True West Treasure Hunters

If you look back at old True West issues—back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, when Joe “Hosstail” Small was ramrodding the outfit—you’ll see a lot of familiar topics.  Outlaws, lawmen, Indians, etc.   But you’ll also see stories with titles like “Treasure Hunter’s Jubilee” and “The Lost Treasure of Hendrick’s Lake”—which set off a hunt for pirate Jean Lafitte’s buried treasure around Carthage, Texas.  There were treasure hunting contests and awards and lots of ads for