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A well-documented but little known treasure site is a cache of gold coins near the community of Harmony in Atoka County.
From about 1900 until the early 1920s, John C. White ran a ranch in this area. He saved considerable money from cattle and cotton salm. In 1923, White decided to go to Texas. He left the ranch in the care of W.F. McKown. Before leaving, White told McKown that he had buried a quart fruit jar of gold pieces near the house.
White was afraid to travel with the gold and didn't trust banks. He assured McKown that nobody knew about the money or the cache. McKown, a long-time friend of the old man, promised him that he would keep an eye on the place.
In 1924 McKown received a letter from White, which read in part: "'I sure am obliged for you keeping your eye on the place for Me. I aim to come back as soon as I get on my feet again and dig up my fruit jar." But White never returned. Much later, McKown learned that the old man had died in Texas.
McKown never searched for the gold, but in 1960 a couple came to see his widow and told her they wanted to took for "Uncle John White's buried money. (Apparently, White had written some of his relatives as well as McKown, telling them of his cache.) The couple spent several hours in search around the old house site, but found nothing.
A well-documented but little known treasure site is a cache of gold coins near the community of Harmony in Atoka County.
From about 1900 until the early 1920s, John C. White ran a ranch in this area. He saved considerable money from cattle and cotton salm. In 1923, White decided to go to Texas. He left the ranch in the care of W.F. McKown. Before leaving, White told McKown that he had buried a quart fruit jar of gold pieces near the house.
White was afraid to travel with the gold and didn't trust banks. He assured McKown that nobody knew about the money or the cache. McKown, a long-time friend of the old man, promised him that he would keep an eye on the place.
In 1924 McKown received a letter from White, which read in part: "'I sure am obliged for you keeping your eye on the place for Me. I aim to come back as soon as I get on my feet again and dig up my fruit jar." But White never returned. Much later, McKown learned that the old man had died in Texas.
McKown never searched for the gold, but in 1960 a couple came to see his widow and told her they wanted to took for "Uncle John White's buried money. (Apparently, White had written some of his relatives as well as McKown, telling them of his cache.) The couple spent several hours in search around the old house site, but found nothing.
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