It wasn’t that surprising that Jacobsen had grown up thinking he could discover his own treasure hidden in the earth. He genuinely believed that he had found a hidden treasure. Battery Rd, which runs off Patons Rock Rd, remembers the location of his plant today. A 1907 government report on mines simply described the Hidden Treasure mine as having lain idle since Joseph’s death. Maybe it was the name, but I can’t help but think Joseph Jacobsen was onto something, a true hidden treasure in the hills.

Source: Stuff January 22, 2021 15:56 UTC