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Summary:

"Book relates the folklore surrounding the legendary, and nonexistent, San Saba Mines on the San Saba River in Texas"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• The legend
• Silver in Texas? 1680-1756
• Spain on the San Saba: 1757-1810
• Bowie looks for a mine: 1829-1832
• Comancheria and the Germans: 1832-1867
• Los Almagres, and other silver
• The San Marcos men: 1868-1869
• The legend builds: 1870-1911
• William Longsworth: 1912-1925
• Judge Norton: 1911-1949
• Princess Wenonah: 1930-1943
• The end of the mine: 1949-1990
• Theories
• Ezell's story: 1868-1869
• The ghosts of Silver Creek
• Appendix 1. Silver refining
• Appendix 2. Bowie's inscription
• Appendix 3. The Bowie expedition
• Endnotes.

Author/Creator:

Lewis, David, 1972- , author

Contributors:

Untiedt, Kenneth L., 1966- , editor, writer of introduction

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The San Saba treasure: legends of Silver Creek [by Lewis, D.]

Related Series:

Texas Folklore Society extra book; no. 26

Subjects:

Bowie, Jim, 1796?-1836 — Travel — Texas — San Saba County — Legends

Treasure troves — Texas

Silver mines and mining — Texas — San Saba County — Folklore

San Saba County (Tex.) — Description and travel

San Saba County (Tex.) — History

Mines and mineral resources — Texas — History

Bowie, Jim, 1796?-1836

Travel

Treasure troves

Silver mines and mining

Mines and mineral resources

Texas — San Saba County

Texas

Genres:

Folklore

History

Legends

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Call Numbers:

F386.6 .L48 2018

ISBNs:

9781574417357 (cloth, alk. paper)
1574417355
9781574417463 (ebook) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2018039813

OCLC Numbers:

1034577154