Lost Treasure Book Leads to Major Discovery
Employing information gleaned from my book, Lost Treasures of American History
, a California man may have located one of the richest lost treasures in found in this country in decades.
In 1822, a Spanish vessel transporting dozens of wooden casks filled to the tops with gold and silver coins and ingots was impacted by hurricane winds in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeking calmer waters, the ship was sailed up a swollen river and then into a smaller tributary. A short time later it became mired in the muddy bottom of the shallow stream. The officers and crew disembarked and tried to make their way back to the coast but were attacked and slaughtered by Indians. For almost two centuries, the treasure-laden ship sank deep into the mud and was covered by flood debris.
On reading the chapter in my book titled “Lost Spanish Treasure Ship on Barkentine Creek,” Nathan Smith went to his computer and activated his Google Earth program. Focusing the satellite imagery on the suspected location of the lost Spanish treasure ship, he grew intrigued by a suspicious shape alongside a creek. A subsequent visit to the location yielded strong readings of gold and silver on his metal detector. Since the location was on private property, recovery became an issue that eventually found its way to the courts where it is today.
This incident is the most recent example of an important recovery that employed the information found in one or more of my series of books on lost mines and buried treasures. More searches are currently in progress and we will keep you informed of successes.
, a California man may have located one of the richest lost treasures in found in this country in decades.In 1822, a Spanish vessel transporting dozens of wooden casks filled to the tops with gold and silver coins and ingots was impacted by hurricane winds in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeking calmer waters, the ship was sailed up a swollen river and then into a smaller tributary. A short time later it became mired in the muddy bottom of the shallow stream. The officers and crew disembarked and tried to make their way back to the coast but were attacked and slaughtered by Indians. For almost two centuries, the treasure-laden ship sank deep into the mud and was covered by flood debris.
On reading the chapter in my book titled “Lost Spanish Treasure Ship on Barkentine Creek,” Nathan Smith went to his computer and activated his Google Earth program. Focusing the satellite imagery on the suspected location of the lost Spanish treasure ship, he grew intrigued by a suspicious shape alongside a creek. A subsequent visit to the location yielded strong readings of gold and silver on his metal detector. Since the location was on private property, recovery became an issue that eventually found its way to the courts where it is today.
This incident is the most recent example of an important recovery that employed the information found in one or more of my series of books on lost mines and buried treasures. More searches are currently in progress and we will keep you informed of successes.
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