$5,000,000 West Indies Treasure

[jeff of pa]

Burlington weekly free press. (Burlington, Vt.), 15 March 1894.






Burlington weekly free press. (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, March 15, 1894, Page 2, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[Salvor6]

They probably found it.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Yep!

 

[franklin]

I do not believe the story for one minute. Back in the mid-1880's to early 1900's a lot of those stories were placed in the newspapers as fillers, just to fill the pages and give readers excitement of treasure to be found to up the papers sales. Need more information before I can believe these stories happened. Just checked out another story here on treasurenet yesterday of a kettle of $50,000 in gold being buried in Cartersville, Georgia. False. Just another filler.

 

[Rawhide]

Buried, treasure, buried, treasure treasure.........love it though.

 

[jeff of pa]

I'll never understand why someone who isn't willing to concede the Possibility of Treasure Existing ,
Even signs up for a treasure Hunting Forum

 

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Where is the LIKE button Jeff lol

 

[jeff of pa]

Where is the LIKE button Jeff lol

lol you'll see them far right on all posts but your own.

 

[South Sea mariner]

Thanks Jeff for the interesting post.

As an observation many gravitate to more famous ones and debate over them tirelessly. While each to his own. I love these obscure stories.

While as stated previously I am no treasure hunter. I do enjoy the stories especially history behind such stories. Perhaps one day when I retire from the sea.Yet many will most likely turn out to be indeed just a stories. It would be foolhardy to believe everything said in any story is true, and yet it would be foolhardy to write them off completely with out researching them first either?

The newspaper gives a few leads. In fact the whale back ship design was a new one to me. So I learned a bit more maritime history on a type of vessel. I have never heard of the whale back vessels before, so if anything I have learned some thing. It appears the ship existed? and it belonged to Mac Dougall line she was called Joseph l, Colby Perhaps there is some archive that that has the names of the alleged "captain Buckham" connected to this ship picture below.



That said I do not say its a smoking gun. But a little digging into may identify the people in the story that might lead to some thing more interesting..... Mcleod family of ST Paul Annapolis might be found in the 1890-1900 census their address and the local Presbyterian church and perhaps even the minister at the time of these advents. Was Joseph l, Colby sailing between Boston and Cuba as mentioned?

That is what absolutely fantastic about the United states you are spoiled for choice with a wonderful history of people, places and events that may lead to buried treasure. If only people care to research.

Mal