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| Diver Using Metal Detector Source: Oct. 1950 Popular Mechanics See link below. |
I ran across this neat article in an old issue of Popular mechanics. The title of the article is Quest for a Galleon's Gold.
The article is about the salvage of a Ship of the Spanish Armada, which was sunk in 1588. The salvage rights were granted by Charles II to local Dukes. There is a report on a salvage effort conducted as early as 1683, Salvage continued from time to time over the centuries.
Besides the metal detector and airlift, they probed with an air-supplied nozzle to find the buried ship.
The ship is believed to be either the San Juan or Florencia and could have contained pay for the entire Spanish Armada and a king's crown.
I don't doubt that this wreck has been explored in more modern times, but I found the 1950 article very interesting, especially some of the illustrations, a couple of which I posted here.
Source: Oct. 1950 Popular Mechanics.
Link below.
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| Flying Machine. |
Sunday I saw a couple of guys at the beach with these motorized propellers that they wear while strapped to a parasail or whatever you call it and go flying.
I've seen people use these on the beach before. It could be quite handy for checking out the beaches, but I don't think I'll try it.
If I did ever try it, I'd probably be flying about ten feet off the ground.
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| Crumpled Copper Find. |
I don't know what this went on or what it was for. It obviously was attached to a surface (has a hole at both ends for a screw) and the round hole in the middle.
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There is not much time left to respond to the blog poll. Thanks to all those that responded.
There is not much time left to respond to the blog poll. Thanks to all those that responded.
Yesterday there were a lot of boaters and beach-goers, as well as the men with their flying machines.
We still have a couple of days of one foot surf.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
We still have a couple of days of one foot surf.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
