Beaver Potato Creek Seven Horse Loads Gold Cave — Lawrence County

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Beaver Potato Creek Seven Horse Loads Gold Cave — Lawrence County

Lost Treasure SD • Lawrence County County
Description
Lawrence County legend of seven horse loads of gold buried or hidden in a cave near Beaver and Potato Creek gulches — one of the largest volume claims in Black Hills treasure guides.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Lawrence County compilation records seven horse loads of gold hidden in a cave in or near Beaver and Potato Creek Gulch. Beaver Creek and Potato Creek drain the northern Black Hills toward Spearfish and Whitewood, country thick with 1876 quartz camps and road-agent lore. Coordinates approximate upper Beaver Creek gulch country west of Whitewood. Forest land — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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