Big Bucks LbNA #10532
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Add Location| Owner: | CW Sun Seeker  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 29, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Winnemucca |
| County: | Humboldt |
| State: | Nevada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Team Spiral |
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| Last found: | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFOF |
| Last edited: | Aug 29, 2004 |
An exciting moment in Winnemucca's mostly calm (except for the homicides) past fell just short of bloodshed, but it has been a source of controversy since the 19th day of September, 1900, when, as the story goes, Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang rode into town, put a knife to First National Bank president George Nixon's throat, and made him open the safe. The Wild Bunch got clean away, galloping out of town in a hail of bullets with $2,000 in gold coin. Later on, the story tells us, he added insult to injury by sending the bank a photograph of himself and the boys in fancy new suits, stiff collars and derby hats. With it was a mocking thank-you note expressing appreciation for all the Winnemucca money they were spending for their fun.
It's a great story, and it has been told many times in many variations. But perhaps it is not a true story. In fact, Butch Cassidy didn't send that famous photograph, and the evidence is not clear that he was ever in Winnemucca in his life.
The great robbery took place of course. Butch Cassidy may have known about it ? may even have planned it, or made arrangements for it. It is almost certain that Elzy Lay and some other of his larcenous friends in the Wild Bunch were involved -- that knife to the throat was something Harvey Logan (Kid Curry) would do. But it's not clear that Butch himself was there that thrilling day.
All is not lost in Nevada - share in some of the loot!
DIRECTIONS: From I-80, a few miles east of Winnemucca, take exit #187 to the Buttons Point Rest Area.
CLUES: North of the restrooms, across the parking lot, to the open field is a metal guard rail, several feet long. From the right (east) end, of the rail, walk straight out into the field 39 steps. Then to the right, walk 4 steps to a sagebrush that hides the box. You'll see a large flat rock that is covering the box.
Please be discreet - it's a busy place. And please rehide well with the large rock.
It's a great story, and it has been told many times in many variations. But perhaps it is not a true story. In fact, Butch Cassidy didn't send that famous photograph, and the evidence is not clear that he was ever in Winnemucca in his life.
The great robbery took place of course. Butch Cassidy may have known about it ? may even have planned it, or made arrangements for it. It is almost certain that Elzy Lay and some other of his larcenous friends in the Wild Bunch were involved -- that knife to the throat was something Harvey Logan (Kid Curry) would do. But it's not clear that Butch himself was there that thrilling day.
All is not lost in Nevada - share in some of the loot!
DIRECTIONS: From I-80, a few miles east of Winnemucca, take exit #187 to the Buttons Point Rest Area.
CLUES: North of the restrooms, across the parking lot, to the open field is a metal guard rail, several feet long. From the right (east) end, of the rail, walk straight out into the field 39 steps. Then to the right, walk 4 steps to a sagebrush that hides the box. You'll see a large flat rock that is covering the box.
Please be discreet - it's a busy place. And please rehide well with the large rock.