Connollys Lost emerald mines - Brazil

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Bullseye doc. But think of those ones that will spend part of their lives and fortunes looking for it, not knowing that it no longer exists .

Don Jose de La Mancha

 

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[Crow]

Time with these legends will tell all my friends. Perhaps after we are all long gone?

Crow

 

[Culinary Caveman]

Bump. An interesting yarn.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Tis, isn't it.

 

[Culinary Caveman]

Tio José, It sure is. Pretty women, jungles, jewls, a fight with a medicine man. What more could you ask for in a story.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

success ??

 

[Culinary Caveman]

Tio, Highly overrated, I'd be happy with the small bag of stones and the women. Lol.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Why women ?

 

[Culinary Caveman]

Texan remember. Lol.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

I thought they went for moo cows

 

[Culinary Caveman]

That's hilarious! I owe you one you scoundrel.

 

[starsplitter]

Article on the topic. As an aside, not shared in article is a photocopy of the concession granted to Connelly by the Ministry of Mines at the time.

https://cuencahighlife.com/lost-emeralds-inca/

 

[starsplitter]

Miss you, Sarge.