Rio Grande City Sunken Steamer Treasure — Starr County

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Rio Grande City Sunken Steamer Treasure — Starr County

Lost Treasure TX • Starr County County
Description
Starr County legend of steamer wrecks on the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City — the Carrie Thomas ($125,000) and Jesse ($86,000–$100,000) sinkings downstream from Laredo.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Starr County list cites the steamer Carrie Thomas sinking in the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City carrying $125,000, and the steamer Jesse sinking nearby with $86,000–$100,000 aboard. Rio Grande City was the Starr County seat and a major nineteenth-century river port. River-steamer treasure lore clusters along the Rio Grande from Laredo to the Gulf. Shifting channels and silt have buried wreck sites; occasional timber and boiler exposures fuel salvage searches. Coordinates mark Rio Grande City on the Rio Grande in Starr County downstream from Laredo.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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