
Paranoid Prospector’s Lost Gold Stash Said To Lie Near Idaho Lake
There are many, many stories about lost treasure in the Gem State. One sizable load of gold was reportedly misplaced in the woods near a state park less than 50 miles from the Canadian border, and people have been searching for it for more than 130 years.
Be careful if you decide to pursue the gold as the area is known to be heavily populated with bear. In today's market, the find could yield quite a fortune.
Stories of lost treasure bring out the kid in all of us. I bought a metal detector and some other tools used to hunt for buried riches a few summers ago and tried to get my son into it. He'll be nine soon, and for the past few years we have mainly taken our gold panning stuff out to area rivers but still have fallen short of bottling up anything worth a damn; it's the hunt that makes the hobby fun anyway.

Having lived in southern Idaho for many years, I read about many tales of lost or stolen loot from the nineteenth century. Bandits robbing trains and coaches, paranoid travelers burying their life savings while traveling through the Pacific Northwest and forgetting where it was hidden, and other scenarios where gold coins or valuable possessions were documented to be misplaced.
One such story that may have some merit involved a prospector who hid multiple "loads" of gold after his mules died from eating poisoned plants north of Priest River and a couple of miles below the lake. Websites such as legenedsofamerica.com and treasurenet.com detail the story that took place back in 1888.
Be careful if you decide to pursue the gold as the area is known to be heavily populated with bear. In today's market, the find could yield quite a fortune. Happy hunting!
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