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
