He frequently returned to Galveston or the barrier islands near New Orleans to unload booty or take on supplies procured by Pierre. e d u / e t h j / v o l 4 7 / i s s 2 / 1 0)/Rect[128.1963 131.7406 353.4453 143.4594]/StructParent 9/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Since that time, many parties and individuals have endeavored to find the Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake, with searches as early as 1884 and as recently as the 1970s. endobj click photo for more. You have permission to edit this article. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. endobj The Lagina Brothers, famous for their search for the lost treasure on Oak Island and featured in the show The Curse of Oak Island, now hosts a new show called, Beyond Oak Island. Error! trailer Hendricks Lake is an oxbow lake one and one-half miles south of the Sabine River and about four miles northeast of Tatum in Rusk County, Texas (32.371864N, 94.493190W). https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hendricks-lake. The basic story is that in 1816 silver stolen by pirate Jean Lafitte from the Spanish brig Santa Rosa was being moved north from Matagorda Bay to St. Louis, Missouri, for disposal. :icon_scratch: Thanks, Ernie endobj 0000017011 00000 n There's no wonder it took 17 years to scour the ocean floor for this ship's treasure- a treasure lost in 1622 off the Keys. Royal discovery made after 99-year-old code is broken by Siberian mathematics genius. Some fishermen in the last century pulled several silver bars from those very waters with a hoop net. He believes that stories like this reveal something about the people who tell them. 0000004529 00000 n Tales of pirate booty and Mexican gold have captivated minds for generations, and it all could be closer than you might think. The 1907 theft included the removal of a diamond star, pendant, and the collars of five knights of the Order. They both were at the lake during the treasure hunts of 1957 and 1958. In a location on the lake, matching the tale, with a sloped The total value? 0000043284 00000 n View Tracy Y Hendricks results in Arlington Heights, IL including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. For more information on Sunken Silver, visit www.sunkensilver.com. The dumping of the silver in the lake was a temporary thing until danger passed, then was recovered, after all he had divers at his disposal. All Rights Reserved. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. endstream There was another story that said No it wasnt Lafitte, it was Santa Anna, and he didnt want the gold to be lost in San Jacinto, so he sent it on the wagon train. The guy from Iowa who did the treasure hunting had researchers in Spain, in the archives. wooden object recovered during dive for the taping On the episode, diver Alex Wilcher brought up the one item found during the days spent searching. In 1969 an MIT graduate with a degree in electrical engineering and a patent for an underwater device for locating metals motored along the surface of Hendricks Lake in an eight-foot fiberglass boat towing his electronics. hill on the Lakes side, the scans show some promising images. 0000001829 00000 n . When I found out theres essentially a documentary, a great one right here in East Texas waiting to be put out there, I was just excited to try to do everything I could to make that happen, he commented. endobj Is there anything better than the tale of someone discovering a hidden clue, figuring out an obscure reference, finding the final piece of the puzzle, and then discovering a fantastic stash of gold or silver? 0000044783 00000 n 2. According to the legend, the Cherokee were fleeing north after the Battle of Neches when Roper said their path crossed Little Cypress Creek on the property of a man named OHendrick. 24 Lake Toplitz In Austria Is Believed To Hold The Lost Treasures From World War II. Historian Gary Pinkerton says the legend is mostly unsubstantiated. wATCH THE EPISODE HERE. To make this film a reality, we are seeking donors to help us meet our minimum budget goal. We met with Gary and it was very strange because he was working on this book at the same time we were working on this film and it had been decades since anyone had ever shown any interest in Hendricks Lake.. 152 0 obj Now, two years later, in his book, "True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake," he has given new life to a legend about hidden silver that developed alongside Trammel's Trace. Legend holds that the Pirate Jean LaFitte, or in some other versions Santa Anna, left treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. To view perks for contributors or to make a donation towards completion of the film, visit www.gofundme.com/sunkensilver. by the Rieseberg article had gone home with no treasure to On Monday, June 16th, 1958 Barney See the BLOG here for more details. Another legend has it that in 1595, Juan de Oate hid five silver bars, 4,336 gold ingots, nine burro loads of jewels, and four priceless Aztec codices (books or manuscripts) in the mine. In 1884, the guy Tatum is named after thought he would drain the lake, Pinkerton said. wagons to be pushed down an embankment and into a lake. Boise County - Near the Nevada state line at Rye Flats, a shipment of newly-minted gold coins . endobj To contact Pinkerton, call (409) 201-8026 or email gary.pinkerton@outlook.com. Read More about Texas Tea Slot, about Jean Laffites treasure in the Sabine River. Brackston has been on board about 12 of those months. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents()/Rect[493.2393 594.2333 540.0 607.124]/StructParent 3/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Pinkerton went on to describe how there have been dozens of expeditions and attempts to find buried treasure between Hendricks Lake and the Sabine River. When researching Trammels Trace for my last book, I encountered the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake. None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. They know it. Forrest Fenn, a New Mexican art dealer, revealed on Sunday that his famed treasure was found, according to a post on his website that he confirmed to NBC News. Hendrick's Lake treasure is focus of Houston historian's upcoming book, By Stella Wieser Gary L. Pinkerton, Trammels Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2016). An historian named Herbert Bolton, using the original journals of the Mexicans from the eighteenth century, found what is now known as the Boyd shaft on Honey Creek. The Irish Crown Jewels, stolen from Dublin Castle over a century ago, are still out there for treasure-seekers to find today. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Continue Reading. Its just a great story and what intrigued me was the people engaged in that all over those 100 years.. In an interview with KETK, Pinkerton discussed the treasure, or lack thereof, at Hendricks Lake. He is portrayed by Armando Riesco. LAKE CHIEMSEE, GOLDEN CAULDRON In Bavaria, in southern Germany, Lake Chiemsee has been the focus of many divers ever since a Nazi-themed gold cauldron, worth more than $560,000, was found there in . Famous privateer who, according to legend, plundered the silver from the Spanish brig, Santa Rosa. If the treasure is out there, then some East Texan is bound to find it. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake" but he is not a 'true believer' himself. And if so is the treasure still there? So, he set up these steam engines and buckets on a conveyor belt and pumps. Things Found in the San Antonio River: Periodic draining of sections of the river have revealed skateboards, Mardi Gras beads, old bottles and a cell phone. The Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake The infamous pirate of the Gulf Jean Lafitte took a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and supposedly buried it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town of Sabine. On the trail of East Texas' buried treasure news - The Black Chronicle Buried, EAST, Texas, texas news, texas news update, trail, Treasure In 2011, Michigan-based treasure hunters Kevin Dykstra and Frederick Monroe found a shipwreck as they were searching for the $2 million in gold that, according to local legend, fell from a. Maybe they can help them in their search from the insights learned from their own pursuit of the Money Pit. 149 0 obj A light came on when the probe hit metal. Id met his daughter, who when she was 12, they let her push the plunger on the dynamite to blow up the bottom of the lake.. June 6, 2020 - Fenn writes on his blog that the treasure has been found. A TV repairman. Waldrop believed this man had many treasure secrets, but he was a well-known fraud. As of May 2022, she resides in Austin and does media relations for TCEQ. Singer Treasure on Padre Island In the mid-nineteenth century, a man named Isaac Merritt Singer made significant improvements to the sewing machine. Spring is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. Any "COB" finds in Texas I was just wondering if any member in Texas has found any cobs, reales, etc. In 1915 in New Orleans a worker uncovered a chest filled with more than 1,500 doubloons . Soldiers approach, wagons sunk in Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake just south of the Sabine River in northeastern Rusk County. Pictured from left, Gary Pinkerton, Brackson McKnight and Christian Roper. There were treasure legends like that all over Texas, he said. In 1884, Tatum clubbed a man to death who made light of his attempts to drain Hendricks Lake. Kuna, ID hosted by Treasure Valley Disc Golf. <> Hendricks Lake near Tatum is now off limits to the public because it is on land owned by a mining company. 2019. Treasure Coast . Low 47F. A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace". In doing the research, I ran across stories about Hendricks Lake, Pinkerton said. Download Free PDF. It featured Pirate Treasures. I always thought it was interesting that people had reason to believe there was pirate treasure 200 miles from the coast.. In 1884 treasure hunters were all over the Sabine and a nearby lake that had been fed by the Sabine. A huge battle ensued between the two groups near what is now known as Tyler. So where is it? The story died down but regained momentum when treasure hunting became popular again in the fifties and when True West magazine printed an article about the long-forgotten silver prompting treasure hunters to flock to Carthage and Tatum. Excited about the history, research, and prospects of this Numerous springs within and around the lake keep it filled. Beyond Oak Island Summary of Episode 1: Pirate Treasures and the Search in Hendricks Lake for Jean Lafittes Lost Treasure. click photo for more. It featured Pirate Treasures. Although it hasnt yet been decided if the film will first be released at festivals and then to the public, Sunken Silver will eventually be available through online streaming. During 1957 and 1958 the most significant attempts to locate the treasure took place at the lake. 0000006665 00000 n On an 1863 map of the area, it was named Flanagan Lake but since the 1880s has been known by its present name. Hendricks Lake Many treasure hunters are convinced the money continues to lie beneath the mud of Little Cypress Creek in Upshur County. A few of the Cherokees were accompanied by agents of the Mexican government who had promised a lot of money to the tribe if they were able to drive out the Texans. The other big buried treasure legend from East Texas is the story of Little Cypress Creek. The story goes that wagon loads of silver True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. I titled it True Believers because Im way more interested in the people who believe this stuff than the possibility that there might actually be something, Pinkerton said. In June of 2020, the treasure was finally found by a man who chose not to be named (perhaps understandably, as he was suddenly $5 million richer!). There is a legend surrounding a supposed lost treasure in East Texas, one that filmmaker Christian B. Roper and his team have been researching for a documentary production, Sunken Silver. In one account, Pinkerton recalls doing research and finding a story about the son of the founder of Tatum. Joe spent many hours growing up around Milzie Williamson and later used his Fisher M-Scope metal detector to search those mysterious holes. And he says, Treasure has a way of keeping its secrets. from oil explorers and water witchers to plain nuts.. No matter what, I come to believe throughout professional research or diving, I will always associate it with Jean Lafitte, with treasure, with piracy because its meant so much to the community, Roper said. Scotty Stotlar, Sr., appeared to have what it took to mount another serious attempt. Since that time, many parties and individuals have endeavored to find the Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake, with searches as early as 1884 and as recently as the 1970s. endobj Mary Roger also tells us about how some fishermen much later got an unusual catch in their hoop net when fishing in the Sabine River; entangled in their net were several silver bars. The legend of Hendricks Lake treasure has inspired men to search for it for at least 150 years. If you would like to help, our fundraising campaign can be found here. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(United States History Commons)/Rect[137.2383 228.9906 279.5625 240.7094]/StructParent 6/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Every dollar helps. The location was later widely believed to be Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake formation on the south side of the Sabine River. For Roper, stories like these are more than a curiosity. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. The Lost Padre Mine Somewhere in the Franklin Mountains overlooking the Rio Grande River in El Paso County is the Lost Padre Mine. Legend remains victorious in spite of history and it just attests to the power that legends have over people when the facts may not necessarily support something, Pinkerton said. Roper has been pursuing the legend and examining where and how the various parts of the story originated. Only recently did I learn of a parallel effort to tell the story of the Hendricks Lake treasure legend via film. I spent the majority of the summer of 2020 organizing expeditions into the lake, through sonar we had come up with quite a few hits of things that were very interesting, Roper said. The various people that searched for the Hendricks Lake treasure hooked him. Oxbow lakes result from a river's course change, in this case the Sabine River just to thc north. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(Provide feedback)/Rect[392.1938 211.9047 476.7295 224.7953]/StructParent 8/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> This catch rendered a lot of attention and by 1884, the Sabine River was riddled with silver hunters. In an interview . It is my sincere belief that the Hendricks Lake treasure was silver taken by Lafitte from capturing of the Spanish ship Santa Rosa in Matagorda Bay in 1820. No matter the evidence, they knew there were more ships filled with riches.. Christian B. Roper on a scouting trip for his film . The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee Mark Heffron 35 subscribers Subscribe 5.6K views 2 years ago In this video I reveal the location of the treasure in Lake Park,. His body was buried at sea in the Gulf of Honduras. What I like most about the lake is that, it just contains this feel when you go out there and you see the Spanish moss hanging on the trees, you feel like youve gone back in time, Roper said.