N.W Oregon Detectorist's

I was scrolling through again on this Great New and Improoved Thunting Website and saw this Topic "By Location" "Oregon" ... So It is a great opportunity for me to tell my story again about a book I read year's ago from the public library . I will try to brief , and maybe someone from North Western Oregon remember's about this un-discovered treasure at the mouth of the columbia river . The book I think was called "Gold in the Pacific Northwest " I read it around 1994 and it said that in 1810 two brothers from Norway or Denmark immigrated and settled near the mouth of the columbia river on the extreme west side of southwestern Washington or Northwestern tip of  Oregon  , they buried $100,000 dollars in Gold Bars somewhere on their huge acreage or Homestead . They past away and a surviving relative told the local newspaper many years later about the buried lost gold .  I wish I can locate the book to make sure the details are correct , but the treasure has still not been found and could be worth millions by today's gold PRICES !!!! Anyone in North Western Oregon who remembers this story accurately is Welcome to please post any information . I will search for the book again and try to post more information like  names of the closest towns and how / where the treasure "Might Be" buried. .............Regards............Eugene52

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Hey Eugene52,

I'm not real impressed with W.C. Jameson. I have the book you are talking about and he seems to be merely 'parroting' other writers. His 'sources' don't bear close scrutiny.

I admit I am a devout follower of Ruby El Hult. The woman was a master researcher of the Pacific N.W..

Having said that; Jameson's info re. the Norway or Denmark brothers immigrating to the mouth of the Columbia in 1810 is highly unlikely. Lewis & Clark did not see the mouth in the Astoria area until Nov. 24, 1805. It seems questionable that 4+ years later someone would sashay across America and 'settle', bringing $100,000 to 'their huge acreage or homestead'. This in the 'Lousiana Territory' where only a few white men (mountain men/trappers) had trod, waaaay before settlers arrived to take up land.

Jameson also puts the Lost Meek Train of 1845 in Nevada which, according to existing diaries is an impossibility.

I could be wrong......but I don't think so.

Bud

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