Roberto Molino, a poor farmer, discovered a $5 gold piece while digging mesquite roots on a land grant. He called his sons to help continue the search, leading to the unearthing of two more coins.
Molino then brought in a team plow and intensified the search, eventually uncovering a decayed handbag buried a foot underground. Molino claimed the bag contained $200 in gold. Most of the coins were dated 1850.
Buried Gold Found
EL PASO, Tx., March 31, 1926. — While digging mesquite roots for wood on a land grant seven miles east of here Monday, Roberto Molino, a poor farmer, unearthed a $5 gold piece.
Calling his sons, they continued the search and unearthed two more coins.
Then Molino got a team plow and began work in earnest. A decayed handbag was found buried a foot underground.
Molino claimed it contained $200 in gold. His neighbor said it held a small fortune.
Most of the coins were dated 1850.
Source: Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 31 March 1926.
