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The Lost Packer Mine: Idaho's Lost Gold Ledge, Found at Last?
Rich gold float on an Idaho mule trail, a finder who never came back for it, and a 1902 strike that took his legend's name. Was the Lost Packer ever really found?
The Russian Miners' Lost Gold: Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Legend
Russian prospectors panned real gold on Alaska's Kenai River around 1850, then went quiet. Did they leave a hidden stash behind when Russia sold Alaska? The records, the rumours and the rush.
SS Central America: The Ship of Gold and Its Survivors' Treasure
In 1857 a steamer packed with California gold sank in a hurricane, and survivors watched fortunes slide off the deck. Then came the rumours, the treasure hunter and 500 coins nobody can find.
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