Hidden Treasure in California - Nine Sites to Search

California hidden treasure stories has much to dothe property.
with the gold rush of the middle 1800's. There areMyrtletowne has a supposed buried treasure of
hundreds of abandoned gold and silver mines thatapproximately $125,000. In the late 1800's a
dot the State. Many of these mines are now lost,stagecoach loaded with gold bullion was robbed.
meaning that either natural forces caused theThe outlaws apparently buried the bullion in the
entrances to the caves to crumble, or that thetown's vicinity.
owners, or the Indians dynamited the cavesThe Ghost Town of Skiddo is located off State
closed. However, there are also stories of buriedRte 190 approx. 9 miles east of Emigrant Junction
treasures from robberies of different kinds.in Death Valley. This was a main borax-mining
In either case, below are nine lost treasures intown that was deserted before 1900.
California.The San Antonio de Padua Mission is located on
The Mission of San Luis Obispo is a Mission that isUS 101 approx twenty miles southwest of King
still standing about 75 miles northwest of SantaCity. This Mission was established in 1771.
Barbara. In 1772 a Spanish settlement was builtTreasures are believed to be buried in the area.
around the Mission. In the 1900's when the MissionMattole River located south of Eureka. There
was rebuilt workers found silver bars hidden in thehave been gold and silver coins dated between
floors beneath the chapel. Legend has it that1804 and 1809 found on the beaches. A
there is still buried treasure lying in wait, ready toshipwreck offshore is the apparent reason for the
be recovered.coins.
The ruins of the Mount Ophir Mintare locatedTown of Weed is located in Siskiyou Cty. A
outside of Mariposa and dates to 1850. A largeburied treasure of stolen gold coins is believed to
number of gold coins are supposedly buried onbe buried here.