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(KSL News) -- A Millard County man who claims he found a cache of gold bars on public land west of Delta still will not reveal the location.
The Bureau of Land Management is eager to secure it but has no proof the gold even exists.
Scott Taylor won't talk to us so we can't dig into his story. His family says he doesn't like the way the BLM is handling his claims of treasure, but the BLM says they can't do anything if he won't take them to it.
Rumors of a discovery of boxes of gold swirl through Delta. Scott Taylor stopped talking to us yesterday. His family says he wants a guarantee of a finder's fee before he leads them to the cash.
Lisa Fowles, Scott Taylor's Sister: "He just wants to make sure that it was his find. And he wants whatever needs to happen, to happen.
Taylor claims he found ten boxes of gold bars while hunting for arrowheads in an area west of Delta. He says that he found them in a small cave, along with antiques, civil war era guns, and dynamite.
His family says he's been hounded by people telling him what to do with the gold.
Lisa Fowles: "Most people are excited for him and want the best for him, as do the family.
Lisa Reid, Bureau of Land Management: "We can't give him the guarantee that he wants."
The BLM is also excited for him, but they're not in a position to tell Taylor what kind of finder's fee he could expect.
Lisa Reid: "The rightful owner is the only one that is entitled to give him anything, any kind of compensation, so it's completely out of our hands. The only thing that we can do is guide him in the right direction as to get him the assistance he needs to get the right and fair compensation for it.
The BLM says without seeing the cash, their hands are tied. They say they won't pressure Taylor, but are worried if there is 100-year old dynamite on public land.
Lisa Reid: "If he's not willing to disclose the location, then this could potentially, his silence could be the cause of someone else's death.
We are starting to hear more skepticism about the truthfulness of his story, but there's also a lot of interest excitement in town.
