Fishermans Jewels

[runningafever]

Poor guy.

Mexican fisherman who found and lost treasure 4 decades ago faces eviction, loss of business

 

[BOBBY PIN KING]

And I thought I had bad luck......

 

[aquanut]

What a shame!

 

[Salvor6]

There might be more at that place where he found the jewels.

 

[old man]

There might be more at that place where he found the jewels.

hola pete, estoy desayunando with the Fisherman now. I think you have a Great Idea.

 

[runningafever]

There might be more at that place where he found the jewels.

Thought the same thing then thought about the fate of this poor guy.

 

[Army of 1]

Poor sod , got a bum deal allround .. cheers Mick

 

[aquanut]

hola pete, estoy desayunando with the Fisherman now. I think you have a Great Idea.

Did I read PRISON?!

 

[old man]

Come on John, can't you take a joke

 

[aquanut]

Come on John, can't you take a joke

Si Mi Amigo, I make a joke Ha Ha! I no afraid of no stinking Jail!

 

[huntsman53]

There might be more at that place where he found the jewels.

Pete... I agree also! I wonder what someone could find still covered by sand and silt with a good underwater metal detector??!! However, it would be best to have permission and coordinate any searches and finds with the Authorities to avoid the problems that the poor Fisherman went through!


Frank

 

[aquanut]

Pete... I agree also! I wonder what someone could find still covered by sand and silt with a good underwater metal detector??!! However, it would be best to have permission and coordinate any searches and finds with the Authorities to avoid the problems that the poor Fisherman went through!


Frank

Mexico doesn't allow any treasure hunting in its waters.

 

[old man]

Mexico doesn't allow any treasure hunting in its waters.

We don't need no stinkin Badges or is permits. Who said that, was it Bogey

 

[aquanut]

It was Bogey's Mexican nemesis. In our case nowadays, the Grubberment.

 

[Trembull]

 

[Old Bookaroo]

No doubt there is a valuable lesson here. For years I've contended there are two major problems with treasure hunting: Not finding something, or finding something.

An absolute classic in sunken treasure literature is Finders Losers by Jack Slack (1967). The trouble with those treasure hunters began after they hit the Big Casino.

Another excellent treasure hunting book is Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven. Obviously, many folks here have seen the movie. The book is first rate - Ed Bartholomew called it the best treasure hunting novel ever written.

I'm more than partial to Treasure Island (must have the N.C. Wyeth illustrations and the map) - but Traven's book is excellent. And there is much to learn from all those works.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

 

[capt dom]

"The Trouble with Treasure".... I think it was Sir Robert who said,"When it is Big Treasure - It is big Trouble"

 

[Mackaydon]

Capt., yes, I remember Sir Robert saying "Treasure is trouble" when I told him we had to 'endure' five people claiming the Presidency of Ecuador during the time of our salvage. That's a lot of hands to feed...........
Don.....

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Mackaydon:

A successful treasure salvor told me about an experience he had with a very well-known Dictator running a small nation south of the US of A.

Guy walked into the room with his body guards and other associates and there were two piles of treasure on the table.

He asked "Which one is mine?" took his and left.

That was that.

Same gentleman had an agreement for salvage in another country and one of his men radioed to shore a false report about a major find. Next thing they knew they were surrounded by gunboats and all that. End of the project - before it had really started. Which may not, in hindsight, have been a bad thing. Might have saved their collective lives.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

 

[Mackaydon]

Old Bookaroo,
That sounds very familiar.
We suggested two piles and then let the government choose first.
They agreed and then chose the ' wrong' pile. We were happy.
Don..