Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake" but he is not a 'true believer' himself. Societies are kind of defined by what they put their belief in and what they really want to be true. This page is for discussion about that early history,. Stories are how we interact as people and its how we grow. An estimated $340 million., And as I write, the treasure hunters are out there, hunting, hunting, and hunting. Jack Steuf Found Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure - The New York Times Secret stash of tsar's gold worth billions found in old rail tunnel Other stories of Pirate Treasures are discussed. Jean Lafitte Treasure Found - TreasureNet The Original Treasure ]9xd@% ilIA):cOr+}fJg-|o)!6ns+"6nsj[R JMr}bz b)N$PvfeY%Gc Za}J8420sw*b96z>r$J54a 75U,Y{hw!C'9i?| P[Zvh]|bNb7hRAbTi#n'M{ Ocean Breeze. In 1965, led a team of Iowans in some aborted, but ambitious, attempts at the treasure. Later, someone else who got high metal readings tried to dynamite the bottom of the lake. On his website, Fenn wrote, "It was under a. Visibility is nil, so it is a touchy situation. Im going to talk to his son, who was 14 or so when they were out at the lake. In an interview . (Courtesy of Andy Swanger) As far as more. The basic story is that in 1816 silver stolen by pirate Jean Lafitte from the Spanish brig Santa Rosa was being moved north from Matagorda Bay to St. Louis, Missouri, for disposal. The Cherokees started getting their butts kicked. The stolen loot was smuggled north some years later but ended up in Lake. 151 0 obj Winds light and variable. %PDF-1.7 % The film will explore the history of various parts of the tale, how they came to be woven in to a single fable and will reveal what was discovered during the months of research put into the project, including a new theory and information indicating the account of lost silver in an East Texas lake is actually a combination of stories. The hidden fortunes of the Doan Boys Gang, said to be $2 million at least. The Fenn Treasure was a cache of gold and jewels that Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author from Santa Fe, New Mexico, hid in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. In the early 1800s, Stephen F. Austin, on his first trip to Texas, also heard about a rich silver mine on the San Saba River and a gold mine on the Llano. Sheriff of Carthage, who co-owned 470 acres on the northwest end of the lake with Corbett Akins. 156 0 obj 6 Hidden Treasures That Are Still Waiting To Be Found (Maybe - HuffPost But theres just been this very persistent legend, and so in the late 50s, mid 60s, there were two really big efforts (to locate the treasure), tons of articles in the Watchman about these two different groups searching for it, dredging.. During the Mexican War of Independence, the Laffites served as spies for the Spanish, after moving to Galveston Island, Texas. La Belle was a French ship that sank in Matagorda Bay in 1685 after running aground in a storm. There are many stories about the famous pirate Gene Lafitte, but one of them places his lost treasure at the bottom of a lake right here in East Texas. Contacts. The open-endedness and lack of conclusion is what attracts Roper to the story today. Others have mounted full-scale salvage expeditions with backhoes and monster trucks and whatnot. 30 April 2021 AFP It is one of Sweden's most spectacular Bronze Age finds A man surveying a forest for his orienteering club in western Sweden stumbled on a trove of Bronze Age treasure reckoned. 0000001390 00000 n including dialogue . Christian knows his pirate history! <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(Tell us)/Rect[72.0 211.9047 103.6572 224.7953]/StructParent 7/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> One of Hendricks's biggest contributions was financing the excavation of Hawikku, an ancestral village in New Mexico, where the A:shiwi (Zuni) first made contact with Europeans. In Colombian newspapers, his death was lamented and his obituary described him as a brave naval officer. %%EOF Diving team finds hidden treasures lurking in Lake Lanier's - WAGA Trammel's Trace | Facebook In 1965 a professional syndicate of treasure hunters, men who worked together at a packaging company in LeClaire, Iowa, and led by Clarence A. Lets be honest, everybody loves a good treasure story. Hutchinson Island. But a giant storm hit the area, destroying the raft and washing away all the evidence. 0000002062 00000 n Jos R. Ralat is Texas Monthlys taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. Another legend has it that in 1595, Juan de Oate hid five silver bars, 4,336 gold ingots, nine burro loads of jewels, and four priceless Aztec codices (books or manuscripts) in the mine. Also join us in the Facebook Group: Beyond Oak Island Treasures for more discussions. 153 0 obj Hendricks Lake, once a commonly-frequented lake both for recreation and treasure hunting, is no longer accessible to the public. The location was later widely believed to be Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake formation on the south side of the Sabine River. Their father, Barnie Waldrop, was the most active local treasure hunter. Tales of pirate booty and Mexican gold have captivated minds for generations, and it all could be closer than you might think. Patricia Sharpe writes a regular restaurant column, Pats Pick, for Texas Monthly. By 1829, the mythical lost silver mine of San Saba began appearing on Austins maps of Texas. Its got quite a long story in the community. Mainly clear. 0000004315 00000 n After completing high school in Virginia, she moved to New York City and pursued a career as a model following her entry into a Seventeen cover contest. Akins and one of his former deputies were landowners along the lake and active onlookers with a piece of the action. The people who have looked for Hendricks Lake treasure since the 50s have spent a lot of money and hired a researcher in Spain to see if the Santa Rosa actually existed, all kinds of things, Pinkerton said. They both were at the lake during the treasure hunts of 1957 and 1958. If you would like to help, our fundraising campaign can be found here. My interest in the treasure legend turned into an article for the East Texas Historical Journal and the seeds for this book. Fenn treasure - Wikipedia Most of the cobs or old Spanish finds I've seen on the forum are either from Florida or the Upper East Cost. Legends live on! North of Tatum, in the middle of the woods, lies Hendricks Lake. Singer Treasure on Padre Island In the mid-nineteenth century, a man named Isaac Merritt Singer made significant improvements to the sewing machine. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. \Dy@tw sde!F@D}@10 4c/ Hendricks Lake was the sight of many treasure hunts over the course of the 20th century. The treasure, placed in a. This warrants some underwater metal detectors to be taken Searching for sunken silver: Local filmmaker bringing legend to life xXMsFWLU9C*ZYWNUX=@$(" (~ J>iyAy/eJ%.%c~(~s9yLrMw3iQSM?FOgmvw[s[j3Hr'YyX~mvvN39 Kc7YcqZYo)~}u3 ? PRIME turn-key restaurant is a landmark of Fort Laud(Former Ernie's BBQ). endobj 2. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. TREASURE HUNTER CLAIMS FBI IS COVERING UP DISCOVERY OF CIVIL WAR-ERA GOLD WORTH MILLIONS "The two vessels separated after the impact, both fatally damaged. They got away with three thousand freshly-minted 1877 $20 gold pieces. Exclusive opportunity to purchase 1843 S. Federal Hwy, Andy's Live Fire Grill & Bar. Things Found in the San Antonio River: Periodic draining of sections of the river have revealed skateboards, Mardi Gras beads, old bottles and a cell phone. The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee George Heye's Legacy: An Unparalleled Collection In this work you will find what I hope you found in my first book solid, thorough research and a story with which we can all connect. In 2011, Michigan-based treasure hunters Kevin Dykstra and Frederick Monroe found a shipwreck as they were searching for the $2 million in gold that, according to local legend, fell from a. They are convinced that booty galore is waiting to be found, J. Barto Arnold, the former marine archaeologist for the Texas Historical Commission, told me. 154 0 obj Is there anything better than the tale of someone discovering a hidden clue, figuring out an obscure reference, finding the final piece of the puzzle, and then discovering a fantastic stash of gold or silver? No matter what, I come to believe throughout professional research or diving, I will always associate it with Jean Lafitte, with treasure, with piracy because its meant so much to the community, Roper said. Abilene Reporter-News, June 24, 1958. endobj Download Free PDF. None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. 1``b`5 Y0$ Au`j`H@ George Mallory's lost camera. Blackbeard and the mysterious unsolved code of Olivier Levassuer, or The Buzzard, are mentioned. We are a community-supported, non-profit organization and we humbly ask for your support because the careful and accurate recording of our history has never been more important. Tracy Y Hendricks in Arlington Heights, IL - Whitepages endobj At times the story stayed in circulation due to the efforts of Harry E. Rieseberg, a man who was the self-proclaimed '"worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter.. Little is known about his origins, but he was probably born either in Basque-France or in the French colony Saint-Domingue. Hendericks was a member of the Cras Est Nostrum and became Salazar at some point in the past. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. All they found was a big sawblade from one of the sawmills that had operated on the lake; they left the artifact behind for future treasure hunters. They lowered another contraption through the pipe to the lake floor. Roper has been pursuing the legend and examining where and how the various parts of the story originated. Handbook of Texas Online, Over the years, Hendrick's Lake near Tatum has been a place where many people have visited in search of a legendary treasure that was supposedly left at the site by Pirate Jean LaFitte. Hughes Springs up in Cass County was founded by two brothers looking for a treasure in the 1850s or 60s. Even though some, including Waldrop and Stotlar, had looked into draining the lake, there were no other attempts at that folly. He had heard about the Trace from his dad as a portion of it runs through family land. A Seagoville pharmacist who sailed around the world. Leave them blank to get signed up. There was no treasure found. Just another myth? Last dive for Lake Toplitz's Nazi gold | World news | The Guardian To the north of Tatum, in the middle of the forest, lies Lake Hendrix. The Hix boys from Baytown were featured on Discovery Channel's "Expedition Unknown" for their quest . Barnie Waldrop of carthage was one of the more persistent treasure hunters. At the end of World War II, the German Nazi's are believed to have sunk a fortune in Lake Toplitz, Austria, Daily Star reports. 0000001829 00000 n True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake Extremely competent in market analysis and comparative sales, Angie has worked in many aspects of the real estate industry and uses this experience and foresight to be proactive and address all . <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents()/Rect[130.3037 595.1786 171.4307 606.1786]/StructParent 2/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Host Mattie Blake and local movie maker Christian B. Roper (see Sunken Silver) led a team conducting underwater searching. Barnie Waldrop. Whats Up With All the Kangaroos on the Loose in Texas? The legend says that in 1816, Laffite and his fellow pirates plundered six wagon loads worth of silver from the Spanish. But people buy into it, and thats the part thats interesting to me.. endobj As Laffite and his men raced through East Texas with the wagons, Spanish. Continue Reading. Beyond Oak Island Episode 2 Summary: Wild West Gold and the Search at Robbers Roost Canyon for Butch Cassidys Lost Treasure, All can be found to have a questing theme within them, Third Annual Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity, The Second Annual Masquerade Tribute Wrap Up, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Affiliate Disclosure. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents()/Rect[493.2393 594.2333 540.0 607.124]/StructParent 3/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Well, according to a story by Mary Rogers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, there is evidence that in the early 1800s the theft did happen and that Jean Lafittes men, afraid that they were about to be ambushed, pushed several wagons loaded with silver ingots into the muddy waters. Low 47F. They say this inspired them to reach out to other treasure hunters and hear their stories. Overtime, Roper believes that this information was interpreted to mean that there was treasure in Hendricks Lake. They then filled in the shaft. The information comes from books and treasure hunting Web sites (the best of which are legendsofamerica.com and treasurefish.com). Somebody made fun of him; he clubbed the guy to death. Secret stash of tsar's gold worth billions found in old rail tunnel near Lake Baikal. Hendricks Lake is a special place for Roper. Scotty Stotlar, Sr., appeared to have what it took to mount another serious attempt. He built a new kind of sewing machine, and in. Hendricks Lake near Tatum is now off limits to the public because it is on land owned by a mining company. and the story of the Hendricks Lake treasure is no different. A team of treasure hunters could be on the verge of unearthing the "world's largest treasure hoard," said to be worth over $20 billion. Hits are sounded off. We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. A heating and air conditioning contractor. Houston historian Gary Pinkerton, a Longview native, is fascinated by those treasure hunters and their searches. On his visits to Hendricks Lake with his son, they got a hit and brought a diver along to search the bottom. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. Cush Reeves. "I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot," Fenn writes. Although hes fascinated by the legend and the excitement it created, Pinkerton doesnt believe its even a little bit true. Before I started to work on the story running in the July 2009 issue (Sleeping Booty) about California musician Nathan Smiths quixotic attempt to find a lost Spanish treasure ship near the town of Refugio, north of Corpus Christi, I assumed that there was no buried treasure at all in Texas. The Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake The infamous pirate of the Gulf Jean Lafitte took a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and supposedly buried it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town of Sabine. No one's found the Spanish silver cache, but some treasure seekers in this area have struck gold-or gemstones, as the case may be. 1930, it came up again, 35. There are two legends in particular that seem to have found purchase in the minds of East Texas treasure hunters. A man named Nathan Smith thinks he's found the remnants of a sunken ship from an 1822 hurricane north of Corpus Christi - thanks to Google Earth. endstream For more information on Sunken Silver, visit www.sunkensilver.com. It is my sincere belief that the Hendricks Lake treasure was silver taken by Lafitte from capturing of the Spanish ship Santa Rosa in Matagorda Bay in 1820. The box was hidden by millionaire art dealer. Seagoville pharmacist who was the diver that planted dynamite on the bottom of Hendricks Lake. for the most familiar version of the legend. There is a legend surrounding a supposed lost treasure in East Texas, one that filmmaker Christian B. Roper and his team have been researching for a documentary production, Sunken Silver. Lake Hendricks - Iowa DNR The Lagina Brothers, famous for their search for the lost treasure on Oak Island and featured in the show The Curse of Oak Island, now hosts a new show called, Beyond Oak Island. endobj 2018 Sunken Silver. Fort Worth Daily Gazette, October 3, 1884. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. Born to an American mother and English father in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hendricks was raised in Portland, Oregon, and Twin Falls, Idaho, where she became active in local theater. Somewhere with access to treasure-laden vessels, open coast, and trails and waterways to transport stolen goods. A nearby lake fed by the Sabine River also caught their attention, since the silver might have been transported there by the current. . TATUM A trio of Jacksonville natives wants to turn two-century-old piracy legend into a full-length feature documentary film and theyre seeking funding help to do it. Treasure chest worth millions found in the Rocky Mountains after decade According to legend, Singer hid the money he found in a large sand dune that he called Money Hill. But as fate would have it, he and his family had to abandon their Texas home during the Civil War because they were considered Union sympathizers. hill on the Lakes side, the scans show some promising images. &m;vH}p,$[%7?7hm'm&@A2Ef8IR%%p.Bs.H'QKR 5 ]sHT. Connecting the legend to peoples minds now so it doesnt die out, I think is important, Pinkerton asserted. Now, more modern equipment was available, and one man used a metal detector and managed to get some interesting readings from the bottom of the lake. One person who is still committed to the Hendricks Lake legend is Jacksonville documentary film maker and treasure hunter, Christian B. Roper. Both of them had consulted with Harry Rieseberg, the self-described worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter who had written articles about the legend in treasure magazines of the time. He sent soldiers to look for it, but they found nothing. endobj By using deep-sea sonar technology that can pierce the thick mud and clay at the bottom of the lake, Roper said he may have found a cart or wagon that might have moved treasure to the lake. Page A5 | e-Edition | news-journal.com On 4 February 1823, Laffite was onboard the General Santander off the town of Omoa in Honduras. The enduring story of Hendricks Lake is a treasure legend that has been around for more than 150 years. Discovering history is part of the adventure, and that never ends. In June of 2020, the treasure was finally found by a man who chose not to be named (perhaps understandably, as he was suddenly $5 million richer!). Spring is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. (Image credit: Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy) British . Only recently did I learn of a parallel effort to tell the story of the Hendricks Lake treasure legend via film. In 1969 an MIT graduate with a degree in electrical engineering and a patent for an underwater device for locating metals motored along the surface of Hendricks Lake in an eight-foot fiberglass boat towing his electronics. And he says, Treasure has a way of keeping its secrets. Hendricks Lake was By the time the summer of 1958 had ended, Waldrop, buzzing again and the moss-laden oaks echoed the sound of the SoRelles, and all of the other treasure hunters spurred on heavy equipment and trucks pulling in for another attempt. I determined that there were maybe five that might have contained some sort of treasure. Texas oilmen who later drilled an oil well based on scripture. Pickering, a veteran diver, has made it his mission to recover all things odd and ordinary lurking in the lake to keep Georgia families safe. It featured Pirate Treasures. Since that time, many parties and individuals have endeavored to find the Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake, with searches as early as 1884 and as recently as the 1970s. In the 1950s, the Sabine River and the nearby lake (Hendricks Lake) experienced a new onslaught of treasure seekers when the story of Laffites silver was published by the True West magazine. This book is the story of those people. He frequently returned to Galveston or the barrier islands near New Orleans to unload booty or take on supplies procured by Pierre. 30 of the world's most valuable treasures that are still missing On an 1863 map of the area, it was named Flanagan Lake but since the 1880s has been known by its present name. There are people who spend their whole lives and considerable sums of money searching for sunken treasure ships, lost mines, and hidden loot. Its no surprise that East Texas has local tales of buried treasure. Legend has it that the ship was so big it took two months to load and the Spanish were so upset with its loss that they sent five more ships to recover it- unsuccessfully. TSHA | Hendricks Lake - Handbook of Texas Not all listings found on this site are necessarily listed through Best of Luxury Realty, Corp. In one Internet posting, I read the following: Texas has more buried treasure than any other state, with 229 sites within the states borders. The search is called off for the time being. 0000007400 00000 n 0000010052 00000 n As of 2019 much of the land surrounding the lake was in the permit area for the surface mining for lignite that covers thousands of acres. Despite intense efforts at dredging, detecting, diving, and dynamiting for Hendricks Lake treasure, the only thing that was reportedly found in the lake was the rim of an old wagon wheel. In the last chapter of the book, I really talk about where do we go from here now., Theres something inherent in us that wants to believe those legends, Pinkerton stated. 0000002542 00000 n By The Siberian Times reporter. Legend has it that Basss part of the money is in Cove Hollow, about thirty miles from Denton. A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace". TYLER, Texas (KETK) Legends of buried treasure have fascinated people around the world since time immemorial. Legend says six wagons full of silver bars were rolled into hendricks lake. mATTY BLAKE (HOST) AND cHRISTIAN B. ROPER. Historian Gary Pinkerton says the legend is mostly unsubstantiated. Click here to start your Free Trial (no credit card required), by Michelle Dillon michelle@thecherokeean.com. The NOAA says the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and partners first found the Ohio in Lake Huron in 2017. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafittes treasure. 0000002763 00000 n Hendricks Lake is an oxbow lake one and one-half miles south of the Sabine River and about four miles northeast of Tatum in Rusk County, Texas (32.371864N, 94.493190W). Beyond Oak Island Summary of Episode 1: Pirate Treasures and the Search in Hendricks Lake for Jean Lafittes Lost Treasure. The other big buried treasure legend from East Texas is the story of Little Cypress Creek. 7 Instances Of Lost Treasure In PA That Might Still Remain More Idaho Treasure Tales - Legends of America It was packed with tons of gold and silver. click photo for more. 157 0 obj The team, known as the "Temple Twelve," have been . s f a s u . Upcoming disc golf tournaments in the United States Legend holds that the Pirate Jean LaFitte, or in some other versions Santa Anna, left treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. 0000003902 00000 n An occasional newspaper article kept the story alive and throughout the 1960s treasure hunters found their way to Hendrick's Lake, but none matched the expeditions launched by the SoRelle . His book, True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake, focused on the variety of people and their attempts to discover the fabled hidden silver and was released this past April. This is the list to receive occasional emails containing special offers, deals and promotions (like contests). 0000006665 00000 n H-E-Bs True Texas BBQ Restaurant Is Slipping, West Texans Are Learning What It Means to Live in Bear Country. The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee Mark Heffron 35 subscribers Subscribe 5.6K views 2 years ago In this video I reveal the location of the treasure in Lake Park,. Palm City. Although they attended different universities, Roper reconnected with high school friends Brackston McKnight and Ryan Travis and the three now work together on the project. The show starts with the Lagina brothers, Rick and Marty, sharing how their search on Oak Island opened them up to a world full of mysteries and lost treasures to explore. Many came to the lake to drain, dredge, dig, dynamite and scan its murky depths. The silver was never recovered. wATCH THE EPISODE HERE. Both American coasts abound with tales of buried pirate treasure. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular articles. When the Embargo Act of 1807 came into force, the Laffite brothers moved their business from New Orleans to an island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Back in the 1580s, Spanish conquistadors and priests often passed beneath the peaks of the Franklins on their way to New Mexico to colonize the Indian villages. It featured Pirate Treasures. 147 0 obj Christian B. Roper on a scouting trip for his film . The son of Corbett Akins, Brodie grew up with Hendricks Lake as a routine part of his life and still owned that land on the lake until mining began. HOUSTON It's the treasure hunt of a lifetime, and now it's landed them on national TV. The dumping of the silver in the lake was a temporary thing until danger passed, then was recovered, after all he had divers at his disposal. <>stream Forrest Fenn shares first photos of his discovered treasure | CNN The Lost San Saba Silver Mine This lost mine, with its rich vein of silver, has been what one treasure hunter writer has called the Holy Grail of Texas treasure seekers. In 1756 a Mexican official traveling through Texas learned from Indians of an exposed strain of pure silver that ran through a certain hill in Central Texas. Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest by mapmaker . Ive actually been at this project about 14 months now. Spanish troops caught up with the wagons along a trail near present-day Tatum, Texas. Rio Vista | MLS# F10370332 1001 SE 5th Ct , Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 hb```E@9Z9:sj*5)o(Hd`8iQ^gFMJNvZ7he);Ndx8uy}xc;Mt0u410[t0v4t40t40Zt00L@,E@`E,AsE^X/q5tDX4C#{ During his research for Trammals Trace, Pinkerton came upon the legend and it was something he tucked away and parked for a little while.. Ho-hum, right? They also had a raft built from which large pipes were sunk into the lake bottom, and used a metal detector to search the sediment. I titled it True Believers because Im way more interested in the people who believe this stuff than the possibility that there might actually be something, Pinkerton said. After sitting undisturbed for more than 10 years, a treasure chest holding gold nuggets and precious gems has been found in the Rocky Mountains.

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