Romey Lake Loot
Romey's Lake (Madison) - lake named for Lucien Romey, an early settler in the vicinity
Romy Lake map, photos, satellite view and comments. Romy Lake is a Lake in Madison County, MT with an elevation of 6,903 feet, or 2,104 meters above sea level. This place is also known as Rome Lake and Romey Lake. –
Some of the Plummer Gang’s buried loot is said to be hidden near this small lake. According to the story only a few men 3 thought to be gang members of Plummer’s knew about it being buried here and they died so soon afterwards that if the story is correct the gold is still here. Some call the region the Gravelly Range. It was about the time when the Vigilantes were hunting the gang members in the region that three of them robbed a stagecoach in the Gravelly Range. This wasn’t far from Virginia City, the amount taken is unknown but once the story got around it grew to about $30,000. After the robbery they traveled the canyons of the upper Ruby Valley and camped near Romey Lake. They thought it a good idea to bury the gold and split it later. The gold was placed in tin cans and buried a few feet down. Sage brush was cleared in four areas creating a square with the buried gold in the center. The three split up, one to Virginia City another to Summit and the last going over the ridge to Bannack. Later they all had second thoughts and raced back to the gold. The ones going to Virginia City and Summit met about the same time at the gold and joined forces and made camp. The one that was heading to Bannack arrived much later and spotted their camp. He snuck up and tried to dig up the gold, was spotted shot and killed and dumped into the hole and buried with the gold. The two then headed out and camped the next night, got into it and one killed the other. The last robber headed back to the gold and discovered a Bannack tribe camped at the lake. Waiting for them to break camp the robber ended up gambling and losing his horses and other gear. In an argument he was shot by a Indian and was dying. The Indians sent for a tribe member (Madison John) who could speak English. The dying robber told him about the robbery, gold and the killings. The tribe was scared they would be in trouble for killing a white man, so they buried his body, broke camp and moved out. Years later Madison John told a friend named George Thorpe who told his friend Jim Ptomey. They remembered things from the regions past that made everything seem to fit togather. There was the stage robbery and several members of the Plummer Gang were never found or reported elsewhere. Deciding to hunt the treasure they got Madison John to guide them, but when they reached the lake Madison john said he could not find the camp site. It is said that for years prospectors who heard the story did some looking around for the four clearing when they were in the region.
Romey's Lake (Madison) - lake named for Lucien Romey, an early settler in the vicinity
Romy Lake map, photos, satellite view and comments. Romy Lake is a Lake in Madison County, MT with an elevation of 6,903 feet, or 2,104 meters above sea level. This place is also known as Rome Lake and Romey Lake. –
Some of the Plummer Gang’s buried loot is said to be hidden near this small lake. According to the story only a few men 3 thought to be gang members of Plummer’s knew about it being buried here and they died so soon afterwards that if the story is correct the gold is still here. Some call the region the Gravelly Range. It was about the time when the Vigilantes were hunting the gang members in the region that three of them robbed a stagecoach in the Gravelly Range. This wasn’t far from Virginia City, the amount taken is unknown but once the story got around it grew to about $30,000. After the robbery they traveled the canyons of the upper Ruby Valley and camped near Romey Lake. They thought it a good idea to bury the gold and split it later. The gold was placed in tin cans and buried a few feet down. Sage brush was cleared in four areas creating a square with the buried gold in the center. The three split up, one to Virginia City another to Summit and the last going over the ridge to Bannack. Later they all had second thoughts and raced back to the gold. The ones going to Virginia City and Summit met about the same time at the gold and joined forces and made camp. The one that was heading to Bannack arrived much later and spotted their camp. He snuck up and tried to dig up the gold, was spotted shot and killed and dumped into the hole and buried with the gold. The two then headed out and camped the next night, got into it and one killed the other. The last robber headed back to the gold and discovered a Bannack tribe camped at the lake. Waiting for them to break camp the robber ended up gambling and losing his horses and other gear. In an argument he was shot by a Indian and was dying. The Indians sent for a tribe member (Madison John) who could speak English. The dying robber told him about the robbery, gold and the killings. The tribe was scared they would be in trouble for killing a white man, so they buried his body, broke camp and moved out. Years later Madison John told a friend named George Thorpe who told his friend Jim Ptomey. They remembered things from the regions past that made everything seem to fit togather. There was the stage robbery and several members of the Plummer Gang were never found or reported elsewhere. Deciding to hunt the treasure they got Madison John to guide them, but when they reached the lake Madison john said he could not find the camp site. It is said that for years prospectors who heard the story did some looking around for the four clearing when they were in the region.
