Incredible Story of Missing Treasure in California that has never been found!

Incredible Story of Missing Treasure in California that has never been found!

This is a story of a missing treasure in California. In 1856 four outlaws commanded by the notorious “Rattlesnake Dick,” robbed a stagecoach of $80,600 in gold. Unable to tow all of the gold, half was buried in the Trinity Mountains in California by the leader of the outlaws. During their escape, the leader was gunned down. Being the only man that knew where the gold was when he died, the location of the buried gold died with him.

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:38 – Rattlesnake Dick
1:56 – Becoming an Outlaw
2:46 – Cyrus and George Skinner
3:20 – The Biggest Heist of their Lives
5:11 – Shootout and Aftermath
6:00 – The Search
6:35 – The Fates of Cy and Rattlesnake
7:02 – Sheriff John Boggs

Music: The Colonel by Zachariah Hickman and Pale Rider Blues by the Mini Vandals

References and interesting sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_H._Barter

Rattlesnake Dick’s Stolen Loot

Rattlesnake Dick Barter – Miner Turned Outlaw

Cyrus Skinner – Gold Field Outlaw

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/placer-county-deputy-killed-by-rattlesnake-dick-memorialized/103-572910038
https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/135390/meet-auburns-very-own-wild-west-bad-guy-rattlesnake-dick/
Trinity Mountains image – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Alps_Wilderness#/media/File:Emerald_lake_trinity_alps.jpg – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
all maps – https://www.google.com/maps/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/photographs/guide/corrections/sq-album

Tom Bell the Outlaw

Pack Mule photo – https://www.filson.com/blog/how-to/pack-a-mule-with-a-diamond-hitch-and-packing-list/
Boggs photo by Glenda Raga – https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47164677