Table of Contents

5          A Chain of Gold             By Bob “Frogfoot” Weller             Author finds 1715 Fleet chain of gold.   11        Three Tons of Gold             By Milford P. Webster The recovery of the S.S. Central America’s gold.             15        Shipwrecks, Treasure and Salvors             By Charles W. Sasser The Spanish lost many galleons to the fabled Devil’s Triangle, some found and some still lost.            20        Mel Fisher Comes Home             By Jim Warnke In 1989, Mel opens the doors to his new treasure museum.             22        Terror of the Seas — Blackbeard’s Loot             By Pat Kerr Blackbeard established at least a half dozen treasure caches in North Carolina.             28        California’s Abandoned Galleon             By Jack Brouwer The galleon San Agustin carried $500,000 in treasure when it sank.   32        The Strange Dilemma of Harry Zych – Part I             By Sam Henderson Harry Zych found two long-sought sunken ships?   38        The Strange Dilemma of Harry Zych – Part II             By Sam Henderson Shipwreck’s finder fighting to be it’s keeper.             43        Stranded! The Sands of Baja California Tell No Tales             By Trini Concoles A fortune in gold, silver and jewels was lost more than 400 years ago.             46        Gold is Fever             By Bob “Frogfoot” Weller The “Treasure Coast of Florida” is back in action!   48        Once Frozen in Time             By Dorothy Rieke Lifting a phone and listening, returns one to that day, April 1, 1865, when Pilot Horace Bixby lost the Bertrand to the Missouri River.   52        Tom Kelly and the Wreck of the 1715 Treasure Fleet             By Tom Vance Millions in gold, silver and antiquities on the ocean floor or swept onto the beaches all along the Florida coast.

58        Treasure Cocos Island Pacific Treasure – Part I             By Donald M. Viles Cocos Island! These two words stir the blood of all treasure hunters.             63        Treasure Cocos Island Pacific Treasure – Part II             By Donald M. Viles A Cocos Island is legendary for the treasures purportedly placed there by pirates whose visits spanned half a century.             68        The Rewards of the Hunt             By Roy Zeper Magnificent coins, several rings, gold chains and a gold cross, a large gold nugget, a pearl, and many precious stones— a truly great find!   73        Shifting Sands and Offshore Waters             By W. Craig Gaines America’s treasure island, Padre Island, Texas.             82        Treasure Ships of the California Desert             By B. G. Revis Are there treasure ships buried under the sands of the southwestern deserts?             86        A Look at the Life of a Treasure Hunter             By George Kollmer Sr. Treasure hunter George Kollmer has found over 140,000 coins in his 46 years of metal detecting.             89        The Lost Treasure of Barkentine Creek             By W. C. Jameson Somewhere close to this creek under a thin cover of sand, soil, and prairie grasses lies a king’s ransom in gold ingots.   94        Black Caesar Holds the Key             By Herb Goldberger From pirates to Civil War profiteers, Elliott Key in Florida could be one of the richest treasure sites in America.             96        Diving for Spanish Gold             By Reggie Gould             The author gives tips for diving!                                                             100     Other New Jersey Shipwrecks and Information             By Ettore and Diana Nannetti New Jersey shores claims to hold over 4,000 ships which have sunk or wrecked over decades.                                     102     Shipwreck Bottles             By Gerry Edwards The author discovers bottles on the bottom of the ocean believed to be from a shipwreck which occurred in the 1700’s.