New developing story about Jesse James treasue hunt.

WOW and Hmm...okay lets try this for a change of view. At the age of 15 and after the Lawrence, KS Massacre, Jesse was brutally whipped in the field by the Union Soldiers, his step-father was repeatedly hung while being questioned on Frank's whereabouts. Then they threw a bomb into the house and ultimately killing his brother Archie and Zerelda lost her arm.   After the Civil War, they were not allowed to farm or take the crops to market, they were offered next to nothing for their farm land thus cutting off their means of survival financially.  Life in the South had completely changed and had also changed the James/Samuel families.  How would we react being placed into his shoes?  Was Jesse being selfish or looking to help the Southern cause and place life for himself, his family and the rest of the Southern people back to the way they once knew it?  In my view, by robbing Northern banks and trains, in his mind he was taking back that which he viewed to be theirs (Southern Pride). Maybe by hiding large caches (that even Zee would not have knowledge of) he would be a part of the South rising again, allowing life to go back to what they once knew.  They were close and family oriented, watching as their families were destroyed, killed, imprisoned, etc.   It has been stated again and again in research that Jesse and Frank were part of the KGC and they had hidden treasure all over the USA and Canada.  As any good THer knows, the key to anything and everything is research, research and more research.  You pick out what is fact and sift through the possible fiction to find which is fact and which is nothing but someones tall tale.  Putting yourself into his shoes and given the chance to have a fresh start and a good life, wouldn't you go for it?  I know I would.  Many outlaws did!

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Very difficult to assume what might have truely been their reason for their actions, as their world is torn apart, families ruined, towns burned.  A way of life that is being besiged upon by others, surely a situation to them that is worth fighting and dying for, both sides had convictions just as strong as the other. Who can really say who is wrong, yes slavery was wrong, but there was a whole lot more involved than that. Anger festers bad thoughts and bad decisions that do seem right for the situation.  No one can lay claim to good forsite and judgement in termoiled times as those days where. Probably boils down to survival at all costs. All though I do believe some bandits did use this as a very bad reason to create havic as a ruse to bring back their way of life. Any bodys guess what these folks would have accomplished in life had not the times gone so terribly wrong. All humans want peace and serenity, disrupt that and the grizzly will go on the hunt.

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Hi Smitty,
 Knightrider eh? Quess there is no connection to the 1970's show Knightrider. Where the knightriders a secret group, vigilanties maybe. Seems I remember something of this group in reading history some where. Even today Texas is still rock solid on their ideals and morals, no reason not to be, it is their state, their way of life and a good tough history to boot. Won't find no city pansies in Texas.
 Most folks today couldn't grow anything more than a pimple or hair on their face, or could not go fishing without their brand new walmart sneekers, and lets not forget the sun glasses ontop of the head, can't shoot game without them LOL.

Hunting for gold I am
Lem

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Here is a story in the papers today about treasure hunters searching for JJ loot at Buzzards Roost near Cement OK. One fellow doesn"t seem to think the theory, from the history channel, that JJ was part of a secret society was a very good one. The article is interesting as these guys have maps, JJs watch, plus stories about others finds.

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That show on the History Channel was awesome! Jesse James in my opinion is one of, if not, the most interesting people of our time! His stories and tales have influenced many into treasure hunting.

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