Lost Blanco Mine — Packsaddle Mountain

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Lost Blanco Mine — Packsaddle Mountain

Lost Treasure TX • Llano County County
Description
Packsaddle Mountain legend of the Lost Blanco Mine — Spanish-era diggings rediscovered by Llano settler Larimore, with high-grade silver-lead ore and a deliberately buried entrance.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Llano County compilation lists the Lost Blanco Mine as supposedly located on Packsaddle Mountain. J. Frank Dobie's Coronado's Children names the mine for a Spaniard who found the site long before Anglo settlement. While hunting, Larimore rediscovered the old workings containing lead and a high percentage of silver. In 1860 he and Jim Rowland hauled out several hundred pounds of bullet-grade metal. Before leaving the country, Larimore diverted a gully into the mine to bury the entrance. Related entries: "Sam Bass Treasure — Packsaddle Mountain" documents separate outlaw-cache folklore; gold_site entries "Larimore Diggings — Packsaddle Mountain" and "Packsaddle Mountain — Llano County Prospecting" mark the historical district. Private Packsaddle Ranch land — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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