Question that might make you wonder

[captED]

hello, I have read into three different treasure legends that state they buried "IRON BOUNDS CHESTS". Strange to me that so many would say that exact phrase when explaining to relatives or friends where the cache is. So I see it two ways, either all stories with this phrase are made up? and the story says IRON BOUND to make you think you can detect it? or back in the day everyone called chest " IRON BOUND CHESTS"?

WHICH DO YOU THINK... just food for thought guys

 

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[Red James Cash]

Depends on what the chest was designed to carry.If you fill a small steamer trunk with silver,gold,its going to collapse from the weight.I have an iron bound stagecoach chest.Its not light by any means lol, 32" x 17" x 14"

 

[Oroblanco]

I don't have much to add to this, just agree that the iron bound chest was/is much stronger than an ordinary chest, and gold and silver are relatively heavy metals so stronger chests were necessary for transport.

For our readers, here is a pic of an iron bound chest:
a prop chest not real, but basically correct

versus a wooden chest

 

[Crow]

CaptED

It is refreshing to hear such a question. Not all treasures are buried in Iron Bound chests. Some are hidden in Metal crocks and even in sacks, although one would have to be a wee little suspicious of such story.In shipping of Boxes of gold specie during the Australian and Californian Gold rush all boxes of specie was bound with strips of iron and seal with wax. These would be inspected and signed off during shipment. The fear of piracy was not the only threat sticky fingers of crew had be kept in check also. As Oro shows chests for overland transport, bankers was in fear of theft by their own escorts as well as bandits. Iron bound was an way of keep honest men honest.

Crow

 

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