Another ship on land, bring shot glasses

[boomer]

This is better than gold, mercy

Modern Drunkard Magazine Online
Mellowing is the proper word, for the treasure is improving with age. News stories in files of the Kansas City Times state that 16000 gallons of fine, ...

http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/04_05/0405_buried_whiskey.htm

 

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[JT]

Cheers.....

 

[AA23]

Thats quite s story

 

[grizzly bare]

Marx, in Treasures You Can Find, had a small mention of this, but Lost Treasure had enough so that you could actually get hold of some newspapers of the time period and get really close to the spot.
Anybody who has ever watched a bridge being built has a pretty good idea about how to salve this one.
Biggest problem might be getting permission!
What do we need? Some good plywood and framing, trash pumps, high pressure hoses, light crane. W&ET would love a story like this. If the whiskey is still in the barrells, connisseurs(is that anywhere close to correct) would pay a premium for such rare stuff.

grizzly bare