According to Swanger, the treasure was hidden beneath a dead tree at a place called Heughs Canyon Trail, at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah. The Lost Padre Mine Somewhere in the Franklin Mountains overlooking the Rio Grande River in El Paso County is the Lost Padre Mine. A nearby lake fed by the Sabine River also caught their attention, since the silver might have been transported there by the current. Maybe they can help them in their search from the insights learned from their own pursuit of the Money Pit. endobj Download Free PDF. Hughes Springs up in Cass County was founded by two brothers looking for a treasure in the 1850s or 60s. In an interview . In Gretna in 1960, across the river from New Orleans, a large number of gold coins were found in an area frequented by Lafitte and his men .According to another story, Laffite buried a large cache on an unnamed island in Lake Borgne. 0000017011 00000 n That lucky treasure hunter who finds where X marks the spot, will become an East Texas legend, just like the treasure they strove to find. The July 17, 1958 edition of the Panola Watchman includes this update on a search for Jean LaFittes treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. brought up to the surface. Im hoping someday that people can get back down there, Pinkerton said. Its slated to be released in May on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Tubi. Stories like this, its what created a filmmaker in myself, its what creates archeologists, its what creates people that come up with plans to conquer whatever they want to solve in life, its just a special place.. The silver was never recovered. A dirt contractor. The story goes that wagon loads of silver Gary Pinkerton, True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake, East Texas Historical Journal 47 (2009). A few of the Cherokees were accompanied by agents of the Mexican government who had promised a lot of money to the tribe if they were able to drive out the Texans. xXMsFWLU9C*ZYWNUX=@$(" (~ J>iyAy/eJ%.%c~(~s9yLrMw3iQSM?FOgmvw[s[j3Hr'YyX~mvvN39 Kc7YcqZYo)~}u3 ? Others have mounted full-scale salvage expeditions with backhoes and monster trucks and whatnot. Angie Hendricks has been a dedicated RE/MAX Realtor for more than a decade, who offers attention to detail in every real estate transaction she handles. A TV repairman. swieser@panolawatchman.com, Stolen treasure, hidden mystery: Tatum-area lake lore focus of movie project. 153 0 obj Texas oilmen. Six wagon loads of silver carried north along Trammels Trace. The silver was never recovered. Click here to start your Free Trial (no credit card required), by Michelle Dillon michelle@thecherokeean.com. endobj None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. startxref More than once the crane almost toppled into the water. Whats Up With All the Kangaroos on the Loose in Texas? And an MIT-trained electrical engineer who held a patent for underwater metal detection. endobj Numerous springs within and around the lake keep it filled. LAKE CHIEMSEE, GOLDEN CAULDRON In Bavaria, in southern Germany, Lake Chiemsee has been the focus of many divers ever since a Nazi-themed gold cauldron, worth more than $560,000, was found there in . Even though some, including Waldrop and Stotlar, had looked into draining the lake, there were no other attempts at that folly. La Belle was a French ship that sank in Matagorda Bay in 1685 after running aground in a storm. If pirate plunder and sunken silver hidden in a lake seem like the elements of folklore, they are. There was another story that said No it wasnt Lafitte, it was Santa Anna, and he didnt want the gold to be lost in San Jacinto, so he sent it on the wagon train. The guy from Iowa who did the treasure hunting had researchers in Spain, in the archives. So read this, get up, and go after your pot of gold. mATTY BLAKE (HOST) AND cHRISTIAN B. ROPER. endstream He believes that stories like this reveal something about the people who tell them. 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. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(Provide feedback)/Rect[392.1938 211.9047 476.7295 224.7953]/StructParent 8/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 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. Treasure Coast . 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. 0000002304 00000 n 0000001390 00000 n And You Thought Feral Hogs Were Bad. And then he became postmaster two years later, so apparently nothing came of that. A famous actress said, Legend remains victorious in spite of history. For this one to last over 150 years, the grains of truth have firmly resisted erosion by the progress of historical research and inspection. In 1925, W.E. According to reports, the total bounty would be worth more than $1.36 million today. For Pinkerton, the treasure of Hendricks Lake is its history and the people who have believed in the legend over the years. Hendricks Lake, once a commonly-frequented lake both for recreation and treasure hunting, is no longer accessible to the public. Things Found in the San Antonio River: Periodic draining of sections of the river have revealed skateboards, Mardi Gras beads, old bottles and a cell phone. The divers do feel some round objects, and a piece is The son of the founder of the town of Tatum. There are two legends in particular that seem to have found purchase in the minds of East Texas treasure hunters. After years of searching, Roper is still optimistic, and he said that his commitment to Hendricks Lake will still be there no matter what he finds. Kuna, ID hosted by Treasure Valley Disc Golf. Most of the cobs or old Spanish finds I've seen on the forum are either from Florida or the Upper East Cost. e d u / e t h j)/Rect[230.8867 249.8227 390.0566 261.5414]/StructParent 5/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> In 1884, the guy Tatum is named after thought he would drain the lake, Pinkerton said. "I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot," Fenn writes. In a location on the lake, matching the tale, with a sloped As Laffite and his men raced through East Texas with the wagons, Spanish. . Scotty Stotlar, Sr., appeared to have what it took to mount another serious attempt. 0000001730 00000 n endobj Fearing an ambush by Native Americans, they then decided to hide the treasure by pushing it into the muddy waters of the Sabine River. :P1N8ihB:Ap"4qau_-6)aqhcgZ!=(!~qB3&\S%I}Dc{M6H31jiet_Ya dZ`URw#ser6QcS$JJrnlHN_f1`>!nUA{:_>vtZ)F+/z#~+PDG-+\X?U89XfDD\%E%R! b#[\Z}%dw2Q cDDp=_Em&>M!$]5yors8%52]Tp%>E]SV)IW%]Ka("Y4'7QuFf$a Please support the Cherokeean Herald by subscribing today. I havent found anything to suggest that a centuries-worth of stories about buried treasure have any credence. Excited about the history, research, and prospects of this Singer Treasure on Padre Island In the mid-nineteenth century, a man named Isaac Merritt Singer made significant improvements to the sewing machine. But alas, nothing came of it. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hendricks-lake. Paul Uncle Fox Tatum, son of the founder of Tatum, Texas, carried out the first documented attempt to recover the treasure in 1884. 0 Houston historian Gary Pinkerton, a Longview native, is fascinated by those treasure hunters and their searches. Pinkerton had to get special permission to visit for research and to take pictures. Hobe Sound. 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. endobj e d u / e t h j / v o l 4 7 / i s s 2 / 1 0)/Rect[128.1963 131.7406 353.4453 143.4594]/StructParent 9/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Hutchinson Island. Filming for Sunken Silver should be completed by late summer and the documentary released during the fall. If information about one of the last searchers had been documented and publicized it would likely have discouraged further similar attempts in the future. Oxbow lakes result from a river's course change, in this case the Sabine River just to thc north. Christian knows his pirate history! The various people that searched for the Hendricks Lake treasure hooked him. Waldrop believed this man had many treasure secrets, but he was a well-known fraud. He initially doesn't release any details on the finder or location. 149 0 obj endobj Can College Sports Get More Absurd Than SMU Joining the Pac-12? Christian is not discouraged. Contacts. Somebody made fun of him; he clubbed the guy to death. s f a s u . One group proposed to use a new divining rod activated with isotopes. There was no treasure found. Little Cypress Creek, north of Gilmer, is the site where legend says a cache of Mexican coinage was dumped, according to A Brief History of Upshur County a history book published in 1946. Continue Reading. Hendricks Lake is a special place for Roper. Seagoville pharmacist who was the diver that planted dynamite on the bottom of Hendricks Lake. My interest in the treasure legend turned into an article for the East Texas Historical Journal and the seeds for this book. 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. For information on, or to order True Believers, visit www.hendrickslake.com. Fire Ants Have Unleashed Chaos in Texas for Decades. True West Magazine article on Jean Lafitte. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. Pinkerton went on to describe how there have been dozens of expeditions and attempts to find buried treasure between Hendricks Lake and the Sabine River. The enduring story of Hendricks Lake is a treasure legend that has been around for more than 150 years. One person who is still committed to the Hendricks Lake legend is Jacksonville documentary film maker and treasure hunter, Christian B. Roper. Success! Essentially, somehow treasure came up in conversation and I had asked him if hed ever heard about the story of pirate treasure being lost in East Texas and we started slowly looking into it. 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. 01 April 2017. The film will center around local lore of a lost treasure of $2 million in silver ingots said to have been stolen by French pirate Jean Laffite and hidden by smugglers in Hendricks Lake, a. The brothers meet with a Christian Roper who is actively hunting for the lost treasure of the pirate, Jean Lafitte. The oilmen then built a raft with a hole in the center and sank large pipes into the goop on the lake bottom. 159 0 obj I got copies of pages in Spanish that say Yeah there was the Santa Rosa, the proposed name of the ship, there was a Santa Rosa, (but) it didnt sink. It carried cane liquor and salt and sugar from Cuba to Cadiz. When they returned after the war, Singer could no longer find Money Hill because the sands had shifted and erased all the landmarks that he once knew. George Mallory (left) with Andrew Irvine in the last known photo of them on their fatal Everest climb in June 1924. During his research for Trammals Trace, Pinkerton came upon the legend and it was something he tucked away and parked for a little while.. . Stella Wieser of the Panola Watchman. endobj 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). Since 2014, Rick and Marty Lagina have produced "The Curse of Oak Island" for The HISTORY Channel. This is the list to receive occasional emails containing special offers, deals and promotions (like contests). Whether the treasure is truly out there or not remains to be proven. Spring is situated 3 miles northeast of Hendricks Lake. 0000000016 00000 n When one of the recent landowners near the lake sold their property to the mining company, they inserted a treasure clause that reserves the rights to one-half of any treasure trove found on the Property by Purchaser. There will always be true believers in the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake. Despite this, no silver bars were found. Born in Longview in East Texas and living in Houston, Gary has published works of history born of his curiosity about what happened long ago in East Texas that played a role in the history of the Republic and of the State of Texas. The story was reporting the fact that Tatum beat a man to death who essentially made fun of that effort, Pinkerton said. In an interview with KETK, Pinkerton discussed the treasure, or lack thereof, at Hendricks Lake. The Lakeview Motel's name is false advertising these dry days. Every penny counts! One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. Sight was acquired & transformed back in 2018 by Anthony Bruno, founder of Anthony's Runway 84 & Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza along wit The mud is deep on the bottom, and just as 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. In 1884, Tatum clubbed a man to death who made light of his attempts to drain Hendricks Lake. by the Rieseberg article had gone home with no treasure to On Monday, June 16th, 1958 Barney Akins and one of his former deputies were landowners along the lake and active onlookers with a piece of the action. ]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{ Some tough local lawmen. Oak Island Treasure Found May 18, 2021 Gagare1952 13.4K subscribers Subscribe 1.2K 292K views 1 year ago Breaking News: My friend John from Oak Island spend his whole life looking for that. Having grown up hearing these stories about buried treasure and now searching for it himself, hes becoming a part of history. There was a problem saving your notification. 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. 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. Read More about Jean Laffites treasure in the Sabine River, USS Hatteras (formerly St. Mary) was a 1,126-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the early part of the American Civil War. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. The Cherokees started getting their butts kicked. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hendricks-lake. Peoples commitment to myths, tall tales and legends is powerful, according to Pinkerton. Aug. 6, 2015 9:51 AM PT. xVy~}F0N13`&p"I9:tZ"-"}]{~~x/ c HfE4sowa-n_?B. Connecting the legend to peoples minds now so it doesnt die out, I think is important, Pinkerton asserted. Many believe the body of water concealing the silver to be Hendricks Lake near Tatum, although other places have also been examined. He built a new kind of sewing machine, and in. Six wagon loads of silver carried north along Trammel's Trace. endobj For Roper, stories like these are more than a curiosity. When a producer for The History Channel contacted me in early summer, the legend was about to add a new chapter to the story.The Lagina brothers of Oak Island fame were beginning a new series, Beyond Oak Island, and the story of Hendricks Lake was the premiere episode on November 17, 2020. Charles Fitzhugh Grice had the technology needed to find Spanish silver if the treasure was there. In 1983 a German biologist accidentally discovered more forged British pounds, numerous Nazi-era rockets and missiles that had crashed into the lake, and a previously unknown worm. Laffite was wounded in the battle and is believed to have died just after dawn. A pharmacist. 0000017195 00000 n This lake has its dangers, of course. In the early 1820s, Great Colombia under the government of Simon Bolivar had begun commissioning former privateers as officers in their newly formed navy. We'll send you a couple of emails per month, filled with fascinating history facts that you can share with your friends. From the first searches in the 1880s to the large scale efforts of the 1950s and 1960s, its story has . 0000000756 00000 n endstream The first documented treasure recovery attempt in 1894 was based on the belief that Santa Anna had dumped gold, silver, and jewels, By 1935, a full-page syndicated article fleshed out more details. They know it. Legend holds that the Pirate Jean LaFitte, or in some other versions Santa Anna, left treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. 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. The Hix boys from Baytown were featured on Discovery Channel's "Expedition Unknown" for their quest .