Hunting River Wrecks & a Load of Quicksilver 1896.

[jeff of pa]

Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]), 19 July 1896.













https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=54

 

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[sphillips]

Very interesting stuff Jeff. Here is a link to a similar event in Kansas City, ship was found in a farmers cornfield 45’ down:
A Historic Kansas City Attraction &laquo The Arabia Steamboat Museum - A Historic Kansas City Attraction Arabia Steamboat Museum ? Kansas City

 

[enrada]

US Fish and Wildlife and National Park Service are in the treasure hunting business as well and excavated this wreck in 1968 and 1969.
Very interesting article, keep posting Jeff of Pa.

 

[Bum Luck]

Heard and read about this one. Good detective work.

Hope there's no boring through a barrel of mercury.

 

[njcommercialdiver]

sounds like some GPR would greatly help here