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From: Linda Reichert <>
Subject: Hidden Gold treasure
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:31:26 -0500
In-Reply-To: <BCC7D567.1B31%acc10@mindspring.com>


so I wonder if it was ever found *grin*

we should all go on a field trip :o) Linda

on 5/12/04 4:54 PM, Ron & Jan at wrote:

> Jefferson County Record
> Hillsboro, Mo., April 20, 1911 part 2
>
> Hidden Treasures
>
> A strange and wonderful story is told about an episode in connection with
> a famous bank robbery committed here about 89 years ago. According to the
> account given us there were two of the robber gang who carried the stolen
> money and when, to elude their pursuers, the sheriff's posse, they turned
> toward the plank-road, these two buried the gold, $4400, in a place on the
> old Frank KIEFER place, 5 miles from town. One of the men subsequently died
> and his comrade fell sick in St. Louis, about 15 years ago. He was nursed
> by a man to who he shortly before his death confided the secret, describing
> the place as being on the main road 5 miles from Ste. Genevieve, where there
> is a bridge; from this bridge count 65 yards east and then 40 yards south
> over the turn of the hill where a hole was dug 2 1/2 feet deep between two
> trees. The man's nurse is said to have come down here three winters to look
> for the money by means of boring. He had confided the secret to Gottlieb
> REHM. The search seems to have been unsuccessful. Some time ago when a
> troup[sic] showed at the Armory, a clairvoyant woman connected with it told
> such astonishing truths that Judge of Probate, HUCK, wrote on a piece of
> paper the question whether money was buried at Cherry Springs and whether it
> had yet been found. The woman at once wrote on the back of the sheet: "My
> impression is that the money has not yet been found." Upon this Messrs
> REHM, HUCK, Gust BURGERT and Willie KIEFER commenced to dig in the place
> indicated and worked like Trojans for three days, till the rain interfered
> and Mr. HUCK'S hand become sore from the unwonted labor. They are still in
> hopes to find that treasure, and when it's found will have a frolic. - Ste.
> Genevieve Herald

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