Stolen Army Payroll NW of Amidon — Slope County

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Stolen Army Payroll NW of Amidon — Slope County

Lost Treasure ND • Slope County County
Description
Slope County legend of a stolen Army payroll cache buried northwest of Amidon — one of two northwest-of-Amidon hoard tales in southwestern North Dakota treasure guides.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Slope County page records a cache of a stolen Army payroll supposedly buried northwest of Amidon, citing Buried Treasures You Can Find. Amidon is among the least-populated county seats in the nation, surrounded by open Badlands breaks where frontier military freight moved between Forts Abraham Lincoln, Rice, and Keogh corridors. Coordinates approximate badland benches northwest of Amidon at 46.518° N, 103.398° W. Private ranch land — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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