Fort Davis El Muerto Spring Mexican Loot — Jeff Davis County

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Fort Davis El Muerto Spring Mexican Loot — Jeff Davis County

Lost Treasure TX • Jeff Davis County County
Description
Jeff Davis County legend of a vast treasure of stolen Mexican loot cached at or near El Muerto Spring in the Davis Mountains south of the El Paso corridor.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Jeff Davis County page describes a vast treasure of stolen Mexican loot cached at or near El Muerto Spring. Fort Davis guarded the San Antonio–El Paso road in the Davis Mountains; the county attracts frontier garrison and bandit-cache folklore. Related Jeff Davis entries include stolen bullion near Barrel Spring and treasure on Chispa Mountain (shared with Culberson County). El Muerto Spring lies in the mountain basin country between Fort Davis and the Rio Grande. Coordinates approximate El Muerto Spring in Jeff Davis County south of Van Horn and west of the Pecos.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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