Jarbidge Stage Brown's Bench Strongbox

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Jarbidge Stage Brown's Bench Strongbox

Lost Treasure ID • Twin Falls County County
Description
1888 Twin Falls County legend of a lone outlaw robbing the Jarbidge-Idaho stage near Salmon Dam — killed by a posse before revealing a buried strongbox on the east side of Brown's Bench west of Rogerson.
Historical Notes
The bandit was quickly overtaken and killed after the stage holdup near present-day Salmon Dam country. Searchers believe he buried the strongbox on the east flank of Brown's Bench, a broad mesa about fifteen miles west of Rogerson. Legends of America preserves the tale among southern Idaho stage-road treasure stories.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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