Snake River Pothold Gold

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Snake River Pothold Gold

Lost Treasure WY • Lincoln County County
Description
Snake River canyon legend of deep potholes holding large placer nuggets overlooked by early miners — a tale repeated by Penfield, Terry, and W.C. Jameson along the Alpine-to-Hoback stretch.
Historical Notes
Jameson's Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of Old Wyoming highlights Snake River pothold gold as one of sixteen Wyoming treasure investigations. TreasureNet researchers note the heaviest Snake River canyon stretches run from Alpine, Wyoming, to the Hoback River mouth, heavily prospected for flour gold. Legend imagines bedrock potholes that trapped coarse gold when spring runoff scoured the canyon, leaving recoverable nuggets for those who could reach them.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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