Wells Fargo Stolen Treasure — West of Dodge City

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Wells Fargo Stolen Treasure — West of Dodge City

Lost Treasure KS • Ford County County
Description
Ford County legend of a stolen Wells Fargo strongbox treasure hidden on the prairie west of Dodge City — never recovered after the robbery.
Historical Notes
Compiled Kansas treasure lore reports a Wells Fargo haul concealed west of Dodge City in Ford County during the cattle-town era. The story belongs to the same Santa Fe Trail and frontier banking corridor as the Martinez silver cache four miles west of town. No documented recovery appears in regional histories, keeping the legend active among prairie metal-detector clubs.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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