The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-09-14
STOLEN GOLD HIDDEN
BOOTY OF ROBBERS BURIED IN
HILLS OF COLORADO.
Sum Of $4,000 Taken from Express
Car in 1898 by Bandits Among
Rocks Near Cripple Creek
Secret of Cache Lost.

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Youngstown, O.-Somewhere along
the 100 miles OF railroad which con-
meets Cripple Creek and Florence,
Colo, is cached fortune in golden
eagles. Among the rocks and boulders
lies hidden $4,000 in gold, and 1t is
very probable that 1t will never be
found unless some lucky hunter by Z
chance discovers the cache where is
hidden the fortune.
In the summer OF 1898 the money |
was taken from the safe of an express I
car by six masked train robbers. All
of the robbers are now dead, and there
is nothing to mark the hiding place OF
their iII-gotten wealth. The last of
the robbers was man by the name
Of Marks On the day which he set to
qpearth the treasure he died at his
ONCE In Cripple Creek from pneu-
monia. Marks and one other rob2er
were the only men who knew the hid.
ing place OF the money. They carried
It In canvas bags into the hills along
the railroad tracks near the scene OF
the hold-up and buried 1t under the
rocks, while their four confederates
held the trainmen and express messen-
gers at bay with their rifles
The robbers planned to allow the
money to remain hidden for several
years, 80 that there could be no chance
OF their being discovered in passing 1t.
After the hold-up the six men sepa-
rated. gcing to different parts OF the
country Marks and the man who had
assisted him in buTying the gold re-
NAMED in Cripple Greek together
Each feared the other and they
watched each other like hawks to
guard against any attempt to obtain
the money. After two years mad
elapsed Marks had become a real
estate man ald a lawyer. The other
man died a year after the hold-up.
The story Of the hidden treasure is
told BY mayor F. L. Baldwin. OF THIS
CITY. who obtained it from half-breed
Indian named Clark, while he was in
Cripple Greek in 1897. No living per
son knew what had become OF the
stolen $4,000 at the time Mayor baid
win obtained the story but Clark.
The robbers had selected the year o.
1897 to unearth the money and dividy
IT. They were all to meet in Cripple
Creek on May 25, when Marks ant
the other man who knew the hidint
place were to get the gold and ther'
was to be division. None oil the roo
hers arrived at the meeting point oil
weeks. and weeks into months. ant
y the train robbers did not arrive.
Marks was the only living man wn
knew the hiding place and he kne'
that none OF the other men had OF
tanned the money. He felt that n
was being watched by the other fou
men constantly and he lived In col
slant terror for months he oeheNe
that the other men must be dead. an
an October he decided that he woul
90 and get the fortune himself
needed someone to help him carry I'd
cold and he told his story to Clari
who was a prospector at that time r.
serving the important details an
simply giving general idea oil the
cation of the hidden wealth.
A day was appointed. The me
MORO IN meet at the cabin OF Marx
who lived alone, early one mornin
when the morning came with It can
light fall OF snow. Marks feared I'M
thew would be followed and could
tracked in the snow. He would N
consent 10 take the chance. His liml
cuaked with terror when he SCENE
60 near 10 obtaining the fortune whi'
had heen buried for four years Cla
aeecribed his terror as most abje'
He thought that every man VINO look
At him and was a stranger was o.
~ his robber confederates In
hold-up.
Another day was set when Mar
and Clark we're TO go to the cache al
ohta,r the money. 1t was destin
that the robber was not to reap the
ward of his four years vigil over !
treasure. for the night before the d
annointed when the money was TO
unearthed Marks was found In |
Office dead.
shortly after Marks death Cla
told the story TO Mayor BALDWIN, !"
was at that time in Cripple Gre
established as an attorney and enl'
ing the excitement of the early MINI
camp. With the death of Marks a ..
passed away the secret OF the MAJ
Mace of the money, for he LETT
chart no papers of any kind by viii
the fortune could be located, and
go,c stolen from the express safe
years ago still lies buried among
hills along the Florence & GRIP
Greek railway.
Et.L. Eat 1 ono.