Wabassa Lake Michigan Indian Gold

[nickmarch]

Wabassa Lake Indian Gold

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[TD]Daily Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA)
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[TD]Monday, January 17, 1870




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[nickmarch]

Something isn't right about the article.

There is a lake wabasso in Minnesota that is about 70 feet deep.

There is no Wabassa lake in Montcalm County.

There is a Wabasis Lake in Michigan in Kent County. 57 feet deep.

 

[releventchair]

There is a very large wabasis lake, in Kent county very large, i,ve fished it. However there is a little wabasis, that fits legend better. It is in Kent co .also. Greenville is in Montcalm co. Yet big wabasis just about 3 miles away in Kent.

 

[nickmarch]

Based on all the other articles I've read it is the big lake and the gold is burried in the bank or creek. There is quite a bit of info in historical records, enough to believe that there is gold burried near the bank of the big lake or creek. The treasure stories/legend add a lot of crap to make a better story.

 

[jeff of pa]

same story
The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.), 24 Feb. 1870.

The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, February 24, 1870, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress