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Gold at Newton Hills

Buried Payroll Chest at Bogus Jim Creek.  It is reported that General Custer was camped with his troops on Bogus Jim Creek near the town of Nemo northwest of Rapid City. Slowed by his excess baggage consisting of arms, ammunition, whiskey as well as a large payroll chest, the order was given to make up a cache and bury it along the creek. It was thought that the Custer Command could pick up the cached goods on their return trip, out of the Black Hills, but pursuing hostile Indians resulted in his command leaving the region...never recovering the cache.  Army records are stated to show that no officer was charged with the loss.