IHOD #6 Cash or Cache Traditional Cache
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This is the sixth in the “It Happened One Day” (IHOD) historical series of caches. Have you ever hoped to find the Lost San Saba Mine and become more wealthy than you wildest dreams? Well, today you'd better stick with caching.
In 1753, Spanish Governor, Jacinto de Barrios y Jauregui sent an expedition to establish a mission, but instead stumbled upon what might be riches in silver in the Cerro del Almagre (now known as the Riley Mountains near Honey Creek). Three years later, after keeping the find hush-hush, he commanded Bernardo de Miranda y Flores to lead 23 men from San Antonio to the site. The men opened a shaft and sent three pounds of ore to Mexico City for testing and later was ordered to send thirty mule-loads to be assayed. Unfortunately, very little silver was found so the mine was abandoned.
Meanwhile, the San Saba Mission, commanded by Ortiz Parrilla, was established in Mason County. Parrilla sent for ore samples and left a slag heap when the mission was soon destroyed in 1758. This and the lack of good maps have led many treasure hunters on merry goose chases for the Lost San Saba Mine.
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