perdidogringo
Sr. Member
- Apr 21, 2011
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- Equinox 900, Fisher CZ-21, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hi all,
I have a hypothetical question to ask the veteran treasure hunters. Say you encounter a place in a jungle environment where you know for a fact that numerous extremely valuable Spanish cobs were found recently. You have reason to believe that there are more. This place, in the middle of the jungle (outside the USA) next to a small river, is now a very large hole (maybe 20 feet by 15 feet) and filled with water after the original excavators finished collecting all the treasure they could. They gave up after it filled with water, became a bog, and became too difficult. The "bed" of the hole is thick mud and when you stand in it, you immediately sink up to your knees in the mud. With a probe, it was determined that the mud itself under the water goes at least 8 feet deep. The water was drained once with a pump but they were unable to find any further cobs because the mud is too deep (the cobs have sank deep, assuming there are any more). I know this situation sounds a little "Oak Island"-like but it is a different situation.
So... any ideas on how to get through the mud to get to the remaining cobs? Heavy machinery is not an option since we wouldn't want the attention plus it's just not practical to get into the jungle. It would have to be cost-effective, also. Thanks in advance for your feedback and/or ideas.
I have a hypothetical question to ask the veteran treasure hunters. Say you encounter a place in a jungle environment where you know for a fact that numerous extremely valuable Spanish cobs were found recently. You have reason to believe that there are more. This place, in the middle of the jungle (outside the USA) next to a small river, is now a very large hole (maybe 20 feet by 15 feet) and filled with water after the original excavators finished collecting all the treasure they could. They gave up after it filled with water, became a bog, and became too difficult. The "bed" of the hole is thick mud and when you stand in it, you immediately sink up to your knees in the mud. With a probe, it was determined that the mud itself under the water goes at least 8 feet deep. The water was drained once with a pump but they were unable to find any further cobs because the mud is too deep (the cobs have sank deep, assuming there are any more). I know this situation sounds a little "Oak Island"-like but it is a different situation.
So... any ideas on how to get through the mud to get to the remaining cobs? Heavy machinery is not an option since we wouldn't want the attention plus it's just not practical to get into the jungle. It would have to be cost-effective, also. Thanks in advance for your feedback and/or ideas.
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