Seneca's Lost Keg of Gold

The Treasure:

$50,000 in raw gold dust and nuggets.

How to find it:

Get old topographic maps of the area and plot exactly where the old river ford was in 1854. Grid it off and search the entire area with a good, deep-seeking metal detector.

The Seneca Chamber of Commerce and the Seneca Library are very helpful in providing information about the area and the lost treasure. To reach the site, take I-75 north from Topeka through the Pottawatomie Indian Reservation to Fairview, KS. From there take State road 36 west to Seneca.

Phone: 785-336-1313
Our Email: senecaimpact@gmail.com
Contact the Seneca Chamber of Commerce for a complete printout of the legend

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