Carter Roy

Above all else, they're having the time of their lives. But what they don't find for many years is any clear sign of gold. Until a representative at the DCNR tells them the further they explore in the cave, the more at risk they are. The cave could collapse. It's safer, he says, to drill into it from above. When Dennis does, he inspects the drill bits and sees what he believes are flecks of gold.

Around this time, the finders keepers team uses stronger ground penetrating radar devices around the site and they find something underground near the cave that seems to have qualities similar to gold. They think they finally found their treasure. Only by now, the Finders Keepers crew has been butting heads with the DCNR for a while, which results in getting their permission revoked.

Around this time, the finders keepers team uses stronger ground penetrating radar devices around the site and they find something underground near the cave that seems to have qualities similar to gold. They think they finally found their treasure. Only by now, the Finders Keepers crew has been butting heads with the DCNR for a while, which results in getting their permission revoked.

Around this time, the finders keepers team uses stronger ground penetrating radar devices around the site and they find something underground near the cave that seems to have qualities similar to gold. They think they finally found their treasure. Only by now, the Finders Keepers crew has been butting heads with the DCNR for a while, which results in getting their permission revoked.

They're asked to leave the site. So even though Dennis knows right where he wants to dig... there's not a whole lot he can do about it. In 2017, a journalist named Warren Gettler is scrolling through an online forum for treasure hunters when he comes across a post written by Dennis.

They're asked to leave the site. So even though Dennis knows right where he wants to dig... there's not a whole lot he can do about it. In 2017, a journalist named Warren Gettler is scrolling through an online forum for treasure hunters when he comes across a post written by Dennis.

They're asked to leave the site. So even though Dennis knows right where he wants to dig... there's not a whole lot he can do about it. In 2017, a journalist named Warren Gettler is scrolling through an online forum for treasure hunters when he comes across a post written by Dennis.

Warren has also spent his fair share of time researching legendary caches of gold, including the treasure of Dense Run. He's even written a book about the subject. Warren knows right away he has to reach out to Dennis. because Warren has his own theories about how the gold allegedly wound up in Elk County. First, let's review the basic legend.

Warren has also spent his fair share of time researching legendary caches of gold, including the treasure of Dense Run. He's even written a book about the subject. Warren knows right away he has to reach out to Dennis. because Warren has his own theories about how the gold allegedly wound up in Elk County. First, let's review the basic legend.

Warren has also spent his fair share of time researching legendary caches of gold, including the treasure of Dense Run. He's even written a book about the subject. Warren knows right away he has to reach out to Dennis. because Warren has his own theories about how the gold allegedly wound up in Elk County. First, let's review the basic legend.

There are variations, but many of the details that get repeated come from the lost gold ingot treasure. It's a short story with a mysterious origin. It's unclear who wrote the account, but it is housed in the archives of the Military History Institute, which seems to give it some credibility.

There are variations, but many of the details that get repeated come from the lost gold ingot treasure. It's a short story with a mysterious origin. It's unclear who wrote the account, but it is housed in the archives of the Military History Institute, which seems to give it some credibility.

There are variations, but many of the details that get repeated come from the lost gold ingot treasure. It's a short story with a mysterious origin. It's unclear who wrote the account, but it is housed in the archives of the Military History Institute, which seems to give it some credibility.

It tells of a Union lieutenant named Castleton and his sergeant O'Rourke, who in 1863 led a small group toward the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. They traveled by covered wagons outfitted with false bottoms to conceal the 26 gold ingots or bars hidden within. But by the time the group made it through the city of St. Mary's, trouble was afoot.

It tells of a Union lieutenant named Castleton and his sergeant O'Rourke, who in 1863 led a small group toward the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. They traveled by covered wagons outfitted with false bottoms to conceal the 26 gold ingots or bars hidden within. But by the time the group made it through the city of St. Mary's, trouble was afoot.

It tells of a Union lieutenant named Castleton and his sergeant O'Rourke, who in 1863 led a small group toward the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. They traveled by covered wagons outfitted with false bottoms to conceal the 26 gold ingots or bars hidden within. But by the time the group made it through the city of St. Mary's, trouble was afoot.

Castleton was sick with malaria, and he hired a mountain guide who turned out to be a swindler. The lieutenant attempted to navigate the wilderness himself, but with no knowledge of the area and a high fever, the party got lost. Castleton sent some of his soldiers for help, while he and O'Rourke stayed behind with the gold. But they disappeared, along with the ingots.

Castleton was sick with malaria, and he hired a mountain guide who turned out to be a swindler. The lieutenant attempted to navigate the wilderness himself, but with no knowledge of the area and a high fever, the party got lost. Castleton sent some of his soldiers for help, while he and O'Rourke stayed behind with the gold. But they disappeared, along with the ingots.

Castleton was sick with malaria, and he hired a mountain guide who turned out to be a swindler. The lieutenant attempted to navigate the wilderness himself, but with no knowledge of the area and a high fever, the party got lost. Castleton sent some of his soldiers for help, while he and O'Rourke stayed behind with the gold. But they disappeared, along with the ingots.

The soldiers who went for help told their story, prompting an investigation directed by the Alan Pinkerton of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. But over the years, all the Pinkertons found were two and a half gold ingots and the scattered remains of three to five men.