Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. endobj :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 To view perks for contributors or to make a donation towards completion of the film, visit www.gofundme.com/sunkensilver. The NOAA says the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and partners first found the Ohio in Lake Huron in 2017. Jos R. Ralat is Texas Monthlys taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. There was one spot that we initially found, I think it was June of 2020, which gave us a sonar reading that was pretty much an exact match to a wooden wagon that had submerged with some sort of weight, Roper said. The son of the founder of the town of Tatum. Did the infamous privateer Jean Laffite steal a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and bury it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town Sabine? Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain. 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. 1930, it came up again, 35. As of May 2022, she resides in Austin and does media relations for TCEQ. 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. PRIME turn-key restaurant is a landmark of Fort Laud(Former Ernie's BBQ). 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. But alas, nothing came of it. 0000003134 00000 n click photo for more. 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. Roper is the latest in a long line of people to search for treasure in Hendricks Lake, and hes using the latest technology and techniques to do it. Host Mattie Blake and local movie maker Christian B. Roper (see Sunken Silver) led a team conducting underwater searching. Cush Reeves. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. March 11 Saturday Daylight Wasting C-tier . Abilene Reporter-News, June 24, 1958. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(cdsscholarworks@sfasu.edu)/Rect[183.5112 72.3516 299.2412 82.8984]/StructParent 10/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 162 0 obj In 1912 it was like a big resort, come out and fish and real flowery language (in advertisements).. Its hard to find any newspaper before that, but thats the first and oldest mention that I found of it, he said. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. Oxbow lakes result from a river's course change, in this case the Sabine River just to thc north. wATCH THE EPISODE HERE. endobj 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. IXK\!%X[CQq tfI&JA PAefQj$9k,HmN}) n1jXb#,L5N_T U7VOn'u[^cW c{*`!+?@6rJQ|n ;fr4a}_OM%)t0 HUn>>IudFn _IXEvFmoj8!~X!HL: https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hendricks-lake. Filmmaker Brackston McKnight uses a metal detector on his property, searching for lost treasure. Off the shores of Nova Scotia is Oak Island, a place where unimaginable riches (or absolutely nothing) can supposedly be found at the bottom of a money pit that has eluded treasure seekers for centuries.Originally, the money pit was found in 1795 by a teenager named Daniel McGinnis who claimed he saw mysterious lights coming from the island, and upon investigating, found a small circular hole . Just another myth? Pinkerton spent time in Carthage recently talking to those with accounts of some of the treasure hunters, and he hopes to connect with more people who have Hendricks Lake stories to tell. Forrest Fenn, a New Mexican art dealer, revealed on Sunday that his famed treasure was found, according to a post on his website that he confirmed to NBC News. 0000003684 00000 n (All you English teachers out there, stop making fun of me for using the what is now known as phrase two sentences in a row.) The divers do feel some round objects, and a piece is Even though some, including Waldrop and Stotlar, had looked into draining the lake, there were no other attempts at that folly. We need your support because we are a non-profit organization that relies upon contributions from our community in order to record and preserve the history of our state. 149 0 obj The Cherokees started getting their butts kicked. A nearby lake fed by the Sabine River also caught their attention, since the silver might have been transported there by the current. Whether the treasure is truly out there or not remains to be proven. 2019. 0000002062 00000 n 148 0 obj 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. The area served as a naval base during the war, and the publication notes that when the Allied forces were approaching, the Nazi's began sinking treasures in metal boxes in the lake . Tales of pirate booty and Mexican gold have captivated minds for generations, and it all could be closer than you might think. Filming for Sunken Silver should be completed by late summer and the documentary released during the fall. So all these treasure magazines sprung around these treasure hunting, metal detectors, stories about lost mines. accepts, and the show continues at Hendricks Lake in East Texas. Houston oil men began a search for Spanish silver-thelegendary treasure of Hendricks Lake.! endstream His website is www.trammelstrace.com. endobj Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) The legend has taken many twists over the years. . Many treasure hunters are convinced the money continues to lie beneath the mud of Little Cypress Creek in Upshur County. Hendricks Lake was the sight of many treasure hunts over the course of the 20th century. It is now thought that the money is on the southernmost tip of Padre Island. We'll send you a couple of emails per month, filled with fascinating history facts that you can share with your friends. 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. Barnie was a TV repair man, and he had built this underwater metal detector, like the size of a washing machine. In 1925, W.E. The dig, which employed 39 Zuni workmen, was conducted from 1917 through 1921 and in 1923, and uncovered approximately 25,000 artifacts as well as human remains. A semi-weekly newsletter with all of The Panola Watchman's sports coverage. Click here to start your Free Trial (no credit card required), by Michelle Dillon michelle@thecherokeean.com. Numerous springs within and around the lake keep it filled. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. 0000001390 00000 n A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace", Ive seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom, from oil explorers and water witchers to plain nuts. . There are people who spend their whole lives and considerable sums of money searching for sunken treasure ships, lost mines, and hidden loot. 0000003902 00000 n As a young girl, Diana pushed the plunger to set off dynamite. There are two legends in particular that seem to have found purchase in the minds of East Texas treasure hunters. 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. 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. The tale basically states Galveston-based pirate Jean Laffite, in the year 1816, plundered a Spanish ship named the Santa Rosa. Jean Lafitte's treasure Photo of Hendricks Lake, courtesy of Gary L. Pinkerton Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. After getting some readings at the bottom of the lake (Hendricks Lake), two Dallas oilmen actually brought in a giant crane and attached a drag bucket to the cable. Houston oilmen who conducted the largest search ever attempted in 1957-1958. 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.. Many believe the body of water concealing the silver to be Hendricks Lake near Tatum, although other places have also been examined. The Irish Crown Jewels, stolen from Dublin Castle over a century ago, are still out there for treasure-seekers to find today. endobj <>stream This page is for discussion about that early history,. They lowered another contraption through the pipe to the lake floor. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. (Image credit: Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy) British . When we were looking through the story and seeing some of the characters that got interested in it, seeing some of the nations most prominent treasure hunters getting interested in the story, the story being picked up by some of the largest magazines and news outlets across the country in the 50s and 60s, seeing involvement from one of the worlds most famous psychicsits an incredible story, Roper noted. endobj 4. . 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. Spanish troops caught up with the wagons along a trail near present-day Tatum, Texas. 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. Larry Holzwarth - May 12, 2018. Roper has been pursuing the legend and examining where and how the various parts of the story originated. 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. 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. Captain Blackbeard's Lost Silver, said to be $1.5 million worth of silver bars. The same thing is true for the Paradise Cove Lodge down California 178. Now, two years later, in his book, "True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake," he has given new life to a legend about hidden silver that developed alongside Trammel's Trace. 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. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. The Sam Bass Loot In perhaps his greatest venture, Texass legendary stagecoach and bank robber Sam Bass traveled to Big Springs, Nebraska, with his sidekick Joel Collins and held up the Union Pacific Railroad. The location was later widely believed to be Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake formation on the south side of the Sabine River. 0000003470 00000 n Christian Roper and Brackston McKnight lay eyes on Hendricks Lake, the alleged locale of sunken pirate treasure. Please support the Cherokeean Herald by subscribing today. endobj 3. [150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R] At that time, the legend was that Mexican land pirates lived along the lake and dumped gold, silver, and precious stones in the lake when they were attacked by the Texans or some other forces. Tatum reportedly built a device with buckets on a conveyor and operated by steam engines to attempt to bail the water from the lake. 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. . 0000001730 00000 n 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. In Colombian newspapers, his death was lamented and his obituary described him as a brave naval officer. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. In 2018, we decided to renew the legend with some information of our own. 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. 150 0 obj endobj a must to have. Error! The story goes that Union soldiers tracked down Confederate president Jefferson Davis in 1865 and confiscated his gold. Hendricks Lake And then again, the 50s and 60s, there were a bunch of these treasure magazines about metal detectors. In a location on the lake, matching the tale, with a sloped They then filled in the shaft. By The Siberian Times reporter. He found what he was looking for in the Spanish colony of Texas. 0000004315 00000 n click photo for more. . Can College Sports Get More Absurd Than SMU Joining the Pac-12? 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.