Mesa Rica Wagon Train Massacre Gold — Quay County

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Mesa Rica Wagon Train Massacre Gold — Quay County

Lost Treasure NM • Quay County County
Description
Quay County legend of a considerable quantity of gold from a wagon-train massacre site buried at Mesa Rica — one of the published lost-treasure entries for the Tucumcari mesa country.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Quay County compilation states Mesa Rica is the burial site of a considerable quantity of gold taken from a wagon train massacre site. Guide to Treasure in New Mexico is among the guidebooks cited for the tale. Wagon-train massacre caches are staples of High Plains treasure tradition from Texas through eastern New Mexico. Mesa Rica rises in the mesa country between Tucumcari and the Texas Panhandle. Coordinates approximate Mesa Rica in Quay County east of Tucumcari. Specific burial site unpublished in available sources.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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