The Texas Historian, Volume 40, Number 4, March 1980 Page: 16
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,*7.- ~~ sWHOSE TREASURE IS BURIED
IN CASTLE GAP?
by JOHN KELLY HARPER
McCamey High SchoolJUST OUTSIDE CRANE, there is a short section of
U.S. 385 from which one can see a landmark
full of history and folklore. That landmark is
Castle Gap, which is formed by the junction of
Castle and King mountains. It is assumed that
the gap derived its name from the former,
though no one really knows when or how the
gap was named. Castle Gap is an arc-shaped
pass through the mountains, both of which
continue for miles: King Mountain winds its
way south to McCamey, and Castle Mountain
continues north to Crane.Castle Gap has a more exciting history than
most people ever suspect. In Treasure Legends
of Castle Gap, Jeff Henderson calls the gap "a
symbol of part of West Texas' historical past.
It can rightly be called the 'Southern Gateway
to the West.' "
The gap can be labelled a gateway because
of the large amount of traffic that went
through it. In the 1890s many family caravans
passed through on their way to settle in Big
Bend. The gap was also a stop on the Butter-
field Stage Line, which came through four
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