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Folder 57. Treasure Hunter – Ahyatt Verrill
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GARY MANGIACOPA ARCHIVE ============================================================ Title: B5F57I1 Slug: b5f57i1 Categories: Lost Treasure Source: https://garymangiacopraarchive.com/b5f57i1 Pages: 5 scanned, 5 extracted OCR: Google Vision API (document_text_detection) Processed: 2026-06-06 ============================================================ TREASURE BOOKS By K.B. Slocum The Now Succosslul Coin Hunting 10.95 Coinshooting 2-getting deeper colns 5.95 US TH'ers LIBRARY Treasure Legends of The Civil War 5.95 Lost Western Treasures. 3.95 Texas Lost Minos.... 6.95 America's Lost Treasurus 7.95 Beachcomber's Handbook 5.00 Modern Metal Detectors 9.95 Dowsing-Water Witching-Divining Rods 6.95 Secret Symbols of Aboriginal Indians 3.95 Treasure Signs and Symbols... 4.95 Civil War Batlles & Skirmishes-Alabama & Florida 9.95 Gold - ABC's of Planning... 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An acquain- tance, while visiting relatives in Greece, recovered a jar of coins of the period of Alexander the Great. Unfor- tunately for him, the government took possession because of antiquity laws. He later recovered some seventh centu- ry Turkish silver coins with which he was able to return home. A big boost in treasure hunting was created by the pirate hoards of the 17th to 19th centuries. Much wealth was hidden away along the coasts of the Americas and the islands nearby. Due to the high mortality in the pirate trade, a lot of this wealth lies around waiting to be found. Unfortunately, the map and chart-making ability of the pirates was, to say the least, rather poor. A rather profitable business of the last century was the sale of so-called "original" charts leading to treasure. The fact that there was much uncertainty about which island or which spot on the coast was the exact location did not seem to diminish the sale of these guides. In more recent years, wars and the distrust of banks during times of reces- sions caused the burial of much wealth. These caches were usually reasonably well-documented. With good local re- search, the treasure hunter stands a good chance of a nice recovery. Place yourself in the shoes of those who bury the cache. You would not dig a monster hole because you might sometime want to get to your money. You would use familiar landmarks, usually in sight of your home, or in it. Use of common sense can lead to a very successful hunt. THEY FOUND GOLD!! The Story of Successful Treasure Hunts By A. Hyatt Verrill Back in print after more than 50 years, this classic is filled with stories of treasures found and treasures sought. THEY FOUND GOLD!! The Story of Successful Treasure Hunts A. Hyatt Verrill Its 267 pages contain 18 of the most sought after lost treasure in the Ameri- cas, some successfully located, but most still elusive and waiting to be found. While the bulk of these treasures are scattered along the coasts of North America, from Maine to California, some are in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America. The author states that he did not include the more recent recoveries that come under the head of wrecking or salvaging. He as- sures the readers that all of these tales are fact, and non-fiction. Verrill includes several recent (50+ years ago) treasure hunts, a few in which the author took part, that hold a great deal of romance, much high ad- venture, abundant thrills, great human interest, as well as drama and tragedy. For those who want leads, there is a 20- page list of documented unrecovered treasures in America. Soft bound, illus- trations, charts and maps, this book is a real find. The price is $12.95. THROW DOWN THE BOX By George A. Thompson Treasure tales from the Western Stagecoach King, this is a history of stagecoaching from the Mississippi [PAGE BREAK] Street, Chattahoochee, Florida 32324. 334 hardcover, priced at $19.95 pages, plus $2.00 shipping. NEW FLORIDA KEYS BOOK Aqua Explorers Inc., a New York based dive book distributor, is present- ing a new book titled UNDERWATER GUIDE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS by Stephen Frink. Mr. Frink, a professional photo journalist, has produced a beautiful 6x9, softcover, 65 page publication that is heavily illustrated with 99 dynamic color photos. He has included sections on the history of the keys, climate, key dive sites, fish identification, the mile marker system, and a dive map. This enlightening guide to one of the most popular dive destinations in the world is an essential ingredient for anyone planning to dive or visit the Florida Keys. Available at most dive shops or order direct from: Aqua Explorers Inc., P.O. 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You'll find excitement and the thrill of the hunt as he offers insight in Davy Jone's Graveyard, gives still another dimension to the mysteries and myths of Cocos Island. He has included sections on other well known caches of spectacular value. TREASURE HUNTING The Treasure Hunter's Own Book of Land Caches and Bullion Wrecks HAROLD T. WILKINS If it's for research information or just fun armchair adventure, this is a book that will make your list of memorable reading. Published by The Rio Grande Press, Inc., Glorieta, NM 87535 Softcover, 6 by 9 inches, 394 pages, B & W photo and il- lustrations. $12.00 THEY FOUND GOLD!! The Story of Successful Treasure Hunts By A. Hyatt Verrill Hyatt Verrill takes you on a trip of fascinating treasure hunts both on land and under the sea. All divers, amateur or professional, river or ocean bottom, will find excitement in reading his val- ued text. He covers those mystical treas- ures that have been sought and those that have been found! Special attention is paid to the Blockade Runners, salvag- ing the Spanish Galleons, dredging the treasure of the Golden Hind plus a host of other tantalizing tales that are sure to hold your interest. Of particular interest to the land as well as the underwater treasure hunter is the chapter on Hints for Treasure Hunters. The author will demonstrate new thinking, why some hunts are suc- cessful and why, with almost certainty, others will fail. The book is very entertaining and is loaded with enjoyable reading. It will make a valuable addition to your "TH" library. Published by The Rio Grande Press, Inc., Glorieta, NM 87535 Softcover 6 by 9 inches, 267 pages, B&W photos and illustrations. [AD] SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BEST COIN-SHOOTERS REFERENCE MAGAZINE AVAILABLE 509 N' ERROR NEWS Error-Variety News provides bi-monthly information on unique coins that have been found and mis-struck. Each collectable 36 page full size issue is printed on coated stock with beautiful detailed photos. 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THEREALSTORY OF THAT PIRATE Coronado's Children Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest J. Frank Dobie Foreword by Frank H. Wardlaw Illustrations by Charles Shaw CORONADO'S CHILDREN Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest By J. Frank Dobie Written in 1930, containing more than 50 tales and legends of those who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest, following in the footsteps of the Spaniard Coronado, this is one of the finest treasure publications avail- able. Dobie writes, "No matter what language they speak, these people are Coronado's inheritors I called them Coronado's children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails; they dig where there are no trails; more often than they dig or prospect they just site and tell stories of lost mines, of buried bullion by the jack load." Fea- tured are the Lost San Saba Mine, pebbles of gold, relics of DeSoto, the stuffed cannon of the Neches, the Rider of Loma Escondida, the Lost Padre Mine, the Secret of the Guadalupes, Maximilian's gold, and the James Boys's loot. This illustrated classic is 329 pages crammed with adventure. Published by the University of Texas Press in Austin, it is priced at $14.95. ROCK BRASILIANO A. Hyatt Verrill THE REAL STORY OF THE PIRATE By A. Hyatt Verrill This is a great reprint of a 1923 classic history of piracy from the 1580s to the late 1800s. More than 40 loca- tions around the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, haunts of the pirates, are written about in this book of adventure. This area for centuries was the treasure house of the world. Across this same region coursed those fierce sea-rovers, the buccaneers and pirates. Villains though they were, notwithstanding their multitude of sins, the buccaneers were brave beyond compare. They staked their lives at every turn, gambling with death; and the greater the odds, the more readily did they throw themselves into the game. It was this recklessness that enabled them to defy the world of their day. It's all here in this book the great names of the period, with their individ- ual deeds, adventures, and misadventures. This exciting volume is hard to put down. Well illustrated, it is published by the Rio Grande Press of Glorieta, New Mexico, and the price is [AD] $12.95. HOW TO ORDER BOOKS If your dealer is not able to supply the books reviewed, they may be purchased by writing to: K.B. Slocum Books [AD] P.O. Box 10998W Austin, TX 78766 [AD] or call 1-800-521-4451 Tesoro FOR LESS $ $ $ NO DEALER GIVES YOU AS MUCHI GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES Plus WITH EACH DETECTOR PURCHASE YOU GET FREE - Blastmaster FREE FREE ✓ FREE FREE Stereo Mini-Phones Shipping Technical Support 1 Year Subscription To The T.I.P.S. Newsletter TO ORDER OR TO RECEIVE INFORMATION.. 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Start- an introduction that invites ion, be discusses where to hunt, junt and what you are likely to IN AND RELIC DREDGING FRONTIER IN ASURE HUNTING aming beaches, piers, docks, old and even new ones are some of re's. When nobody is around is time to dredge. It's safer that also keeps the curious away ur finds. you're likely to find is almost from slot machines to guns. re generally found around old 1 docks and ferry landings re- ly. Military mementos are the usual find in waters near where soldiers have camped or fought. Bob also goes into the rules and laws affecting dredging in government wa- ters. You will do well to pay attention to this section. Violations, Bob says, can lose your equipment, get you fined and even jailed. Bob lists places to contact regarding their laws and your dredge. Privately owned waters may have even tougher regulations in the person of the landlord. Owners of private waters can get awfully suspicious of a dredger with his dredging machine. Bob suggests diplomacy here and tells how he handles and, sometimes, mishandles someone who doesn't want him near his water. The chapter on research is very important. It lists, among other sources, libraries, newspapers, historical socie- ties and even treasure magazines as valuable in finding undredged waters. Bob writes extensively on how he developed his coin and relic dredge and is proud of the results. But he knows, as with all great inventions, there is always room for improvement, and invites you to make them. But don't keep it a secret, he urges. Put the word out, he says. "It's the only way our hobby can grow. IN THE WAKE OF THE BUCCANEERS By A. Hyatt Verrill Published by The Rio Grande Press, [AD] P.O. Box 33, Glorieta, NM 87535. Soft cover, 6 by 9 inches, illustrated, 374 pages. Price: $12, plus $2 postage. It had always been Hyatt Verrill's dream someday to ply the waters of the Caribbean on a pirate ship. He had A. Hyatt Verrill already done it any number of times aboard steam ships. But this wasn't good enough for an adventurer like Hyatt. For him, it was either sail the Main on a pirate ship or die unfulfilled. Since this was the 1920s and pirat- ing was way down on the list of things being done in the Caribbean, it looked for a time like Hyatt would die an un- finished man. Then friends stepped in, or rather waded in, and got Hyatt a pirate ship. Its name was the Vigilant, and though she had been reduced to a mail packet by the time his friends found her, her past occupations did include pirat- ing. Thus she qualified and the dreamer's dream came true. The Caribbean Sea was a favorite hunting ground for pirates in the three centuries before our own. Such famous rascals as Kidd and Morgan plundered here, leaving their marks on both stone and flesh through the islands of the West Indies. As if to prove the latter, the surname of the Vigilant's wheelman was Lithgow, after Red Lithgow, the bold and unprincipled buccaneer from Louisiana. It was Hyatt's intention to follow the path, or wake, as he called it, of the pirates and relive, thankfully only in his mind, their bloody escapades. He also intended to look for their buried treas- ure. But what else would you expect from a treasure hunter out tracking pirates? (Continued on page 75) ALASKA ALASKA MINING & 322 COMMERCIAL D ANCHORAGE, AK [AD] (007) 277-1741 BUTCHES [AD] P.O. BOX 181 COPPER CENTER, AS [AD] (907) 822-3314 *RECREATION DA CORP [AD] P.O. BOX 108 WILLOW, AK OG [AD] (807) 373-9220 ARIZONA A&B PROSPECTING 3929 E. MAIN 32 MESA, AZ 05200 [AD] (602) 832-4524 *A&B WEST 6244 NORTH 43RD GLENDALE, AZ 863 [AD] (602) 249-0234 PLACER EQUIPE 3063 N. 20TH AVE PHOENIX, AZ 01 [AD] (682) 278-1206 ROCK SPRINGS ONE [AD] P.O. BOX 9:58 BLACK CANYON CITY 85324 [AD] (602) 374-9229 TREASURE EXPECT [AD] P.O. 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An intelligent, articulate writer in love with his subject, he draws us into his narrative like a pirate would draw a wench to his side. Only in our case, we're willing victims of Verrill's charms. There's plenty in this book to charm us, from the characters Hyatt met to the ruins he explored. You'll meet Sam Lithgow, the man with pirate blood; and Trouble, who rose like a spectre from the sea; and the shipwrecked sailor who paid for his passage with priceless coins. And there are others, so colorful you'd think they were invented. But they were real, flesh and blood men who, though dead by now, live on in the vivid prose of Hyatt Verrill. You'll also read of places where pirate treasure is sure to be buried. Mr. Verrill never found any despite his possession of a pirate ship and a real pirate's kin to run it. What he didn't have, that you might, was a metal detector. ☐ BACK ISSUES If You've Missed an Issue or Two, We May Have Them in Stock! 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