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5          West Indies Treasure             By Gerry Edwards             Researching, searching and finding rings and coins.   11        The Grand Cayman Treasure             By Roy Zeper Ill-gotten loot lies buried along the white sandy beaches or in the limestone caves.             16        The Mysterious Ingots of the Rio             By Jake Brouwer             The value of this cargo would be more than $22 million.      20        The Bully and His Booty             By Tim Bently Secret disposal of his stolen riches in excess of $1 million in stashed gold coins.   26        The USS Boston             By Howard B. Duffy, Jr.             A ship bathed in blood, smoke, and fire.             31        The Orleans Treasure             By Danny Atchley Some of the treasure has been found over the years, but much of it still lies in the lake.   33        Treasures of Vanishing Ships             By Florence Fiorvante Multitude of fortunes that have managed to elude man for the past five centuries.   38        Has a Florida Treasure Hunter Found the Wreck of the Niña?             By Celine Buffet Florida treasure hunter Don Anderson discovered a mapping tool at what is believed to be the wreck of the Niña…             43        Playing Russian Roulette — The Wreck of the Galga             By Bob Bass More than $1,000,000 in treasure that was destined for King Ferdinand IV in Spain.   48        East Coast Sea Treasure Wrecked Gall             By Larry R. and Juanita H. Williams             Dozens of Spanish trea­sure ships met their des­tiny off the Florida coast. The majority of ships met their devilish fate through Mother Nature’s wrath the Hurricane.   51        Adventures in Discovery Finders Keepers?             By Yvonne Addario Hundreds of ships laden with gold, silver, and precious gems traveled waters en route to Spain. Hurricanes took their toll and whole fleets were lost.   54        The Buried Treasures of Gasparilla             By Roy Zeper Treasures found were piecse of-eight, a Pillar Dollars and an Otto Tornesi 1796 coin minted in Sicily and more coins.

58        The Battle for the Treasure of the La Capitana             By Jim Warnke Some tresures found but the Ecuador government made a ruling that there would not be a split of the treasure until all of it had been recovered.             62        Lost Gold of the Yankee Blade             By Trini Concoles The wreckage still lies off the rocks at Point Arguello, California. Its fabulous treasure has eluded searchers for more than 137 years.             69        Lost Loot of the Galeon Santa Ana             By Ken Weinman Loaded with fabulous treasures from the orient: spices, linen, tea, gold coins, silver and jewels.   73        Brown Gold ­             By Don Viles Watch out what you scrape off the bottom of your shoes — it just might be worth a fortune!             77        Blood, Sweat, Tears an Guts —             The Elements of Treasure Hunting Success             By Jim Warnke What it takes to be a very successful treasure hunter and be able to be set for life means blood, sweat, tears and guts!             82        Treasure Hunting on the New World Legacy             By Matthais Scheer The World Legacy is getting hotter on the trail on the mother lode.   89        The Mysterious Sinking of the Ada Hancock             By Jake Brouwer A good ocean chart or an old salt should put you in the right direction for this $125,000 in gold that went down to the bottom of the bay.   93        Search for Shipwrecks — Tips for Locating Shipwreck Treasure             By James E. Mulkey             Reseasrch! Reseasrch! Reseasrch!                         97        Sunken Treasure in Lake Erie             By Andy Maslowski Millions of dollars worth of salvageable material at the base of Lake Erie.                                                             102     The Skull and Crossbones Class of 1995             By Anthony J. Pallante Few people are aware that the crime of piracy has been making a big-time comeback in recent years.                                     107     The Mary Ward             By Andrew Hind and Maria da Silva The wreck can be found about two miles from shore, near the second buoy north of the nearby Nottawasaga Light.