on:
http://www.coinworld.com/NewCollecto...Treasures4.asp

On Vashon Island in Puget Sound a logger buried gold in 1877, and it remains unlocated.

I wouldn't even know where to start to find that LOL.

Sonja Marie

[bigstrapper]

Sonja,

According to Terry's book, the cache belonged to Lars Hanson. It says he lived with his Indian wife on the banks of Judd Creek near Burton.

According to the book, there is still about $200,000.00 in gold on the Island somewhere.

I also live in the Northwest down here in the Puyallup area, there's more to the story but that's the jist of it.

It says that none of the gold has ever been recovered but this print is from some time ago.

Gary.

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Hi Sonja, a very interesting story, any more?

Don Jose de La Mancha

[Connecticut Danny]

As you known, there was no gold found. What is the latest news?

[Tuberale]

Just checked my cross-reference index, and found the following citations:

Treasure, 8/1978, p. 24
Treasure World, 1/1970, p. 51
Buried Treasure of the United States, p. 221
Directory of Buried, Sunken Treasures, p. 130
Treasure Map Atlas, p. 137
Lost Treasure, 8/1976, p. 52
Treasure Trails, Summer, 1975, p. 48
True Treasure, 8/1975, p. 23
Lost Treasure, 10/1981, p. 78
Treasure Search, 12/1980, p. 53

There are more, as I stopped adding to my cross-reference library about 1985.

[WAres]

I'm gonna check it out this summer. anybody know where his land was? All I found was outside of Burton near Judd Creek