Miscellaneous: B. F. Walker, 1949, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 13, 1949 Winn Parish Enteprise

Tale of Buried Treasure Brings Okalahoma Negro Here to Investigate

B. F. Walker, 68 year old negro of Eufala County, Oklahoma, is not convinced
that a tale of $ 1,000,000 in gold bars found on his Winn Parish property was
just somebody pulling his leg.

Walker inherited 160 acres of land on the Jonesboro-Dodson highway from his
father.  Last year a yarn was circulated that a pipeline crew plowed up a huge
amount of gold bars, valued at $ 10,000 on his land.  As the rumor was
repeated often, the figure became $ 30,000, and still later jumped to
$1,000,000.

Walker got wind of the big story and came down from Oklahoma to investigate. 
His colored friends knew nothing of the buried treasure, so he went to local
officials, who were also unable to confirm the report.

Clues to the missing gold began to fade away, and the more elusive they
became, the more excited Walker became.  He then consulted two Oklahoma
lawyers, who advised him to secure copies of the story reported to have been
published in the Enterprise.  Copies of the story, the attorneys said, could
be sent to the treasury department as partial evidence that his claim was
real.

Thus Walker showed up at the Enterprise some days ago and asked for a copy of
the story.  Enterprise files were checked and no such story could be found.

Quite disappointed, Walker left, now completely convinced there's a deep, dark
plot against him.  Probably no one will ever succeed in making him believe
that he has been the victim of a practical joke, a slightly sour joke.

Has anyone seen that million dollars in gold bars?  No doubt, the mystery will
never be solved.