Buffalo Gap Five Thousand Ounces Gold Creek — Custer County

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Buffalo Gap Five Thousand Ounces Gold Creek — Custer County

Lost Treasure SD • Custer County County
Description
Buffalo Gap legend of outlaws dumping 5,000 ounces of gold into a creek — a Custer County tale tied to Lame Johnny country and the Cheyenne–Deadwood stage route.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Custer County compilation records 5,000 ounces of gold dumped into a creek near Buffalo Gap by outlaws. Buffalo Gap and Lame Johnny Creek lie in the southern Black Hills stage corridor where the 1878 Canyon Springs Monitor robbery occurred. Coordinates mark Buffalo Gap at 43.492° N, 103.312° W. Distinct from Lame Johnny Missing Homestake Gold Bars statewide entry — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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