Texas Jay
Bronze Member
- Feb 11, 2006
- 1,147
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger, Garrett Ace 350, Garrett Ace 250, vintage D-Tex SK 70, Tesoro Mojave, Dowsing Rods
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I just came across and read this hilarious 1897 Austin Weekly Statesman article about how treasure fever struck some of the city's most prominent citizens. It tells about a couple of old treasure stories related to Austin's Pease Park area. Austin's County Treasurer even killed himself as a result of catching the fever.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...reasure+found&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
~Texas Jay
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...reasure+found&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
~Texas Jay
