LOST TREASURE USA
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TREASURE HUNTER'S NEWSLETTER
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Issue # 69 January 1, 2006
Volume 3, Number 21
FROM THE EDITOR
(
FLOYD MANN )
OK---let's start off ANOTHER
great year ! Happy New Year to
EVERYONE ! I hope that you have
great success in ALL of your
treasure hunts this year !
January 4th: Tara & I fly to
Florida for our much-awaited
2-week vacation ! YEA !! I'm
looking forward to a few island
treasure hunts with friends down
there. I hope Utah gets LOTS of
snow while I'm gone and NONE
after we return home there !
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TREASURES OF THE ISLAND KINGS
THE
NEXT 4 ARTICLES WERE SUBMITTED
BY: LARRY ARMSTRONG from Kansas
LOCAL LANDSCAPERS FIND HIDDEN
TREASURE
3.36-CARAT YELLOW DIAMOND FOUND
HUGE METEORITE
ARTIFACTS FROM MEMPHIS BORDELLOS
FOUND
THE
NEXT 3 ARTICLES WERE SUBMITTED
BY: HERB KEISTER from Utah
ANCIENT TREASURE CAVERN
THE FORGED "MOLINA DOCUMENT"
CRATER OF DIAMONDS
THE MILLION DOLLAR CANNONBALL
Written By GARY ODELL
An
artifact of great rarity has
been found at Sackets Harbor,
New York. Determined to be the
first cannonball to strike
American soil, the British 24
pound ball shows the scars of
impact and additional bounces.
Sackets Harbor is located on the
northeast shore of Lake Ontario
thirty miles east of Kingston,
Ontario, home port of the
Canadian fleet.
The opening battle of the War of
1812 fell on the 19th of July,
1812 when the Canadian
Provincial Navy attacked the
harbor. Led by the Royal George
of 24 guns and with the Prince
Regent 22, Earl of Moria 20,
Simco 12 and Seneca 4, a two
hour battle ensued.
The object of the attack was the
return of the merchant ship Lord
Nelson, taken by the USS Oneida
in violation of the Embargo Act
of 1807. The Oneida, under the
command of Lt. Melancthon
Woolsey, was equipped with 16
short range carronades and no
match for the long guns of the
Canadians.
Wholly unprepared for action,
the American defenses consisted
of two 9-pounders without shot,
three 6-pounders, a 32-pounder
without shot and Oneida's
carronades. The 32 had
been recently mounted on a bluff
at the entrance of the harbor
and was unknown to the fleet.
When the action started, the
range of the 32 caused a
conservative approach to fleet
maneuvers. Improvised
ammunition for the 32 was
undersized shot wrapped in
various materials. Lt. Woolsey
ordered the starboard guns of
the ship removed and placed on a
gravel ridge to the right of the
32, then anchored in echelon to
bring both broadsides to bear.
The prevailing winds from the
southwest made the fleet do
their gunnery runs from the
starboard sides, then tack to
come around for another run.
With most shots falling short, a
close-in run found the range for
a long 24-pounder and the
32-pound carronades of the Royal
George. The 24's cleared the
bluff and the 32's were striking
the bluff.
Hough's "History of Jefferson
County", published in 1854,
states "all the enemies balls
but one or two, falling against
the rocks at the foot of the
bluff." He was obviously
quoting living participants of
this action. The 24's plowed
furrows on each bounce and were
easily followed. The ball that
was found was deeply embedded in
mud about 300 yards inland, the
second shot was found at the
same distance and was returned
to our 32 for refiring.
Considering the direction of the
attack and the location of the
ball embedded in the mud, it is
certain that this ball is the
First Ball to Strike American
Soil. In the after-action
report of August 3, 1812 Lt.
Woolsey stated 'the 32 pound
shot thrown by the Royal George
we have got'.
The ball is in remarkably good
condition after 190 years
underground. The ball weighs a
little over 24 pounds and is
perfectly cylindrical. It still
has traces of gray and black
paint. The impact marks and
additional bounce marks are
easily seen. It is a National
Treasure.
It
was found on July 18, 2002 with
a Whites Coinmaster.
CREATING WEALTH THROUGH
ADVENTURE
I
think everyone KNOWS by now that
I do not publish "ADS" ( within
the text of my newsletters
)---not for FREE, nor for
money. I'll give a free promo
for a "newbies" new website,
just because I like to see
initiative and I'll promote any
website that I think has merit
and won't hurt my reputation.
I
do have 3 or 4 "Favorites" that
show up consistently /
frequently---just because they
are so good & informative. ONE
of my BEST Favorites is Stan
Grist's website.
Stan recently finished his
CREATING WEALTH THROUGH
ADVENTURE with the Stan Grist
System 2006. I have had this
e-book for about 2 weeks now and
I'm only about half way thru it
!! It is HUGE ! More than
1,900 pages contained in 15 pdf
downloads, including 10 great
bonuses !
Here is a brief introduction to
Stan's new e-System...
Dear
Fellow Adventurer,
If
you didn't have to go to work
every day and could afford to
travel anywhere in the world to
discover gold, ancient treasure
or a lost city, where would you
want to go and what would you
hunt for?
Stan
Grist here, writing to wish you
and your loved ones a Happy
Holiday Season ! I am also
writing you with a very exciting
announcement. As you already
know, I have been a full-time
explorer, prospector and
treasure hunter for many
decades.
Over
these decades, I have pioneered
many different ways to live a
life of adventure while earning
an increasing annual income. I
have discovered the very most
efficient ways to recover gold,
treasures of all sizes,
diamonds, gems, valuable fossils
and meteorites. I have also
figured out how to turn my
discoveries into fast cash as
well as long-term mining deals
that pay me ongoing monthly
royalties.
This
last year I decided to catalogue
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a "SYSTEM" that anyone can use
to duplicate my success and
lifestyle for themselves. I
ended up creating a huge, brand
new, .pdf, e-package. This
e-package currently sells for
$29.95. The price will rise on
January 31, 2006 to $49.95.
Warm
Regards, STAN
Please check out Stan's website
for MORE info on this e-package
and LOTS of other exciting
offers ! About the 4th
paragraph down, on the
website, you have a link to
click on that will give you the
FULL details on this great
offer. Just DO it---only $29.95
! CHEAP---considering ALL of
the info you will receive.
CONCLUSION
Another issue DONE ! Now I need
to go pack my bags & detectors
for our Florida trip ! Your
next issue ( January 15th ) will
be coming from me---while I'm in
Florida !! Have a GREAT 2006 !
Think positive & POSITIVE things
WILL happen !
DEDICATION
To TARA (
my wife ) who has tolerated me for 6
years, 6 Christmases and 6 Florida
vacations !
