Is There Lost Treasure In Black Canyon Of The Gunnison?

There are a lot of reasons to go to Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The views are awesome with a spectacularly clear night sky. Oh, and you could get rich. According to OnlyInYourState.com, there is lost treasure located somewhere near the north rim.

Here's the story behind the legend.

A wagon train containing new dimes from the Denver mint is said to have disappeared somewhere near the Gunnison River toward the north rim of Black Canyon. A few of the wooden kegs containing the coins were recovered, but several remain unaccounted for.

If you dig deeper - treasure pun intended - the TreasureNet forum has more on the lost dimes.

1907-D Dimes ......In spite of a mintage in excess of 4 million pieces, this issue is very difficult to locate in AU and Mint State grades. According to one account, a wagonload of 1907 dimes (and quarters) leaving the Denver Mint were lost along the North Rim Black Canyon, Colorado, near Gunnison, and never recovered.

North Rim Road
The North Rim is reached by taking a gravel road from the east end of Crawford State Park. The North Rim Road provides access to 6 overlooks. The canyon walls on the North Rim are almost vertical, offering some of the most impressive views found in the national park.

For a long time, no one knew what happened to a wagon train that left the Denver mint headed to Phoenix, Arizona. It was loaded with between four and six kegs of new dimes and was placed on four different wagons. The wagons along with the drivers and everyone else disappeared somewhere between a Crawford ranch and Montrose.

Quite a few years later, some treasure seekers were out along the trail and found the remains of four wagons at the rim of a canyon. The side wash of the trail fell off into the river ravine below. They did find several gallons of dimes along the Gunnison River close to the north rim of Black Canyon, however, that was just a drop in the bucket of the dimes that were left behind. Today, there is still a treasure of dimes to find, if someone is daring enough to hunt.

 

Anyone up for a dime hunt near Montrose?