Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp
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G'd evening Gully:m A good thought, but I don't think that he was retrieving any bars. Just a few would have meant a more comfortable life style, while keeping his Hospital kitchen helper status.
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G'd evening Gully:m A good thought, but I don't think that he was retrieving any bars. Just a few would have meant a more comfortable life style, while keeping his Hospital kitchen helper status.
Name: | Lawrence W Foreman |
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Birth Date: | 27 Mar 1908 |
Address: | 16555 Bernardo Oaks Dr, San Diego, CA, 92128-2834 |
Hmmm, so if a person was working as a hospital kitchen helper to make ends meet, how exactly would they be able to afford to "self publish" a book in 1970? Back then it took money to publish a book, there was no internet or cheap ways to publish books. So if you were dead broke and working as a menial laborer, how would you afford that?
And......IF this is the same Laurence W. Foreman (Willie).....where did he obtain the 7 Grand to purchase this piece of property? In 1957 that was a lot of dinero.....
http://archives.slc.ca.gov/Meeting_Summaries/1958_Documents/07-25-58/Items/072558C16.pdf
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And......IF this is the same Laurence W. Foreman (Willie).....where did he obtain the 7 Grand to purchase this piece of property? In 1957 that was a lot of dinero.....
http://archives.slc.ca.gov/Meeting_Summaries/1958_Documents/07-25-58/Items/072558C16.pdf
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It will take a lot more than assumption about the mental meanderings of Willie in nutjob book to convince me that Masons were involved in any way with Willie, or his reputed gold caching activities.
Like I said, I don't think he would have been able to get out initially with enough gold to sit on for the rest of his life. He probably took a couple of bars (at 30-40 pounds per bar). He kept low paying jobs and stayed out of the spotlight for about 10 years. Then, in 1944 or 1945, he went back and carted off a bunch. He likely made periodic trips back and forth getting gold each time. Your letter happened in 1958. Long after Willie's Occupation stopped being listed (1944 last year listed). He likely had a bunch of gold accrued between 1944 and 1958.
This also tells one other thing;
The story about Willie blasting shut the entrance to his cave is probably not true.
Mike
True, he could have obtained it through his relationship with the Wells woman, I believe it was (has anyone done any background on her, btw?). And yes, it could very well be the source of his large estate. But I have to admit, I would dearly love a chance to check that 50 some odd acres of former BLM land out with a fine toothed comb, lol.