Treasure Hunting and the Economy
The current national economy is affecting American citizens in a number of ways, mostly bad. What is interesting, as well as encouraging, is that as folks are losing their jobs and 401Ks, they are turning to some novel alternative methods of making money. A surprising number are taking up hunting for lost mines and buried treasures.
How do I know this? For one, the sales of my twenty-five or so books on lost treasures are brisk, and the recent demand has resulted in many bookstores selling out and having to back-order copies. One of the principal reasons for this, of course, is the fact that at least four huge treasure caches have been discovered during the last two years by searchers employing information they claimed they gleaned from my books. We hear rumors that more have been found but are as yet unverified.
Another reason that I know the interest in hunting for lost treasure is peaking is that I am contacted regularly about consulting with regard to providing information on searches, organizing expeditions major and minor, and explaining some guidelines regarding the proper disposition of any treasure found. I fielded at least three such offers just last week.
Yet another reason I am aware of the growing interest in hunting for lost treasure is that I stay busy speaking to groups and organizations about the chances of finding a significant cache, about research, and about the legal aspects relative to locating and recovering a lost treasure.
Furthermore, I am contacted weekly by film companies, production companies, television networks, and news organizations about the growing interest in the search for lost mines and buried treasures. And publishers are asking for more books on the topic,
This is all thrilling and is keeping me much busier than I had planned. I keep my fingers crossed that those searching for lost treasure encounter one success after another. While I have a few treasure hunting projects of my own underway, I remain delighted to meet and visit with those inspired to undertake projects of their own as well as those who wish to discuss aspects of some of the tales found in my books.
With the idea of facilitating searches for lost mines and buried caches, I am writing a field guide to finding lost treasure which should be released some time in 2010. If you have any suggestions, techniques, hints, or secrets you would like to share for inclusion in this book, feel free to contact me.
How do I know this? For one, the sales of my twenty-five or so books on lost treasures are brisk, and the recent demand has resulted in many bookstores selling out and having to back-order copies. One of the principal reasons for this, of course, is the fact that at least four huge treasure caches have been discovered during the last two years by searchers employing information they claimed they gleaned from my books. We hear rumors that more have been found but are as yet unverified.
Another reason that I know the interest in hunting for lost treasure is peaking is that I am contacted regularly about consulting with regard to providing information on searches, organizing expeditions major and minor, and explaining some guidelines regarding the proper disposition of any treasure found. I fielded at least three such offers just last week.
Yet another reason I am aware of the growing interest in hunting for lost treasure is that I stay busy speaking to groups and organizations about the chances of finding a significant cache, about research, and about the legal aspects relative to locating and recovering a lost treasure.
Furthermore, I am contacted weekly by film companies, production companies, television networks, and news organizations about the growing interest in the search for lost mines and buried treasures. And publishers are asking for more books on the topic,
This is all thrilling and is keeping me much busier than I had planned. I keep my fingers crossed that those searching for lost treasure encounter one success after another. While I have a few treasure hunting projects of my own underway, I remain delighted to meet and visit with those inspired to undertake projects of their own as well as those who wish to discuss aspects of some of the tales found in my books.
With the idea of facilitating searches for lost mines and buried caches, I am writing a field guide to finding lost treasure which should be released some time in 2010. If you have any suggestions, techniques, hints, or secrets you would like to share for inclusion in this book, feel free to contact me.
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