Archaelological Mystery - What is it? Grave?

[sckiller]

From the history books I have read, that is the way train robber gangs stashed their loot. Three seperate rectangular stone foundations. They are like a map to the buried treasure. Measure the length of each and multiply it by the width of the largest two and that is how far the treasure is buried north of the smallest formation. Let us know what you find. What ever you do... don't let others know what you found because treasure hunters from all over the country will try to come in and squat on you.

You beat me to it.

[HuntForHorns]

secret buried treasure

You beat me to it.

Have you been squated on SCKiller?

[sckiller]

Have you been squated on SCKiller?

Twice. Same kinda situation.

[JBS]

How old is the Ranch.
How far are they from the main house.
They look like porch pads for small slave or laborer cabins.

Get a metal detector and look around on the side away from the road for artifacts.

[White Falcon]

Several at a place I hunt in jack Co.

[KBroyles]

I am curious what you have, I have seen things like this and would love to know what they are. I do know part of our town was built over a cemetary. A friend of ours was building a cellar and it took 2 years to get it done because they kept finding bodies...1 horse, 1 native american, and a few others I dont remember what they were

[txnduckhntr]

think real real real hard before you call some county or state authority....i did that a dozen years ago or so at our place on the river at Hochiem, as i found 2 graves with headstones while clearing brush.. now thanks to my "trying to do the right thing" phone call, i have a public entrance, a historical marker, and a small gravel parking area on the place.
i shoulda just dug them up myself..and re-interred them in the highway bar ditch

[Dale Moser]

think real real real hard before you call some county or state authority....i did that a dozen years ago or so at our place on the river at Hochiem, as i found 2 graves with headstones while clearing brush.. now thanks to my "trying to do the right thing" phone call, i have a public entrance, a historical marker, and a small gravel parking area on the place.
i shoulda just dug them up myself..and re-interred them in the highway bar ditch

Who'd they turn out to be?

[txnduckhntr]

Who'd they turn out to be?

one was a David Houston, aged 36 or so, that died crossing the guadalupe river during the runaway scrape, he was kin somehow to Sam..
the second was a old time doctor, died from smallpox at the stage coach stop there.
i found them by hittin them with a bobcat shearing brush on a big high bluff over looking the river.. i will admit its a fine spot to be planted.

[krausejmk]

From the history books I have read, that is the way train robber gangs stashed their loot. Three seperate rectangular stone foundations. They are like a map to the buried treasure. Measure the length of each and multiply it by the width of the largest two and that is how far the treasure is buried north of the smallest formation. Let us know what you find. What ever you do... don't let others know what you found because treasure hunters from all over the country will try to come in and squat on you.

This just got interesting

[TB80]

This just got interesting

has there ever been a Live TBH treasure hunt before?

[old bob]

So, we have some rocks at our ranch that are arranged in a perfect rectangle. There are three different "pad sites"/arrangements and they are probably approximately 3 feet wide by 7 feet long. They are arranged end to end. Here is a picture of one and you can see a second one in the background:



Does anyone know what they are? Are they the floor of an old shed? An old grave? If so, would it be an indian grave, an old settlers grave? Any clue at all.

Could be a old rock fence row, we have one on the lease we are on, alot of it is gone, it is about 3 foot wide and 4 foot tall at some of the places that are still there. It just depends on what indian tribe some would have the bodies in the air some would burn them and I have heard that some would bury their dead on horse back setting up right on the horse.

[Dale Moser]

one was a David Houston, aged 36 or so, that died crossing the guadalupe river during the runaway scrape, he was kin somehow to Sam..
the second was a old time doctor, died from smallpox at the stage coach stop there.
i found them by hittin them with a bobcat shearing brush on a big high bluff over looking the river.. i will admit its a fine spot to be planted.

I guess when it's time to get planted, a nice view wouldn't hurt!

Thanks for the info, that's pretty interesting. I'm a Texas History nerd......

[txnduckhntr]

I guess when it's time to get planted, a nice view wouldn't hurt!

Thanks for the info, that's pretty interesting. I'm a Texas History nerd......

yeah me too....growing up and living here in gonzales county im literally surrounded by the stuff...when i was about 6 or 7 i found out John wesley hardin, the hero and shootist, was a direct ancestor, so for the last 30 years or so i pick brains, read, and prowl around every chance i get.

dale, you ever make it down here to this part of the country we can grab a 30 pack and ill show you around...........theres historical things down here that arent documented except by the old folks and havent been seen but by very few indians and NO white man!!!

[Tilladaddy]

This is very off to say the least.