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Mystery Gold Treasure Tied to F Lee Bailey Probe
A New Mexico tale of a 26.5 million dollar gold cache on White Sands Missile Range resurfaces as attorney F Lee Bailey leads a client group claiming the treasure. The story follows M E Doc Ness who in 1937 described a cave of gold bars near Padre La Rue and Victoria Peak, Ness was killed in 1949 during a relocation attempt, his widow Ova pursued claims while the Army seized the land in 1955. Bailey says two client groups exist, with some filings dating back to earlier claims, but no mining claims have been issued since 1955 by the state land office.
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Chuck Noland
White Sands
Missile Range
N.M
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
M.E
Noss
Padre la Rue
Victoria Peak
Ova
Clovis
State Land Office
Washington
Wayne Smith
Smith
Boston
John Johnson