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The Golden Phantom of 1849 Treasure Tale
A narrative recounts eight men who seized one hundred thousand dollars in gold in 1849 Sacramento, their partition, death along the way, and two survivors who buried the hoard with false dates on three rocks. Decades later, searchers found two stones near Clifford Colorado but the treasure remains unfound, fueling legends of Grover and Lawe and a possible third stone.
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West
Mississippi
Sacramento
California
Rockies
Clifford
Colorado
James WH
Elkins
T. C. Hatton
D. Grover
Joseph Fox Lawe
Grover
Lawe