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Blue River Bryan County Outlaw's Loot
A torrential spring rain fell heavily on the men of the Mexican Treasure Exploration Company who, in March 1909, were scouring the banks of the Blue River northeast of Durant, OK. The team hoped to uncover, at last, a strong box laden with gold coins stolen by Mexican outlaws.
At least two cave-ins had occurred, costing the lives of those poor souls trapped in the exploratory shafts. Rumors shuddered through the nervous workers like a chilling game of "telephone". Tales that the treasure was haunted by angry spirits who lost their lives on its behalf.
Legend says the iron-bound chest, filled with gold that would value in today's market at over 1.3 million, has lain deeply buried along this river since 1819. During that time, a gang of Mexican outlaws cut a swath of terror from south of the Rio Grande to southern Missouri. Loaded down with their pricey burden, the outlaws camped along Blue River in present day Bryan County, ten miles north of Durant.
It was here where they were ambushed by angry citizenry. The gang's leader ordered the treasure to be buried in order to hasten their own escape, free from the weighty gold. However, many of the men did not survive the ambush. Those that did, it seems, died later from wounds or were unable to return to retrieve the gold.
The curious legend came alive again nearly 100 years later when the search resumed. Unfortunately, after exhausting all funds and losing several men, the company had to shut down without ever finding the treasure so fervently believed to lie deep within the banks of the Blue River.
http://mystorical.blogspot.com/
A torrential spring rain fell heavily on the men of the Mexican Treasure Exploration Company who, in March 1909, were scouring the banks of the Blue River northeast of Durant, OK. The team hoped to uncover, at last, a strong box laden with gold coins stolen by Mexican outlaws.
At least two cave-ins had occurred, costing the lives of those poor souls trapped in the exploratory shafts. Rumors shuddered through the nervous workers like a chilling game of "telephone". Tales that the treasure was haunted by angry spirits who lost their lives on its behalf.
Legend says the iron-bound chest, filled with gold that would value in today's market at over 1.3 million, has lain deeply buried along this river since 1819. During that time, a gang of Mexican outlaws cut a swath of terror from south of the Rio Grande to southern Missouri. Loaded down with their pricey burden, the outlaws camped along Blue River in present day Bryan County, ten miles north of Durant.
It was here where they were ambushed by angry citizenry. The gang's leader ordered the treasure to be buried in order to hasten their own escape, free from the weighty gold. However, many of the men did not survive the ambush. Those that did, it seems, died later from wounds or were unable to return to retrieve the gold.
The curious legend came alive again nearly 100 years later when the search resumed. Unfortunately, after exhausting all funds and losing several men, the company had to shut down without ever finding the treasure so fervently believed to lie deep within the banks of the Blue River.
http://mystorical.blogspot.com/
