The ghost town of Ramsey, eight miles northwest of Silver Springs in Lyon County, holds a secret that has teased treasure hunters and adventurers for decades.
According to local legend, a prospector returning from the goldfields of California had to bury $75,000 worth of gold coins and bars when his horse broke its leg. However, tragedy struck before he could retrieve his treasure, leaving the gold cache hidden.
The prospector decided to seek a fresh horse in Virginia City. Filled with excitement and brimming with newfound wealth, he couldn’t resist sharing his secret with a few individuals in town, boasting about the buried gold cache waiting for his return,
On his journey back to Ramsey, he fell victim to an ambush, losing his life and leaving behind the fortune. The exact circumstances and perpetrators of the ambush remain a mystery.
The lost gold cache is presumed to be still buried somewhere within or nearby Ramsey, off State Highway 50 and 95A in Lyon County.
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