Goldthwaite Spanish Cave Gold and Silver — Mills County

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Goldthwaite Spanish Cave Gold and Silver — Mills County

Lost Treasure TX • Mills County County
Description
Goldthwaite legend of a cave containing a large cache of Spanish gold and silver northeast of the Mills County seat — a Hill Country fringe treasure tale south of Hico.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Mills County compilation describes a cave containing a large cache of Spanish gold and silver supposedly located northeast of Goldthwaite. Goldthwaite is the Mills County seat on the Santa Fe line in the Pecan Bayou country. Spanish cave-hoard tales appear throughout Central Texas where entrada folklore meets limestone ranch country. Related Mason-area entries document separate San Saba and Las Iguanas mine traditions northwest of Hico. Coordinates approximate the countryside northeast of Goldthwaite in Mills County south of Hico.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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