Nueces River Rock Crossing Gold — Jim Wells County

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Nueces River Rock Crossing Gold — Jim Wells County

Lost Treasure TX • Jim Wells County County
Description
Nueces River legend of $16,000 in gold buried near Rock Crossing on the river drainage between Alice and the upper Coastal Plain.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Nueces County page lists $16,000 in gold supposedly buried near Rock Crossing on the Nueces River. The Nueces River forms part of Jim Wells County's northern drainage before reaching Lake Corpus Christi and the Gulf. River-crossing payroll and outlaw caches appear throughout Guide to Treasure in Texas along the Nueces, Frio, and Rio Grande corridors. No authenticated recovery is documented at Rock Crossing. Coordinates approximate a Nueces River crossing north of Alice in the Jim Wells County ranch country.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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