Llano County Twelve Hundred Pounds Smelted Gold — Llano County

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Llano County Twelve Hundred Pounds Smelted Gold — Llano County

Lost Treasure TX • Llano County County
Description
Llano County legend of 1,200 pounds of smelted gold buried somewhere in the county east of Mason in the Llano Uplift.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Llano County page cites 1,200 pounds of smelted gold buried somewhere in Llano County. Llano County sits on the Llano Uplift, Texas's most famous gold-bearing Precambrian terrane, where documented lode mines like Heath Ranch produced modest commercial output. Related entries: Llano County gold import documents real placer and lode sites at Kingsland and Sharp Mountain. This pin records the separate buried-smelted-gold legend from guidebook compilations. Coordinates approximate central Llano County east of Mason.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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