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- Minneola, FL
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There is a large cache of gold coins buried on State Park land in Lake County, Florida. ?Before the land was turned over to the state, I had read that gold attract to gold. ?I took a long piece of thread and attached a 18kt gold ring to it and walked along a fence line in the vicinity of the cache. ?It was a windless day and at a certain point the ring started to swing a little at first then stronger before slowing to a stop as I passed the position. ?I turned around and walked back with the same results and marked the spot. ?Looking around and seeing no one, I climbed over a gate and walked down a dirt road and received the same reaction. ?I checked it twice and marked the position. ?Looking on a topography map, I triangulated the site to be in a Bayhead that once was a sinkhole.
One old timer who dug for the treasure in 1919 uncovered a anvil at 6 feet with a jar underneath with the message: Lucky You Are. ?Not knowing what the message meant, he took the anvil home and found it was stamped 1860. ?About 1955, he related the story to a man who was a prospector and the miner asked which way was the anvil pointed? ?The old man couldn't remember. ?The anvil was pointing to the treasure. ?It lies out there still protected by the Florida State Parks and I don't have to tell you how much red tape you'd have to cut through to look for it. ?The men who buried the gold were members of the Ball Mason Jar family and were known as the Ball Brothers. ?One was arrested in Tavares and he had a wad of 100's that'd choked a horse and he told the jailer it was pocket money and that there was lots more where that came from. ?After both brothers died about 1918, the treasure hunt was on and the area looked like a Civil War battle field pock marked with holes. ?Only the anvil was found and the legend was created. ?The gold ring was attracted to something and it had to be large enough to cause it to react. ?Remember, there was no wind and the thread was about 4 feet long so there was no chance for hand vibrations to cause the ring to swing. ?
I've seen the anvil and the 1860 is clearly visible. ?I believe the treasure is real and someone will find it. ?Anybody wants to tackle the State of Florida, I can provide the co-ordinates for a small percentage.
Harry
One old timer who dug for the treasure in 1919 uncovered a anvil at 6 feet with a jar underneath with the message: Lucky You Are. ?Not knowing what the message meant, he took the anvil home and found it was stamped 1860. ?About 1955, he related the story to a man who was a prospector and the miner asked which way was the anvil pointed? ?The old man couldn't remember. ?The anvil was pointing to the treasure. ?It lies out there still protected by the Florida State Parks and I don't have to tell you how much red tape you'd have to cut through to look for it. ?The men who buried the gold were members of the Ball Mason Jar family and were known as the Ball Brothers. ?One was arrested in Tavares and he had a wad of 100's that'd choked a horse and he told the jailer it was pocket money and that there was lots more where that came from. ?After both brothers died about 1918, the treasure hunt was on and the area looked like a Civil War battle field pock marked with holes. ?Only the anvil was found and the legend was created. ?The gold ring was attracted to something and it had to be large enough to cause it to react. ?Remember, there was no wind and the thread was about 4 feet long so there was no chance for hand vibrations to cause the ring to swing. ?
I've seen the anvil and the 1860 is clearly visible. ?I believe the treasure is real and someone will find it. ?Anybody wants to tackle the State of Florida, I can provide the co-ordinates for a small percentage.
Harry