The Lost Maxey Mine

In addition to forming Vallee Lake, the Red River Dam Project flooded an abandoned mining town in the valley called Maxey. Rumor has it the town (or a nearby mine shaft—stories vary) was used to stash loot from a series of robberies during the 1920's. Others claim it wasn’t Prohibition crooks, but the Confederate raiding party who hid their ill-gotten gains there back in 1864. There are even a wild-eyed few who say both treasures are in the mine.
Trouble is, far more people know the legends and attempt to recover the lost treasure(s) than are actually capable of pulling it off. One of the jobs the ECPD is more than happy to pass along to the new super-heroes in town is rescuing such fools—literally in over their heads—from drowning.

Type

Mine

Parent Location

Lakeside