The Mountaineer

Mountain treasure hunt ends after ten days, finders donate part to Helene relief

A treasure hunt that stretched across the Blue Ridge mountains and included Haywood County came to an end over the weekend, ...

Treasure hunters turn gold into good, donate $16,000 to Helene recovery efforts

A treasure hunt that captivated thousands across the Blue Ridge Mountains has come to an end and it ended with a surprise that’s worth more than gold.

$25,000 treasure hunt launched in the Blue Ridge Mountains

CHARLOTTE — A $25,000 treasure hunt is now underway in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A Charlotte coin maker stashed a mason jar ...

Blue Ridge Mtn. treasure hunt's prize pool hikes over $41k, seeks to aid Helene recovery

Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a glass mason jar filled with more than $26,000 in gold coins sits, waiting to be ...

NC coin maker hides $25K in gold, launches Western NC treasure hunt

A local coin maker just stashed $25K in gold coins in the Blue Ridge mountains. Would you go hunting for treasure? Part of ...

Father-daughter duo discovers hidden treasure in North Carolina mountains

A jar of treasure hidden in the North Carolina mountains was found Saturday. A Rock Hill coin maker hid the gold coins with a ...

A treasure hunt is on. And it could be hiding in Haywood

Somewhere within a rapidly shrinking circle stretching from Black Mountain to Gatlinburg, $25,000 in gold coins rests in a mason jar on the forest floor. And as of Friday, Haywood County was smack in ...