The Clue #001

[Frankn]

I have a large collection of treasure books and stories that appear to have enough info to find a cache if you know the area. I will probably never get to some so I will post some with the heading of The Clue # -- I will start off with the state and amount suspected to be hidden.I won't bore you with the whole story, just a skimpy outline. There will be no X marks the spot, but if you live in the area and do a little checking you just might hit it. This info is free, but donations will be accepted. LOL Keep your eyes open. Frank

SAMPLE: Missouri--$200,000 in gold and jewels
Captain Dane kills rich old trader and escapes with his treasure. He bought a plantation close to the little town of Pass Christian and settled down. Yellow fever is taking one of his old crew who makes a death bed confession implicating the Captain. They form a group to get him and take him to trial. Someone beats them there and he is found swinging from the oak tree in his front yard. His property is searched, but nothing is found. Dane had bragged to neighbors about how much money he had buried by a tree close to his house.
Please, only input pertaining to the story. Does that town still exist?, etc. Is it all built up around there?

 

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[iCandy]

Frank....cmon.....pm me so Jason doesn't try to steal my thunder...even though I'm sure he knows EVERYTHING about it already....mmmm hmm

 

[savant365]

I don't think this was in Missouri.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/ame/lol/lol184.htm

 

[Frankn]

Savant, that is quite a different version from the Captain Dane's Fortune that Fred Dorick wrote in his book Treasures Galore published in June 1996 by El Doro Press. In his version Dane's ship was burned at New Orleans and he ventured north to Pass Christain after splitting up with his crew. The question to settle on which version is right is Where is Pass Christain. Is it on the water where one could watch a ship burn or is it inland and north of New Orleans. Anyone know where it is?
Frank

 

[savant365]

Here is one in Mississippi right on the gulf coast.

http://www.ci.pass-christian.ms.us/

The version of the story I found was written 100 years earlier...a lot can change over 100 years. But that's ok, half the fun is trying to figure out the facts behind all the stories

Charlie

 

[Frankn]

Charlie, I wonder if it is north of New Orliens, and how far.
The strange part is that stories are usally embolished as time goes on, but the reverse is true here.I wonder what the orginal sorce of the story was. Frank

 

[savant365]

It is north east right on the coast. You'll have to zoom out a little bit to see where is is in relation to New Orleans.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=pass+...code_result&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CEAQ8gEwAg

It's right by Bay St. Louis so maybe that's where the Missouri part of the story got into the mix.

Charlie

 

[Frankn]

Charles, I can see this is going to be a library search for a local. Since Pass Christian is in both stories, that would be the place to look for a mention of the Captain. Frank