A local man is wondering whether part of a buried trove of gold coins discovered recently in California is part of the Army payroll stolen 125 years ago.
Maybe the FBI can figure it out. Tracy Phillips said he and his sister have talked with federal agencies in California and Arizona about the 1889 robbery.
However the saga of that California gold cache turns out, the tale of the former Vancouver soldier and his long-lost payroll is a great story. That's certainly what Phillips thought when he first heard about it in 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Could gold coins found in Calif. have Vancouver connection? | The Columbian
Maybe the FBI can figure it out. Tracy Phillips said he and his sister have talked with federal agencies in California and Arizona about the 1889 robbery.
However the saga of that California gold cache turns out, the tale of the former Vancouver soldier and his long-lost payroll is a great story. That's certainly what Phillips thought when he first heard about it in 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Could gold coins found in Calif. have Vancouver connection? | The Columbian
