Minnesota Treasure tales.

[shamre]

I am a new user to the boards. I am an avid scuba diver here in

minnesota and dive the shipwrecks in lake superior as well as all the

local lakes. I also have become fascinated with treasure hunting and

metal detecting.



My question is about local minnesota sites and lakes with treasure

stories attached to them. Does anyone have any tales to tell?

You can email me at [email protected]

 

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[Wetgreenie]

I've been thinking about this one for over 10 years.

I had a Teacher tell me about a time when the changing laws made it Illegal to own fully automatic weapons.
He told me of a guy who refused to surrender it so, he packed it in cosmoline and burlap and tossed it in a central MN lake.
He told me the name of the lake which I cannot remember but I have often thought of looking into getting the name again.

The big drawback that I can think of is: If a someone were to find it. what do you do with it?
Excuse me mister snuffelupagus, you were going over the speed limit....
hey thats a really cool looking fully auto weapon, can I see your dealers License?

Any thoughts?

 

[jeff of pa]

MABY are LEOs Here Can Say What they Would Do, IF not Treasure Hunters Themselves, and Pulled you Over.

? I would THINK it is Legal to own an Unoperational Weapon, Which I would Think it Would Be Considered.
as I don't "think" Cosmoline would Last that long.

 

[Wetgreenie]

I don't know Jeff thats pretty thick goo....
Of coarse the story goes that it was totally encased in a big ol blob of cosmoline.
And the story coming from an old Navy Machinest might give some credability to that nasty nasty Goo.
i have had to work with it a few times unpacking and old gun or tools sent from china.
I guess I always dreamed it was well packed and preseved,
Although you have a point.......It's got to be 50 yrs youd think.

 

[jeff of pa]

Yea I'm Not up on the Stuff myself.

I guess It would Also Depend on IF it was Just Placed in the Sack or IF it was In A Case & In a Sack.

I would Think 50 years of water Would Wash it off IF not Incased Tightly in Something.


EITHER WAY, Would be an Awsome Find, Well Worth Looking For.

GOOD LUCK, if you do.
Jeff

 

[Wetgreenie]

I ran into some more interesting gold stories in my area...... I plan to give it a try but could use some help......
especailly in the water.

 

[grizzly bare]

Without going into too much detail, cosmoline will last practically forever. You are correct about it washing off in running water, but in a pond or lake the cos will stick like goo. 50 years is nothing.

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