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Fort Mason gold heist tale ends with return of treasure
Col Brackenridge helps a young cattleman named Slaughter secure 25,000 worth of gold in $10 and $20 coins for a trek from Fort Mason toward Llano country. The plan to hide and transport the cash across Texas failed as attackers loomed, and the brothers finally sold the cattle at Denison for 28 dollars a head after bringing the gold back to San Antonio.
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George W. Brackenridge
Fort Mason
Col
Col. Brackenridge
San Antonio
San Angelo
Goliad
Gonzales
Llano River
Gian
Boerne
Fredericksburg
Mason
Willie Slaughter
Col. Slaughter
Slaughter
Slaughter Brothers
Denison