New to shipwrecks

[TintedSnow]

I'm new to hunting shipwrecks. I am searching for a vessel called the Hitsap. It was captained by George or Gregory Dwargstof and was somewhere off the coast of Alaska in the early 1890's. I don't know if the names are correct, if the spelling is correct, what nationality it is, anything. Pretty vague. I can't find anything on the interwebs. I don't think it actually wrecked, but I still can't find any record of it. Help me, shipwreck gurus!

 

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[Mackaydon]

Enjoy the search:
https://www.boem.gov/uploadedFiles/...egions/Alaska_Region/Ships/2011_Shipwreck.pdf
Don..

 

[ropesfish]

The Internet seems to agree with the spellings and that it was a theft and not a shipwreck:
https://www.cachecreektreasure.com/projects
Adak Island Project
It has been estimated that over one million dollars was buried on Adak Island by the captain of the Hitsap, a ship engaged in killing seals. Captain Gregory Dwargstof, of the Hitsap, had stolen this gold from the Sealing Association, of which he was a member, then buried it somewhere on Red Bluff Hill on Adak Island in 1892. Several coins have been found, but the $1,000,000 still waits to be uncovered.

https://dailyoddsandends.wordpress.com/tag/miners/
It has been estimated that over one million dollars was buried on Adak Island by the captain of the Hitsap, a ship engaged in killing seals. Captain Gregory Dwargstof, of the Hitsap, had stolen this gold from the Sealing Association, of which he was a member, then buried it somewhere on Red Bluff Hill on Adak Island in 1892. Several coins have been found, but the $1,000,000 still waits for some lucky treasure hunter.

 

[TintedSnow]

The Internet seems to agree with the spellings and that it was a theft and not a shipwreck:
https://www.cachecreektreasure.com/projects
Adak Island Project
It has been estimated that over one million dollars was buried on Adak Island by the captain of the Hitsap, a ship engaged in killing seals. Captain Gregory Dwargstof, of the Hitsap, had stolen this gold from the Sealing Association, of which he was a member, then buried it somewhere on Red Bluff Hill on Adak Island in 1892. Several coins have been found, but the $1,000,000 still waits to be uncovered.

https://dailyoddsandends.wordpress.com/tag/miners/
It has been estimated that over one million dollars was buried on Adak Island by the captain of the Hitsap, a ship engaged in killing seals. Captain Gregory Dwargstof, of the Hitsap, had stolen this gold from the Sealing Association, of which he was a member, then buried it somewhere on Red Bluff Hill on Adak Island in 1892. Several coins have been found, but the $1,000,000 still waits for some lucky treasure hunter.

Lol look at the website then look at my picture. I am the Cache Creek. It’s a project I’m working on.

 

[Salvor6]

Good luck finding it. Do you need any help?

 

[TintedSnow]

Good luck finding it. Do you need any help?

Well it looks like it’s turned from shipwreck to hidden caches. So not so much shipwrecky- more metal detecty.

 

[Darren in NC]

Is there any archival source on this? I find no mention of it before 2012.

 

[Mackaydon]

No record of wreck by that name during the 1890s from my reference above.
Don...

 

[TintedSnow]

Is there any archival source on this? I find no mention of it before 2012.

Yeah, looks like it was a theft and not a wreck. I can't even find the ship anywhere online. It's stumping me. I'm not sure what country it belongs to, when it was in Alaska, nothing!

 

[xaos]

a $ million in gold from a sealing association?? Why on Earth would they have that much gold on hand??

 

[CaptEsteban]

a $ million in gold from a sealing association?? Why on Earth would they have that much gold on hand??

Gold is a " speculative business ! " Many people hoard it while waiting for prices to increase. In the last 30 years, the price for a troy ounce of gold has fluctuated from approximately $250- $2000 !!

 

[xaos]

that is a lot of seals...

and a lot of sealers that did not get paid.

 

[A2coins]

Love to find it

 

[TintedSnow]

Love to find it

We’re going after it hopefully this year.

 

[xaos]

this treasure legend is found on many Alaska websites...

In 1892, $1 million face value of gold coins were buried on the island of Adak by illegal seal pirates. The coins were placed in small food tin cans cached in numerous shallow deposits near the shoreline of the island. Nearly all of the cans have yet to be recovered.

 

[TintedSnow]

Yep. We tore into it a bit more. Had some breakthroughs.

 

[bobinsd]

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[Darren in NC]

The coins were placed in small food tin cans cached in numerous shallow deposits near the shoreline of the island. Nearly all of the cans have yet to be recovered.

Tin cans? Shallow deposits? $1 million dollars?

This would be a detectorist's dream...an easy, lucrative target. And no one has bothered to find it yet? I smell a publisher who's better at selling stories than truth.

 

[huntsman53]

It reasons to imagine and understand that the shoreline where the cans of Gold were buried, is likely not where it was in the 1890's. It could now be under a little or a lot of water especially considering the massive snow and glacier melt that has occurred with rises in sea levels. Locating any possible markers or Lat/Long. readings of the original shoreline will likely be crucial in any adventure to locate the cans of Gold. The big problem with this other than having to snorkel or scuba dive to locate the treasure would be the high possibility that along with the rise in sea levels, that currents and wave action may have washed the cans of Gold out long ago. One might have to deploy Magnetometers from boats to possibly locate any of the treasure.

 

[TintedSnow]

Tin cans? Shallow deposits? $1 million dollars?

This would be a detectorist's dream...an easy, lucrative target. And no one has bothered to find it yet? I smell a publisher who's better at selling stories than truth.

Well here’s the kicker: they built a military base on top of where some of the coins have been found.