Kee stared at the metal box before him anxiously. It was a secret he had kept hidden for quite some time- not out of malice or paranoia, but more so for safety reasons. After all, there was already more than enough trouble to go around between him and his partner... but then again, that meant now was as good of a time as ever. He picked up the box, walking towards the cockpit and leaning against the door frame.
"Got a new job for us. Should be Imperial-free."
He threw her the box- a small, dented, blaster-scorched box with the old Confederacy of Independent Systems insignia on the front. The box rattled when shaken- inside, an old Clone Wars era beacon.
"I'm gonna assume I don't need to explain to you what that is."
Thoughts ?
A Father and son team, Dennis and Kem Parada, spent years trying to find gold that was allegedly lost during the civil war. Their evidence was so compelling that the FBI showed up to dig.
They made Dennis and Kem sit in their car out of sight while they dug. When they were a couple feet away from whatever it is that set off the Parada's metal detecting instruments, they said they were quitting for the night - even though there were hours of daylight left.
That night neighbors heard excavation equipment and jackhammers until the early morning hours. The FBI showed Dennis and Kem an empty hole the following day - having completed the dig without them. The FBI agents claimed they found nothing, though many witnesses saw them unloading something from ATV's into a convoy of 8 black SUV's that left the scene.
Now there are thousands of pages of documents related to the dig which are under Federal seal and the Paradas are suing to gain access to them. A Pennsylvania attorney says there is absolutely no legal basis for the documents to be sealed.
What is going on? Why wouldn't the FBI allow the Paradas to view the dig? Why are documents related to the dig sealed? What possible explanation is there for the events that transpired in Dent's Run, Pennsylvania?
EDIT: The excavation occured in Dent's Run, not "Dig's Dent"
EDIT: fixed first link
Buried gold in Pennsylvania at center of court fight over FBI and treasure hunters
Oct. 24 2019
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-fbi-gold-dig-documents-sought-20191024-7274xb75hrbx5krylppqzzlmvm-story.html
Search for Civil War gold pits treasure hunters against FBI in Pennsylvania
October 9 2018
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-war-gold-treasure-hunters-challenge-fbi-over-dig-in-dents-run-pennsylvania/
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Unopened GSA dollars- never opened in original boxes so who knows what’s in there. More than likely not an 1879 CC but it could be! If these don’t sell at some point tonight I’m going to open them and I’ll report back! OPENED....all 1884
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Can someone help me track down this story? I've tried googling for it with key details I can remember, but to no avail.
About 25 years ago, give or take, I read a short story about a group of men who commandeer an ironclad boat/barge from a river port, somewhere in or near the South. The boat was loaded with Confederate gold. I probably have some of the details wrong. I'm not positive the boat was ironclad.
Anyway, I remember a few scenes. As the ship was preparing to leave port, they ran the engine/screws for hours to pump water into the docking area, to help get the boat unstuck (because it was so heavy).
There was a boxing match, and one of the boxers was in on the plot. He was supposed to be a diversion, while the ship was being commandeered. He was the better fighter, but he was dragging out the fight to stall for time.. At some point during the fight, his jaw got broken. He fought through the pain for several more rounds, wearing down his opponent. I believe he won.
I honestly don't remember how the story ended, like if they got the boat, if they got away with it, or if the protagonists were good guys or bad guys.
Because you decided to use the second hour of a 2 hour season finale to show a different show. I have decided not to watch said show. I hope others do the same to teach you a lesson not to pull a stunt like that again.
I was just wondering if there actually is gold in Lemoyne or if the whole thing was a wild goose chase from the start.
So do we need a new sub for the new show?
Edit: Didn't know there was already one, thanks
For those who did not last through the curse of the confederate gold show, they had a clip of a digging deeper episode which will air next week. Apparently they left out pretty much all the most important stuff they found this season. They found an original searcher shaft from the 1800's along with a ladder-n-sh*t. It was impressive to see. And yea, shenanigans on them for a total bait-n-switch with the confederate gold show. Boo.
Wouldn’t the window of time each year for shooting around Lake Michigan pretty much be the same as Oak Island? I would think they would need to do both during summer. How is that going to work?
Did anyone else see the promo for the new History show "The Curse of Confederate Gold" during Oak Island? Marty features significantly in the ad.
SPOILERS I watched the first episode - they're basically asking Marty to fund their treasure hunt (why would he? He's trying to fund his own!) and later sends Gary Drayton to help them find some proof to further convince him.
Maybe Oak Island is coming to an end and History needs a replacement?
"Treasure hunters believe they have found $2million worth of gold stolen from the Confederates after the Civil War in a Lake Michigan Shipwreck.
Kevin Dykstra and Frederick J. Monroe, who have been searching for the long-lost bullions for a year, claim they have stumbled upon a 19th Century tug boat off of Frankfort, Michigan, with the cabin doors still intact.
There is also a safe on the vessel, and the pair believe there is something hidden inside, and are now trying to pry it open.
In the late 1800s, boxcars were pushed into the water to lighten their cargo.
A story was then passed down through generations that the fortune was still inside one of them.
A deathbed confession George Alexander Abbott, who died in 1921, is said to have revealed the location.
The ship was said to be fully intact cabin and safe was still there. Monroe was relayed the tale in 1972 and, 40 years later, they believe they are closer than ever to finding the fortune.
He told WZZM 13: 'I was sitting down and talking to a friend of mine, and all of the sudden he says, "Fred, you're just the person I want to see with your diving experience. My grandfather told me a story that he heard from a lighthouse keeper, who originally heard it during a deathbed confession, that there's 2 million dollars of gold bullion inside a box car that fell off a ferry into Lake Michigan".'
They were out on the water during one their searches when they saw the outline of a boat pop up on their sonar.
Dykstra told the station: 'I was actually hovering over the bow of the ship, and when I looked down, I could see the windless very clear. They decided to investigate and plunged into the 37-degree water. It didn't take long to determine that it was a tug boat, and it was roughly 70 feet in length.
He added: 'I was actually hovering over the bow of the ship, and when I looked down, I could see the windless very clear.
'As I looked to the back of the cabin, there was a rear door to the cabin,' said Dykstra. 'Just to the left of the rear door was a safe.' They believe the latest discovery may lead them closer to the lost box cars."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3101245/Treasure-hunters-believe-gold-stolen-Confederates-Civil-War-worth-2million-Lake-Michigan-shipwreck.html
A Father and son team, Dennis and Kem Parada, spent years trying to find gold that was allegedly lost during the civil war. Their evidence was so compelling that the FBI showed up to dig.
They made Dennis and Kem sit in their car out of sight while they dug. When they were a couple feet away from whatever it is that set off the Parada's metal detecting instruments, they said they were quitting for the night - even though there were hours of daylight left.
That night neighbors heard excavation equipment and jackhammers until the early morning hours. The FBI showed Dennis and Kem an empty hole the following day - having completed the dig without them. The FBI agents claimed they found nothing, though many witnesses saw them unloading something from ATV's into a convoy of 8 black SUV's that left the scene.
Now there are thousands of pages of documents related to the dig which are under Federal seal and the Paradas are suing to gain access to them. A Pennsylvania attorney says there is absolutely no legal basis for the documents to be sealed.
What is going on? Why wouldn't the FBI allow the Paradas to view the dig? Why are documents related to the dig sealed? What possible explanation is there for the events that transpired in Dent's Run, Pennsylvania?
EDIT: The excavation was in Dent's Run, PA, not "Dig's Dent"
Buried gold in Pennsylvania at center of court fight over FBI and treasure hunters
Oct. 24 2019
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-fbi-gold-dig-documents-sought-20191024-7274xb75hrbx5krylppqzzlmvm-story.htm
Search for Civil War gold pits treasure hunters against FBI in Pennsylvania
October 9 2018
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-war-gold-treasure-hunters-challenge-fbi-over-dig-in-dents-run-pennsylvania/
