When most people hear the word Oklahoma, they think about the
Oklahoma Land Run, cowboys and Indians, and the oil boom, however, they do not
realize that there are many treasures that were lost throughout history in the
state of Oklahoma. Things told and remembered
of outlaw gold but none has ever been reported are supposedly recovered. Even
though there has been hundreds of moneys recovered that could have been outlaw
gold that has been reported. The following items have never been recovered or
reported.
Some of the lost treasures have no exact
location. The owners just knew that while traveling through the Oklahoma territory their
treasures disappeared, mainly because they forgot where they hide the money.
One such incident is the story of an Atoka cattleman. All of his gold was lost
in Oklahoma most likely close to
Atoka. Whether he buried his gold or in fact lost the gold, no one knows for
sure.
Other stories are centered about outlaws such as
the silver coins that were buried in Le Flore County on the HolsumValley road near the old SulpherRiverBridge. The legend states that
around half a bushel of silver coins was hidden by bandits somewhere along the
roadside. More outlaws gangs, as tales were told, buried their stolen loot at
what is now RomanNoseState Park close to Watonga in BlaineCounty.
Famous outlaw gangs Henry Starr, Doolin and Dalton, Rufus Buck, Belle Starr, Jessie
James, Frank James and Ned Christie hid their loot in Robber’s CaveState Park close to Wilburton in LatimerCounty. The James brother’s careers lasted nearly 16
years, and over 75 robberies totaling $6 million! Northeastern Oklahoma
Counties. There are many stories of Jesse James loot being hidden in the state
from the northern Counties to BryonCounty
on the Red River in the south. Since the James gang came
from Missouri, many people
believe that they hid out in the Nation during a cooling off period from
robberies.
Doolin and Dalton stayed around Ingalls,
now a ghost town, east of Stillwater. The Dalton gang had no particular
spot for hiding their loot however, it is rumored that they normally used caves
and one of the favorite places were the caves near Sand Springs close to Tulsa.
Famous outlaws have also buried or hidden their
ill-gotten gains in the state of Oklahoma. Pretty Boy Floyd’s
treasures are hidden close to Sallisaw in SequoyahCounty also in PittsburgCounty near Rain Creek.
Stashed robbery loot variously estimated from $ 50,000 to $100,000
This
is some of the stories told by folks in the different parts of the state where
I lived at the time while working in my younger days. Also other information which
I have acquired over the years is in this novel.Any names of the living or dead people which
I wrote in this book, was not meant to insinuate or used in a bad way. These people
all are proud to be from Oklahoma.This book is a work of fiction of
names, characters, places, or incidents either are products of the author's
imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locality
or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental unless other wise
noted.
