Otero County, Colorado
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Children of William Bent found gold nuggets along Crow Creek, but could never relocate the same spot.
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More information can be found in
A Guide to Treasure in Colorado
$12,000,000 in Spanish gold is supposedly located in Purgatory Canyon.
Buried Treasures You Can Find
$50,000 was supposedly buried somewhere near La Junta by members of a wagon train.
$200,000 in loot stolen from Bent's Fort is supposedly buried near by.
12 chests of Spanish gold is thought to be buried in Purgatory Canyon. May also be in Bent County.
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