UncleMatt
Bronze Member
- Jul 14, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett Infinium & Gold Bug II, Bazooka Super Prospector Sluice
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Well, for one, local newspapers were using all those variations of the story to sell newspapers. We tend to forget that people use treasure tales to make money that have nothing to do with accuracy or getting facts straight. I even learned one of my favorite treasure tale authors published stories at the behest of local chamber of commerce offices to try to build up tourism. And never mind the misdirection included by the original teller of the story to keep their locations secret, or the smokescreens they put out there to obscure the truth. When it comes to treasure tales, no sane person is motivated to give all their secrets away. And as I've already pointed out, mental illness, alcoholism, and other related issues also play a part. Some people love to embellish and add details to stories they heard just to put their "stamp" on things....
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