Belle Fourche Miners Indian Attack Gold Cache — Butte County

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Belle Fourche Miners Indian Attack Gold Cache — Butte County

Lost Treasure SD • Butte County County
Description
Belle Fourche legend of $160,000 in gold buried by miners evading an Indian attack — a northwestern South Dakota cache tale on the northern hills fringe.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Butte County page records $160,000 of gold buried near Belle Fourche by miners fleeing an Indian attack, never recovered. A separate Butte County entry places $160,000 in stolen gold near Belle Fourche Reservoir; treasure writers treat both as variants of northern-hills outlaw and miner caches. Coordinates mark Belle Fourche at the confluence of the Redwater and Belle Fourche rivers. Private property — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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