Ira Smith's Hidden Gold, Terre Haute

jeff of pa

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The Indianapolis journal. (Indianapolis [Ind.]), 08 Sept. 1901.

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=24
 

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Anyone working on locating this site?

Smith Ira gold 1901b.JPG
 

ken135

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Did a little more digging on Ira Smith. Appears he almost died five years earlier.


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Another article similar to Jeff's original post with a little more color added.

Ira Smith Sep1901.JPG
Ira Smith Sep1901b.JPG

I'm still looking for a hunting partner from the west-central part of Indiana.
Send me a private message if you're interested.
 

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