THE LEGEND OF JOHN FLETCHER'S BURIED TREASURE
hardluck:
Hello Foolsgold
Have you tried local history societies or the Rootsweb forum if you have the full names?
Hardluck.
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foolsgold:
i have done some searches on those sites, but never have set up accounts on any of them, so i have been stuck with the 'basic' searches
that is probably a good avenue to go down, but we have hit dove season now here in Texas....and that is a time killer!!
will do some checking on that end
thanks
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Hawkerhino:
morning all, just came across this and very interesting..... will have to check into it more... just moved to Jasper area....
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Hawkerhino:
Anyone else doing any further research on this? If so would like to compare notes....
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seldom:
Hey Hark
I think there is a couple of people here doing research on this one. I put it on the back burner back in the 80's and really don't have a lot of interest in it other then historical research.
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Hawkerhino:
Quote:Posted by seldomHey Hark
I think there is a couple of people here doing research on this one. I put it on the back burner back in the 80's and really don't have a lot of interest in it other then historical research.
thanks seldom, :)
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hardluck:
Hello Hawkerhino
I am sure there are some interesting leads in the back pages of this post. Good luck with you search have fun.
Hardluck
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goldnboy:
Hi All
I found this treasure tale very interesting but its not in my enck of the woods
just wondering if anyone has been making progress on this. If I was in the area id be spending more time looking into it. Goodluck from downunder 8)
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dmurph:
I know I'm a little late on this one but i do live about 10 min. from the river. i have access to some very good quality topo maps and after rereading this story about 50 times give or take, i pulled out the map and started a little research. after finding a hand drawn map of original river crossings at the area and time in question and cross referencing between maps i have located a few areas that i believe to of potential. Being a student of geology i realize that the original "stash" location is most likely long gone, i reached this conclusion by looking at the weather data and flood history for the past 200 years (what was recorded anyway). the area where this loot is believed to be is mostly sandstone with a very sandy topsoil, every time a hard rain comes by the majority of creeks flood their banks and change the terrain features ever so slightly. also a waterfall of this size is not usual for the area however not impossible, i know of one other about 2 hours away, however due to the nature of the area it would not remain in the same location for long. i don't mean to imply that it sprouted legs and walked away, i do believe that it would be several hundred yards if not further upstream from where it was at the time of this story, if it is still there. in my opinion your time would be best spent looking in the dry creeks of the area, over the past 200 years this area has seen several floods and major events that would have changed the face of the earth ever so slightly (logging, hurricanes, etc...). i believe the treasure in question would have been uprooted and dispersed down the creeks and streams that litter the area, however due to the nature of the beast it would most likely be under 10-20 inches of topsoil/ sand. i wont continue to ramble on but this is just the tip of the iceburg, i believe with a bit more research a good bit of walking and a lot of luck large portions of this vast fortune could be recovered... good luck to all, Dylan
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golddustcarl:
Quote:Posted by foolsgoldhere is the link:
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nothing solid, but seems to indicate that some things were going on that could potentially line up with the story.
out of curiosity, does anyone have access to this jstor site?
i have gotten pretty good info for various stories there, but am only able to get bits and pieces without an account, seems you have to be with a school or something to get in
Thanks!
You have to send them $24.00 for the whole thing
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