to identify many of the hiding places; gold believed to have been Swift's has been found several times, including in 1914 by A.W. Lehrke, who dug under his ranch house after a dream. Rich and famous, he married 16-year-old Eliza Jane Tate of Sonoma. Together they had three sons before their divorce in 1869. However, his fortunes would soon take a turn for the worse. He suffered serious financial losses in the so-called Comstock Swindle, forcing him to sell off his ranch and Telemec to pay his debts. In 1850, $80,000 in gold that his sister had panned was washed away by the creek near which Swift had buried it. The family then moved to Solano County in 1864, settling in Green Valley. The stone mansion they purchased today houses the Green Valley Country Club. Swift returned to prospecting, this time for quicksilver in the mountains between Berryessa Valley and Knoxville, but on April 21, 1875, at the age of 54, he was riding on a mule and suffered a fatal fall on a steep mountain path. He is buried at Rockville Cemetery in Suisun. References Dowd, Katie, "A settler forgot where he buried $100,000 in gold around the Bay Area. It might still be out there", San Francisco Chronicle, June 9, 2019 Goerke-Shrode, Sabine, "Pioneer Swift persevered despite the odds", Vacaville Reporter, April 23, 2000 Hobart, Billie, Ed.D Captain Granville Perry Swift, California Pioneer and Sonoma Bear (2001). External links 1821 births 1875 deaths Land owners from California Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in California American people of the Bear Flag Revolt 19th-century American businesspeople