Legend of Freddie Crystal

[NEWN]

Years ago I read that in the mid 20th Century out west a cowboy named Freddie Crystal came into a town and talked people into outfitting him
to search for treasure...he went out...and came back several years later and talked people to go on a treasure expedition....nothing was found.
Did this story actually happen--or just a good story

 

[auferret]

Here's a few articles about him.

http://www.rangemagazine.com/archives/stories/fall98/montezuma.htm

http://www.wildernessutah.com/adventure/johnsoncanyon.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=231094.0

http://www.angelfire.com/trek/forthetruth/freddycrystal.html