Here were the front page headlines in the New York Times, April 16, 1935: * New York City gangster Dutch Schultz The first generation of Loomiss was well respected in the area but not the George Loomis generation. Much of it is now paved so the treasure could be buried somewhere under those paved parkway roads on the island. But the rewards are great. You are lost. Although there is no documentation that can back up this lost treasure story the second version could be possible because there are many swamps in the area of Rome, NY. By the time Prohibition went into effect in 1919, gangsters were starting to get caught in a new trap that they never dealt with before. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is privately owned so you will need to gain permission before searching for this lost treasure. During the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s, much of the island, and the fort upon it, was dredged and destroyed. Contributors include veteran local writers, historians, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts from around the Adirondack region. Whether you're looking for a piece of glass with uranium in it, a photo postcard, or a bottle from a long-lost syrup company, part of the thrill is looking, searching, and feeling the joy of the unexpected find. Fishers Island is said to have been a hot spot for pirates back in the day. This story states that a wealthy recluse who had an estate near Hicksville, NY on Long Island buried many caches of gold and silver coins amounting to $750,000. There is no way to be prepared for everything. He attempted, and his pick struck a crock that gave a chink, as of gold. And that is how his occupation was listed on his death certificate. To find the coin, Hillig is said to have left 25 clues behind to help locate it. It should be the first thing you put on in the morning, even before your underwear, and the last thing you take off in the evening. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Pirate Booty in New York With Canada still making liquor legally and New York City being full of people who wanted it, the roads of the Adirondacks became favorites of smugglers. It happened right here in the North Country. Famous beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" based on the deathbed transcripts. The fact that gold can be found in such trace amounts has much to do with the lack of interest in gold mining compared to the fertile farm land. Look at your map. In Sullivan county A large amount of Tory treasure in concealed in a cave in the Shawanjunk Mountains near Summitville.A cache known as Faquer Treasure consisting of $50,000 in gold coins is buried near Bethel. Fleeing from you initial position can simply lead to getting even farther away from your last known position, which can get you REALLY lost, plus uselessly depleting any energy reserves that just might come in handy while trying to stay warm under a tree. And have fun in your search for New York lost treasure. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; Part of the fun for people like Kopp, myself, and many others, is the treasure hunt. For years the populace kept watch of all strangers that came to town and shadowed them if they went to the woods, but without result. Most of the gold that is to be found using the panning method will be located in these cracks and places around the slabs. As primarily a solo hunter, he always impressed me with how well he knew how to precisely navigate far into the backcountry. The Daily Mail says the assistant was told to turn over the 25 clues to the newspaper 50 years after the hijacking, which he did in December 1992. On or near the beaches of Dunkirk, New York. The Spaniards were said to have entombed $300,000 in gold near Natchez, Mississippi. Confirmed. You can prospect for gold in New York; you just cant keep the gold. One day in 1841, a Spanish ship put in for water off the spot where Columbia City, Oregon, now stands. Good article Dan. When he recovered, the crock was gone, the hole filled in, and the light has hovered about the place ever since then. It has many hiking trails all over the island. Close by, other coins of a later date were found. Aliens? The Isle of the Yellow Sands, in Lake Superior, was supposed by Indians to be made of the dust of gold, but it was protected by vultures that beat back those who approached or tore them to pieces if they insisted on landing. Somewhere near Tupper Lake, you might find a lost treasure from long ago! Worried that he would leave jail broke, he buried some treasure, just like an old-time pirate. The information, views and opinions expressed by these various authors are not necessarily those of the Adirondack Almanack or its publisher, the Adirondack Explorer. What happened after is not clear, but it is probable that several of the claimants were slain in a quarrel over the demands of each man to have most of the plunder. Others claimed the rumored location along Esopus Creek meant the frequent floods would have left Dutch's treasure at the bottom of Ashokan Reservoir. (LogOut/ Avoid areas that appear very light colored, sandy, or muddy, as these places are less likely to produce. Thank of the Facebook and smart phone apps! But declaring income from illegal activities was something they were understandably reluctant to do. On the banks of the Cumberland River in Tennesseeis a height where a searcher for gold was seized by invisible defenders and hurled to the bottom of the cliff, receiving mortal injuries. Dutch was later shot down in the Palace Chophouse in Newark, New Jersey in 1935. In 1942, his plane was hijacked by two German saboteurs during a flight. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Digging coins, searching for treasure, discovering history. Ghost town(GT) Elberta, on RR, 2 1/2 miles NE of Ransomville.GT Wilson Station, on RR, 2 miles SE of Wilson.GT Pendleton Center, 4 miles NW of Millersport. Although there is a physical component to getting lost, it remains mostly a state of mind. Many years ago, in my earlier years as a trail hiker, I once found myself lost while hiking back from the Five Ponds after taking an old side trail near the Oswegatchie River. So far from having gold, these Indians did not know the stuff, but the myth that they had hoarded quantities of it survived and caused the waste of lives and money. Hardly had the anchor chains run out before the sailors fell upon the captain, killed him, seized all the value they could gather, and took it to the shore. In 1935 Dutch Schultz was under indictment for tax evasion by Thomas E. Dewy who was the Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In New York's Adirondacks Mountains, a wave of hotels and resorts is recapturing the rustic glamour of the region's 19th . My own grandfather-in-law owned a service station during the Depression. Unfortunately, our natural physical reactions are not always the best course of action. Unidentified British payroll ship sank near S end of Wolf island $30,000 on board. British troops are thought to have buried gold and silver coins at Fort Crown. They are so intricate, and most would argue there is no comparable place to this beautiful forest preserve. Always carry a compass and map, and know how to use them. French soldiers are thought to have buried gold coins in or near Fort Frederick. A trapper, who was his only attendant in his last moments, dug over the ground floor of the hut and found a box containing a jeweled sword, costly trinkets, and letters that bore out the presumption of Follingsbys aristocratic origin. It was as if the ground had never been disturbed. Tales of Ghostly Lost Treasure By Charles M. Skinner in 1896 The wealth of the Astors hardly exceeds the treasure that is supposed to be secreted here and there about the country, and thousands of dollars have been expended in dredging rivers and shallow seas and in blasting caves and cellars. Dutch's immediate gang, including Rosenkranz, were cut down with machine guns. Strange noises overhead for the wind was high, and the twigs seemed to snicker eerily as they crossed each other-sent thrills along his back from time to time, and he was about to return, half in anger, half in fear, when his spirit visitor emerged from behind the tree and stood before him. The key to finding the cash is to find a bronze coin, engraved with Hillig's initials, and rumored to be buried somewhere in the Catskill Mountains. Two years of wandering, fighting, and carousal ensued before the remnant of the crew returned to Oregon. He should, at that moment, have turned around three times, as his dream directed, but he was so excited that he forgot to. Rumor and folklore say that Follensby was a trapper and hunter in the area and is said to have buried $400,000 in gold coins somewhere on his property near what is now Follensby Road in Franklin County NY. The subway's life ran from 1927 to June 30, 1956. The legend says Hillig stole the money in a mid-air struggle, which left the two Nazis dead. On the St. Lawrence river between Louisville and Roseveltown lies a small island is known as Tiny Treasure Island. Needless to say, this law has hampered most any serious efforts made to search for gold. Although there are sometimes other contributing factors, in most cases getting lost is easily prevented. It occurred at the southern tip of Lake Champlain, near Whitehall, already the site of many historic lake-related treasures. Click to learn more. Breathing becomes labored as if just summiting a faraway peak. Here's one we came across in a collection called "Short Stories of Lost Treasure in the Adirondacks." (It has no author, of course.) Dutch Schultz's legal team kept the theories coming. In the early colonial days, Grand Island, in Niagara River, was the home of a Frenchman, Clairieux, an exile or refugee attended by a negro servant. Some very early reports from early settlers in the state indicated that they did in fact find a bit of gold, but the concentrations were so small that it did not warrant any significant interest and locations were not well documented. The location of where the cabin once stood is a southwest of Tupper Lake. They were also a collection point for refuse and debris. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Even if you dont have a compass it is easy to tell what direction is what during the day. But that is what happened in Malone in the spring and summer of 1935. Many of these old trails randomly twist and turn and branch and then dissolve into nothingness. If you are ever in New York City you might want to check out the Museum of the City of New York. The U.S. confiscated the Butlerbury mansion which still stands today. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. In 1852 Hiram Marble announced that he had been visited by spirits, who not only told him that the pirates spoils were still in their olden hiding place but pointed out the spot where the work of excavation should begin. Some people were convinced there had to be a map, as these two "city boys" would never be able to find anything in the wilderness without it. * Federal Move Cuts Maximum Sentence Possible to 16 Years, $40,000 Fine What they are doing with that gold, we will leave to speculation. This reaction is the result of the bodys natural defense system, commonly called the flight or fight response. Think. In the end, it turned out I journeyed out onto a peninsula, and after keeping my head and returning to the downed tree, I found my way back along the old trail and I safely returned home no worse for the situation. That generation of Loomiss ended up in Hastings, New York. Getting lost is not directly responsible for their demise, panic is. America's Very First Resort Destination Is Cool Again 150 Years Later. The seven cities of Cibola that Coronado and other Spanish adventurers sought in the vast deserts of the Southwest were pueblos. All rights reserved (About Us). After continuing in this fashion until reaching a large downed tree, I found myself not sure of the way forward or how to get back whence I came. Near a notch in Dug Mountain, between Silver and Hatchery Brooks is a lost silver mine once operated by the English. For 30 years, this task was carried on, both father and son dying without gaining any practical result other than discovering an ancient scabbard in a rift. The Dakotah sank in Lake Erie off Angola shore carrying $500,000 of copper and $50,000 in cash. Many gangster books and films still use his actual cruel acts to illustrate the brutal realities of Prohibition gangster life. On October 23, 1935, a whole team of killers led by Charles "Bug" Workman converged on the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, where Dutch had fled when Dewey had made him too much of a target in New York City. He had many tales of the nights he would be awakened by a man who was paying for gasoline for the line of trucks that would be showing up shortly. They had dug to the water level when they reached an iron chest, and they stooped to lift it-but, to their amazement, the iron was too hot to handle! To me that is unacceptable. The steamer Erie sank near Silver creek with $100,000 in gold and silver coins. The chest has never found. During the examination of these relics possibly the bones of mutineers who had been killed in the fight onshore a man fell into a fit of raving madness, and again the search was abandoned, for it is now said that an immutable curse rests on the treasure. Although these deposits are rarely of much consequence on a commercial scale, these local deposits are nonetheless responsible for much of the gold that can be found in those states. Evidently, though, the treasure is not. The Loomis gang had a large farmstead near Seneca, New York where it is said that they buried $40,000 in the Montezuma Swamp in the area. The heart quickens in the chest, the echo of the frequent beats drowning out the surrounding natural sounds. It has never been found. Heirloom Seal of the Realm. Plus, keep track of location and direction! Dans discription of what one may go through was good. He tipped in $100 bills and bought "secret" rounds of drinks at local gathering spots. Now they heard deep growls, and a giant dog peered at them from the pit mouth; red eyes flashed at them from the darkness; a wild goose, with eyes of blazing green, hovered and screamed above them. Although the Dome as we know it today is a relatively recent development, having emerged about 5 million years ago, it is made of ancient rocks more than a 1,000 million years old. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; Between driving everywhere, reading email, texting and surfing the computer (hopefully not all at the same time), todays culture rewards people on the go, where thinking is frowned on as being unproductive. Tiny Treasure Island. He died on Dec. 27 at Glens Falls Hospital. When not paying attention, very soon the hiker is in unknown territory with no trail in sight and no knowledge of where they are or how they got there. The Loomis gang was a family of outlaws in the mid-1800s. As detailed in the 2001 documentary, "Digging for Dutch: The Search for the Lost Treasure of Dutch Schultz," the hunt was on. if (window.addEventListener){ window.addEventListener("message", function(event) { if(event.data.length >= 22) { if( event.data.substr(0, 22) == "__MM-LOCATION.REDIRECT") location = event.data.substr(22); } }, false); } else if (window.attachEvent){ window.attachEvent("message", function(event) { if( event.data.length >= 22) { if ( event.data.substr(0, 22) == "__MM-LOCATION.REDIRECT") location = event.data.substr(22); } }, false); }. Something had been removed, for the mold of a large box was visible at the bottom of a pit. As you know Dan, in many places it can be hard to lift ones foot, move through the brush, avoid a boulder, or climb over a downed tree. Lesser-known pirate Charles Gibbs is said to have buried a large treasure near Southhampton Beach on Long Island. It is said that he anchored at the island after he had stolen a ships treasure. That might be a stretch but its possible. As long as you know the way out just relax and enjoy. Coney Island, New York, is declared to have been used by a band of pirates as the first national sandbank, and, as these rascals were caught and swung off with short shrift, they do say that the plunder is still to be had by the man who finds it. The Mansion is located near Fonda, NY on Switzer Hill overlooking the Mohawk River. Somebody had accidentally opened it and had removed the treasure. This would be a good island to do some treasure hunting if you are ever in the area. Finally, the roll portion. Outside Warsaw about two miles west, other early residents buried $45,000 in gold coins on the Rogers farm. He trusted an assistant to publish the story of the money after his death, which came in 1954. Late in life, the sole survivor of the company went to Camels Hump and tried to recall where the treasure had been hidden, but his search was in vain. A flash of lightning rented the air and stretched him senseless on the grass. Though the witch had promised them safety, nothing appeared to ward off the fantastic shapes that began to crowd about them. One day some hunters in the area found Clairieuxs home burned to the ground with the body of Julius Caesar lying next to it. The slave had been killed, it was surmised, that his spirit might watch the hoard and drive away intruders, but the Frenchman met his fate elsewhere, and his secret, like that of many another miser, perished with him. An Indian girl who stole away from her camp to procure a quantity of this treasure was pursued by her lover, who, frightened at the risk she was about to run from the vultures, stopped her flight by staving in the side of her canoe so that she was compelled to take refuge in his. But I let logic prevail to counter the feeling and reminded myself of my direction path and time as I increasingly observed my surroundings for clues. The cabin was at the north end of Follensby Pond just where the Branch enters into the lake. He would receive shipments of the supplies he would need to furnish the home from French ships. Gordon was trying to make it to the British line but was killed by the Patriots before he made it. Bushwhacking is not a lark. Dutch Schultz trusted only his longtime bodyguard, Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz, and so no one knows the form or size of the treasure he allegedly buried in the Catskill Mountains, near Phoenicia, NY. It was believed that much of the plunder was buried in the clay near the waters edge. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Plus skills , I agree. Another resident back in the early 1800s was Moses Follensby. the Enterprise staff Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to three search-and-rescue missions in the past week for lost people in the Adirondack. A lonely, crabbed man, who died in a poor hut after the American Revolution, owned that he had served the British as a spy but said that he had spent none of the gold he had taken from them. The terms getting lost or being lost have a notion of finality that has always bothered me. The law states that any gold discovered may not be kept. circa 990-995. (LogOut/ Malone is the county seat of Franklin County, New York. Further stories detailed how Dutch Schultz gave toys to sick kids, new jerseys for the town's semi-pro baseball team, money to the local churches, and dinners for everyone else in town. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "raregold-20"; As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Though he turned up many a rood of soil and sounded with his spade for bags and chests of gold, he found nothing. He was about to tell where it was when the death rattle choked his words. Today this area would be east of the Big Oak Golf Course and Pre-Emption Road. A payroll chest that was intended for soldiers of the Revolutionary War was forced ashore in Chaumont Bay. Being one of the most important ports of entry for immigrants to the U.S. means a whole lot of history and along with that many lost treasure tales to tell. One of the eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II. His legal bills were considerable, and he was also worried that Special Prosecutor Dewey would not rest until he was behind bars. But it can the beginning of your own treasure hunt and maybe you will find one of these lost treasures in New York State. In 1888, when a northeast gale had blown back the water of the river, a farmer living on the island discovered, just under the surface, a stone foundation built in a circular form, as if it had once supported a tower. E.L. Doctorow wrote "Billy Bathgate," and in the feature film he was played by Dustin Hoffman. In 1960 when bulldozing the area a man found $89,000 worth of coins which presumably are part of that treasure. Immediately stopping upon realizing you are not where you think you ought to be is the most important thing you can do to make sure that a bad situation does not get worse. The catch? Bear Mountain Forts. A cache of 20,000 British Pounds is said to be buried near Point Peninsula. When the boughs creaked together on tempestuous nights, it was said that dark shapes might be seen writhing on the branches and capering about the sward below in hellish glee. One such story is of an early resident that buried his fortune on Grand Island in Lake Erie. The combination of bucolic small town and big city gangster was like catnip to the journalists of the era. Outlaw loot is buried at or near Money Point. You are just confused. Robert Dadras, president of the Liberty Museum and Arts Center, is suspicious of the legend, but wouldn't rule out that Hillig would bury a treasure somewhere. This ghost town was a former mining settlement in the heart of the Adirondacks during the nineteenth century. circa 960. With that said, there are quite a few active gold prospectors in the State of New York, and we have a hunch that they are successfully finding a little bit of glacial gold. This does not mean roll around in leaf litter and have a good laugh, although that might help. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Province Island, in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, is believed to contain some of the profits of an extensive smuggling enterprise carried on near the lake for several years. About the Author: Charles M. Skinner (1852-1907) authored the complete nine-volume set of Myths and Legends of Our Own Land in 1896. The vessel had disappeared on the following morning, but in the forge at the settlement was found a paper stating that if a certain number of shackles and handcuffs were made and secretly deposited at a specified place in the forest, a sum of money equal to their value would be found in their stead on the next day. A thin sheen of sweat covers the skin, producing a clammy feeling and chills. Every time, I can still hear his words: if you get mixed up, just stop and I will come find you (thankfully, that never happened). Nonetheless, it is currently the law of the land in New York State. Spanish reales were found on a hill at the junction of Military Road and highway 29 N of Herkimer. This veteran, torn and broken by many a gale and lightning-stroke, was once a gallows, and Goody Glover had swung from it in witch-times. His motive for the crime may have been a fear that the slaves would aid the Americans in the approaching struggle or that they might return and dig up the wealth or reveal the hiding place to the kings enemies. Follingsbys Pond, in the Adirondacks, was named for a recluse who occupied a lonely but strongly guarded cabin in the early part of this century. When the Hessian troops marched from Saratoga, New York to Boston, Massachusetts, to take ship after Burgoynes surrender, they were in wretched condition-war-worn, ragged, and ill-fed, and having much with them in the form of plate and jewels that had been spared by their conquerors, together with some of the money sent from England for their hire, they were in constant fear of attack from the farmers, who, though they had been beaten, continued to regard them with an unfavorable eye. Murdering a man so high up in law enforcement, and so highly admired, (Dewey was to run for President in 1944 and 1948) was sure to cause much expensive trouble for them as well as Dutch. Tougher at night especially when it is cloudy so carry one (and a light). The battle was for Fort Stanwix which is not the city of Rome, NY. Colden by a defecting British officer.The Lost Warren silver mine is located somewhere in the Adirondack mountains.GT- Derrick, 12 1/2 miles due W of Lake ClearGT Ampersand, 1 1/2 miles SW of Saranac LakeGT Coreys, 8 miles E of Tupper LakeMonroe county The E.A. This can easily occur when one carelessly neglects to keep track of their location, does not carry the proper equipment, or has the equipment but never learned how to use it properly. But one thing is for sure only Dutch Schultz and his bodyguard Bernard Lulu Rosenkrantz knows the real truth. St. Lawrence county Lord Amherts buried $100,000 in gold coins on Treasure island during the Revolution.Rumors of buried treasure by French soldiers in the area of Fort Levis on Chimney Island below Ogdensburg.River pirate Patterson buried a large cache in 1813 on banks of Chippewa creek.GT(ghost town) Louisville landing, 5 miles W of MassenaGT Converse, 6 miles ENE of PotsdamGT Harper, 3 1/2 miles SE of ParishvilleGT Eddy, 2 miles NE of Dekalb JunctionGT Osborneville, 7 miles ESE of Pope millsGT Hollywood, 7 miles NW of ChildwoldFranklin county $175,000 in gold coins was buried by Mt. Confusing the jury was not only a time-honored legal tactic, it was a sensible one when the law was not as well-established as it is in modern times. This leaves you as close as to the last point where you were not lost, giving you the best chance of retracing your steps. Egill Skallagrmsson 's silver. On the other hand, a competent bushwhacker is almost continuously focused on their location, and by their very nature much more skilled with route finding. At first I would allow myself to be unsure of exactly where I was for long stretches, but I had always studied the map and had a substantial backstop and a compass direction that would assure my arrival at recognizable points of terrain. The Great Camps of the Adirondack Mountains refers to the grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the nineteenth century on lakes in the Adirondacks such as Spitfire Lake and Rainbow Lake.The camps were summer homes for the wealthy, where they could relax, host or attend parties, and enjoy the wilderness.In time, however, this was accomplished without leaving . The man who had supervised its burial was present until the mutineers returned to their boats when it was discovered that he was mysteriously missing. A pleasant hike in the Adirondack backcountry suddenly turns into a disaster. For those interested, the clues can be found in 1996 local chamber of commerce guide book to Liberty, although the final clue seems to be missing. The Butlerbury Mansion was built by Lt. Walter Butler and served as his son Walter Butler and his Grandson John Butlers home from the time of 1742 to when they both fled to Canada during the Revolutionary War. Good luck! In about 1800, the supposed hiding place was examined closely, and excavations were made, but, as before, nothing rewarded the search. His father had abandoned the family, a fact he would be in denial about for the rest of his life. He did work there for one day and was then found dead at the mouth of the old shaft with marks of bony fingers on his throat. Today it is an abandoned labyrinth of graffiti-covered walls, dramatic architectural flourishes, pools of water and abandoned rails. What choice do you have but panic, right? The poem, maps, comments from other searchers, and other guides to finding the treasure are online and easy to find. Dutch Schultz (who was born Arthur Flegenheimer on August 6, 1901) was already incarcerated for burglary by the time he was 18. The chest was buried by a large oak tree, since it could not be carried, for safekeeping until a later date. (LogOut/ The mountain does not have an official hiking trail and most hike to its summit follow a herd path off the trail to Flowed . After a train robbery in 1895, the loot in the amount of $40,000 was placed in a cast iron kettle and buried. Numerous caches from robberies are thought to be located Panama Rocks. The Butlers were Tori raiders Loyalists to the British Crown a much-hated pair in the area. Lost Treasures, Recent Posts New York has had a long history of human settlements which makes it a perfect place to find buried artifacts and treasures from the early days of the state. May also be in Ulster or Greene Counties. It was the famous downfall of Al Capone, after all. Wrong. A fortune worth $1 million when it was hidden in 2010 is waiting to be picked up somewhere in the Rocky Mountains just a few miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Lost Warren silver mine is located somewhere in the Adirondack mountains. I suggest that you dont look for this treasure during the summer months because the swamps in the area produce an enormous amount of mosquitoes and from what I have heard there is an abundance of bees in the area. The Adirondacks are an amazing part of New York's history. And it's in a safety deposit box at a bank in the town of Liberty. He is also life-long naturalist with a Master of Science in Ecology from SUNY ESF and 10+ seasons working as a field biologist, five inside the Blue Line. In 1942, his plane was hijacked by two German saboteurs during a flight. 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