Trammel's Trace-The First Road to Texas from the North is a 2016 book by Gary L. Pinkerton. 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. Filmmaker Brackston McKnight uses a metal detector on his property, searching for lost treasure. There was no treasure found. Hendricks Lake, Although they attended different universities, Roper reconnected with high school friends Brackston McKnight and Ryan Travis and the three now work together on the project. When one of the recent landowners near the lake sold their property to the mining company, they inserted a treasure clause that reserves the rights to one-half of any treasure trove found on the Property by Purchaser. There will always be true believers in the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake. No matter the lack of proof for a lot of these things, it just makes sense in your mind for a story like this to take place here.. Mainly clear. The first episode premiered on Tuesday November 17 at 10PM EST on the History Channel. This is the list to receive occasional emails containing special offers, deals and promotions (like contests). To contact Pinkerton, call (409) 201-8026 or email gary.pinkerton@outlook.com. There was one spot that we initially found, I think it was June of 2020, which gave us a sonar reading that was pretty much an exact match to a wooden wagon that had submerged with some sort of weight, Roper said. Sight was acquired & transformed back in 2018 by Anthony Bruno, founder of Anthony's Runway 84 & Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza along wit Overtime, Roper believes that this information was interpreted to mean that there was treasure in Hendricks Lake. 0000006665 00000 n Christian and the treasure hunting team are looking forward to using new technology to scan the bottom of the lake for possible anomalies, and hope to find a treasure which was missed in past searchers. He also noted there were a handful of other treasure legends that were nearly the same but with a different location or body of water and no specific piece of evidence regarding the Hendricks Lake silver on which he can hang his hat., When asked what he hopes Sunken Silver will accomplish, he answered just to tell the story.. On an 1863 map of the area, it was named Flanagan Lake but since the 1880s has been known by its present name. 2. On 4 February 1823, Laffite was onboard the General Santander off the town of Omoa in Honduras. Barnie Waldrop, a Carthage television repairman, had used his own electronics to search the lake for years. Stories like this, its what created a filmmaker in myself, its what creates archeologists, its what creates people that come up with plans to conquer whatever they want to solve in life, its just a special place.. Barnie Waldrop. But alas, nothing came of it. Cush Reeves. His main focus is on Jean Lafittes treasure, We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. Two oilmen from Texas actually brought a giant crane to the lake after getting some interesting readings from the bottom of Hendricks Lake. But theres just been this very persistent legend, and so in the late 50s, mid 60s, there were two really big efforts (to locate the treasure), tons of articles in the Watchman about these two different groups searching for it, dredging.. And if so is the treasure still there? 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? 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. Just let me know if you find anything so I can break the story first. TYLER, Texas (KETK) Legends of buried treasure have fascinated people around the world since time immemorial. Texas, I learned, is full of buried treasureor, to be a bit more accurate, full of stories about buried treasures that no one has been able to find. When a giant storm hit the region, the raft was washed away and destroyed. Join the adventures in Beyond Oak Island- Tuesdays at 10PM and summaries and more in depth looks into the many stories of treasure, here at MW! 24 Lake Toplitz In Austria Is Believed To Hold The Lost Treasures From World War II. 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. Akins and one of his former deputies were landowners along the lake and active onlookers with a piece of the action. Can College Sports Get More Absurd Than SMU Joining the Pac-12? including dialogue . There were treasure legends like that all over Texas, he said. This caused the 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. <>stream Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. Their father, Barnie Waldrop, was the most active local treasure hunter. endobj After getting some readings at the bottom of the lake (Hendricks Lake), two Dallas oilmen actually brought in a giant crane and attached a drag bucket to the cable. So, he set up these steam engines and buckets on a conveyor belt and pumps. The tale basically states Galveston-based pirate Jean Laffite, in the year 1816, plundered a Spanish ship named the Santa Rosa. One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafittes treasure. Hendricks Lake is a special place for Roper. More maps appeared showing various locations of a lost silver mine. One of Hendricks's biggest contributions was financing the excavation of Hawikku, an ancestral village in New Mexico, where the A:shiwi (Zuni) first made contact with Europeans. (In English documents, his last name was often spelled Lafitte, but Laffite was the spelling used by Jean and his brother Pierre.). Excited about the history, research, and prospects of this While en route through East Texas, the smugglers received word the Spanish army was closing in and, in an effort to hide the treasure, dumped the loot in a local lake. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. If the treasure is out there, then some East Texan is bound to find it. 0000003134 00000 n Handbook of Texas Online, Low 47F. At the age of 25, Jean Laffite was living in New Orleans, operating a warehouse essential to dispersing the goods smuggled by his brother Pierre. . 161 0 obj As a backup plan, they would supply all adjacent markets with fresh fish on ice. The Galveston Daily News made light of the effort by suggesting they move their operation to the Gulf of Mexico since a good deal of wealth has been left under its waters by shipwrecks. A week after that humiliation, Paul Tatum clubbed a man to death after he made fun of Tatums attempt to drain the lake. But they got nothing. An estimated $340 million., And as I write, the treasure hunters are out there, hunting, hunting, and hunting. Pinkerton. February 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? The son of Corbett Akins, Brodie grew up with Hendricks Lake as a routine part of his life and still owned that land on the lake until mining began. And an MIT-trained electrical engineer who held a patent for underwater metal detection. accepts, and the show continues at Hendricks Lake in East Texas. Plus, if when they come back and nothing can be found, he says they have the whole Texas coast and more to continue their search. 152 0 obj This is the place where six wagon loads of silver stolen by Jean Lafitte from a ship called the Santa Rosa were supposedly dumped, according to HendricksLake.com, a website run by author and independent researcher, Gary L. Pinkerton. He knows more than a thing or two about the present . Do@aj^HmFd*`G1 Another legend has it that in 1595, Juan de Oate hid five silver bars, 4,336 gold ingots, nine burro loads of jewels, and four priceless Aztec codices (books or manuscripts) in the mine. The first documented treasure recovery attempt in 1894 was based on the belief that Santa Anna had dumped gold, silver, and jewels, By 1935, a full-page syndicated article fleshed out more details. 0000010052 00000 n Kuna, ID hosted by Treasure Valley Disc Golf. The stories of treasure have been around for a long time, Pinkerton said. In the final battle of the War of 1812, Lafitte and his comrades helped General Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans against the British. Legend remains victorious in spite of history and it just attests to the power that legends have over people when the facts may not necessarily support something, Pinkerton said. Aug. 6, 2015 9:51 AM PT. This catch rendered a lot of attention and by 1884, the Sabine River was riddled with silver hunters. Only recently did I learn of a parallel effort to tell the story of the Hendricks Lake treasure legend via film. xXMsFWLU9C*ZYWNUX=@$(" (~ J>iyAy/eJ%.%c~(~s9yLrMw3iQSM?FOgmvw[s[j3Hr'YyX~mvvN39 Kc7YcqZYo)~}u3 ? One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafitte's treasure. Soldiers approach, wagons sunk in Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake just south of the Sabine River in northeastern Rusk County. Jensen Beach. 01 April 2017. Seagoville pharmacist who was the diver that planted dynamite on the bottom of Hendricks Lake. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(www.easttexashistorical.org)/Rect[308.5376 282.2367 447.0903 295.1273]/StructParent 4/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain. A Seagoville pharmacist who sailed around the world. 0000002542 00000 n The hidden fortunes of the Doan Boys Gang, said to be $2 million at least. Fort Worth Daily Gazette, October 3, 1884. endobj Low 47F. They know it. Hendericks was a member of the Cras Est Nostrum and became Salazar at some point in the past. January 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? However, all have failed in finding the supposed cache of silver, adding to speculation that the supposed treasure may be cursed. In the 1950s, the Sabine River and the nearby lake (Hendrick's Lake) experienced a new onslaught of treasure seekers when the story of Laffite's silver was published by the True West magazine. 154 0 obj 0000002763 00000 n Legend has it that the ship was so big it took two months to load and the Spanish were so upset with its loss that they sent five more ships to recover it- unsuccessfully. June 6, 2020 - Fenn writes on his blog that the treasure has been found. There are many stories about famed pirate Jean Lafitte, but one places his lost buried treasure at the bottom of a lake right here in East Texas. Meanwhile, his younger brother John was exploring the coast of Texas. Peter Walker Adams lived in one of the houses on the hill near the lake and figured prominently in many of the newspaper stories. Lr !_) Little is known about his origins, but he was probably born either in Basque-France or in the French colony Saint-Domingue. The oilmen then built a raft with a hole in the center and sank large pipes into the goop on the lake bottom. 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. Many of them are wandering through the beaches and backlands with nothing more than metal detectors. 146 23 The film will explore the history of various parts of the tale, how they came to be woven in to a single fable and will reveal what was discovered during the months of research put into the project, including a new theory and information indicating the account of lost silver in an East Texas lake is actually a combination of stories. Palm City. Charles F. Grice, Interview by Gary Pinkerton, February 2019. 0000000756 00000 n The earliest mention of the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake that Pinkerton could find was in 1884. 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. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(Tell us)/Rect[72.0 211.9047 103.6572 224.7953]/StructParent 7/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> More than once the crane almost toppled into the water. There are two legends in particular that seem to have found purchase in the minds of East Texas treasure hunters.