South Padre Island Treasure
Ξ March 31st, 2008 | → | ∇ General |
Most treasure hunting enthusiasts know well the story of John Singer and his lost South Padre Island treasure. His years on South Padre Island in Texas proved fruitful for the adventurous Singer; he is said to have made off with tens of thousands of dollars in gold coins, washed up in the wreckage of Spanish ships. Singer buried the money in the dunes near his South Padre cabin, and would collect portions of it as needed through the remainder of his life. The only mysteries are where & how much treasure is still on South Padre Island, waiting to reward some clever and ambitious treasure hunter!
These facts are widely known, and have been circulated in the treasure hunting community for years. Making this treasure hunt even more difficult is the fact that the lost gold has had 150 years to reposition itself in the ever-changing sand dune landscape! It’s quite possible that what was once inches beneath the surface has nestled several feet down; especially when one considers the shear weight of gold. Truth is, this lost treasure of South Padre Island is just as elusive as it is exciting!
The lost gold still makes for an attractive target; how many treasure hunts can you go on is such a tropical surrounding? Many lost treasure seekers are drawn to this particular booty for that reason alone. While the kids are playing on the beach, many an adventurous treasure seeker has assented to comb the dunes with his detecting equipment, hoping for a lucky strike!
New facts came to light in this case in late 2007. Thanks to avid reader James Davidson, we at lost-treasure.org can now provide new and verifiable data providing clues as to the whereabouts of Singer’s lost gold cache. Interviews with fellow Padre inhabitants were obtained after Singer left in 1861. The interviews were standard in those days when a well-known person moved in or out of the area. The identity of the interviewer is unknown; however the entire transcripts were obtained with the right connections within the Brownsville Herald newspaper. Some of the inhabitants even spoke about Singer’s fabled lost gold treasure.
One person claimed (and another corroborated) that Singer had two paths from his South Padre Island cabin. One path led into town, and the other to the coast through the dunes. The two witnesses on several occasions saw Singer in the early mornings returning on the nature trail to his cabin, and always seemed to “spook” Singer. Both witnesses agreed that he was uncharacteristically jumpy when met on this particular path, and believed that the lost treasure of South Padre Island was somewhere along that path.
We at lost-treasure.org can specify (for the first time) on which bank (Texas-facing or Gulf-facing) this loot was hidden, and also which direction from Singer’s cabin the treasure path led. See Treasure Chest page for details on the elusive lost South Padre Island treasure.
