Hidden Treasure for John Nyhart ? Clearfield County , Big Run ?

[jeff of pa]

This story Escapes me at the Moment. if I find more details, I'll add them



Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 17 July 1902.





Big Run is in the Streams category for Cameron County in the state of Pennsylvania. The latitude and longitude coordinates of Big Run are 41.5506186, -78.3494587 and the approximate elevation is 1,204 feet (367 meters) above sea level.









Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, July 17, 1902, Page 8, Image 8 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[jeff of pa]

John was a real Person
Articles in Order of printing

Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 23 March 1899.



Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, March 23, 1899, Page 5, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

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Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 13 April 1899.


Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, April 13, 1899, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress


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Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 28 June 1900.



Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, June 28, 1900, Page 5, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

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Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 17 July 1902.



http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l...hart&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

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and apparently felt people wanted to Know what he did in his spare time, and apparently Cameron County press agreed.

Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.), 15 Dec. 1910.



Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, December 15, 1910, Image 19 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

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[miboje]

What was this treasure, right? They talk about it like everyone already knew.

 

[jeff of pa]

What was this treasure, right? They talk about it like everyone already knew.

Yes but there is no newspaper account of Why John Hired these people to look for it for him.
Which is how I take the News Item to mean.

However I believe Dent's Run is not far away.




He may have been Searching for the Dent's Run Treasure where he felt it was Mt Zion Historical Society

 

[miboje]

That's certainly possible, Jeff. Whatever it was, it seems that it was common knowledge.