Plow Discovers old gold buried by Confederacy

[jeff of pa]

The Perry County Democrat​

Wed, Jun 01, 1938 ·

 

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[Davers]

Great 'vintage ' story , I enjoyed the read thanks

 

[potsherd_creek]

Interesting history on the Camel Corps. It is hard to believe that the camels drank themselves to death, not saying this did not happen. I wonder if there are there other instances where this happened?
The dang things ate some strange things over here like creosote bush although that did not hurt them. Maybe bacteria or a parasite in the water that they were not accustomed too?

 

[achanceforgold]

The Perry County Democrat​

Wed, Jun 01, 1938 ·
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Jeff, Where do you find this stuff?
These are great starter stories for research and possible hunts.

Two stories buried Tiger Tanks and Gold carrying camels got added to my research and investigate list.
Dang you, Like I didn't already have enough on my list.

 

[UnderMiner]

Sounds like the plot to a Clive Cussler book.

"What are you on about now Dirk? Long lost 18th century Spanish gold, burried by Confederate overland blockade runners, in the swamps of Louisiana, after their camels died from drinking too much? And all your evidence is based on a single newspaper clipping from 1938?"

"Yes."

 

[jeff of pa]

Early in the Civil War, an attempt was made to use the camels to carry mail between Fort Mohave, New Mexico Territory, on the Colorado River and New San Pedro, ...






AI Overview

While not heavily used, camels were part of a U.S. Army Camel Corps experiment that began in the 1850s and continued into the Civil War. Confederate forces briefly commandeered the camels at Camp Verde, Texas, but didn't extensively use them in the war effort. The camels in California remained in Union hands and were eventually sold.

The U.S. Army's "Camel Corps" Experiment - The Army Historical Foundation

By Vince Hawkins In the 1830s America’s westward expansion was being severely curtailed by the inhospitable terrain and climate faced by pioneers and settlers. This was particularly the case in […]

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[robertk]

The interesting thing about the story is that the man with the plow says his father was part of the camel brigade that buried the gold. If that is so, why hadn't the father dug it up long before then? Or if it was supposed to remain hidden, why did the father expose his knowledge that it was there, and that apparently there was more of it? For those in the area, it should be simple enough to track down the location and current owners to see if a detector could find anything the plow missed.