Incredible Metal Detecting Discoveries: True Stories of Amazing Treasures Found by Everyday People by Mark D Smith Page A
Authors: Mark D Smith
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by his
ghost, but there were other possible ghostly apparitions that
inhabited Isle Haute as well.
The island is also the
location of a rather brutal murder by the evil Captain. Legend says
that he beheaded an unruly crew member on the island. There have been
several eyewitness reports of a headless ghost haunting the island
made by various lighthouse keepers who were unfortunate enough to
spend any length of time on this creepy island. Does this sound like
a place you would like to metal detect? Wait, there is more!
An area of the island has
been nicknamed Indian Flat. This area was named after an Indian woman
who died of starvation.
So let's look at this
island from a scary standpoint.
50 foot tidal surges.
300 feet rock cliffs.
A spider population
large enough to give anyone a severe case of arachnophobia.
A Indian woman died
of starvation on the island.
A person was beheaded
on the island and his headless ghost has been seen multiple times by
multiple people.
It was the location
where one of the most notoriously brutal pirates to ever sail the
seven seas buried his treasure.
Said pirate never
recovered his treasure and now his ghost haunts the island.
There are two ways of
looking at these things. You could choose to believe all of these
horrid facts and steer clear of the island, or you could look at it a
little differently. Maybe all of these stories are really just
stories. Maybe these stories were created to keep people away from
the vast amounts of gold buried on the island. What better way to
keep people away from your treasure than by creating some really
believable frightening stories.
An adventurer by the name
of Edward Rowe Snow chose the latter. He chose to pursue the treasure
when he got his hands on an old treasure map that he believed led to
the location of Captain Edward's secret stash.
In 1947, Edward Rowe Snow
purchased a treasure map. The map was analyzed by experts who said
the map was drawn on 17 th century paper. It took Mr. Snow
7 years to get his hands on this map, and it took him another 5 years
to decipher it. His old treasure map pointed right towards Isle
Haute.
Snow managed to get his
hands on a very early model metal detector. It was not something that
you or I would have used. It was used by plumbers to help them locate
pipes, but it would prove to be good enough for Snow.
When Snow arrived on the
island, the lighthouse keeper told him that he was not the first
person to come searching for treasure, but like any good treasure
hunter Snow did not let this stop him.
The day was growing
shorter when Snow started his search. He was using his metal detector
near a hole a looter had previously uncovered when his detector
alerted him to possible treasure. Snow looked over his shoulder at
the setting sun and started digging in the already deep hole with his
pickaxe. For 20 minutes he managed to carve out a deep hole.
As the sun sank below the
horizon, Snow's pickaxe became snagged in the ground. He pulled and
struggled until a human ribcage protruded from the side of the hole.
Snow kept digging and on his next swing recovered more than he
wanted. His pick caught something in the darkness. Once again he
pulled. This time a human skull rolled out of the earth and across
his feet where it came to a stop. The skull was staring right at him!
This proved to be enough for Mr. Snow as he scrambled out of the pit
in the weak light of the setting sun.
Snow returned the next
morning to finish his dig. He managed to uncover a total of eight
gold coins that were over 200 years old. Initially Snow was not
allowed to take the coins with him, but he eventually obtained an
export license that allowed him to claim the gold.
This could not have been
all of Captain Ed's buried treasure. Perhaps it all still remains
buried on Isle Haute. Let me know if you find it!
Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
Indian burial grounds have
been part of American folklore for many years. People in Hollywood
have
ghost, but there were other possible ghostly apparitions that
inhabited Isle Haute as well.
The island is also the
location of a rather brutal murder by the evil Captain. Legend says
that he beheaded an unruly crew member on the island. There have been
several eyewitness reports of a headless ghost haunting the island
made by various lighthouse keepers who were unfortunate enough to
spend any length of time on this creepy island. Does this sound like
a place you would like to metal detect? Wait, there is more!
An area of the island has
been nicknamed Indian Flat. This area was named after an Indian woman
who died of starvation.
So let's look at this
island from a scary standpoint.
50 foot tidal surges.
300 feet rock cliffs.
A spider population
large enough to give anyone a severe case of arachnophobia.
A Indian woman died
of starvation on the island.
A person was beheaded
on the island and his headless ghost has been seen multiple times by
multiple people.
It was the location
where one of the most notoriously brutal pirates to ever sail the
seven seas buried his treasure.
Said pirate never
recovered his treasure and now his ghost haunts the island.
There are two ways of
looking at these things. You could choose to believe all of these
horrid facts and steer clear of the island, or you could look at it a
little differently. Maybe all of these stories are really just
stories. Maybe these stories were created to keep people away from
the vast amounts of gold buried on the island. What better way to
keep people away from your treasure than by creating some really
believable frightening stories.
An adventurer by the name
of Edward Rowe Snow chose the latter. He chose to pursue the treasure
when he got his hands on an old treasure map that he believed led to
the location of Captain Edward's secret stash.
In 1947, Edward Rowe Snow
purchased a treasure map. The map was analyzed by experts who said
the map was drawn on 17 th century paper. It took Mr. Snow
7 years to get his hands on this map, and it took him another 5 years
to decipher it. His old treasure map pointed right towards Isle
Haute.
Snow managed to get his
hands on a very early model metal detector. It was not something that
you or I would have used. It was used by plumbers to help them locate
pipes, but it would prove to be good enough for Snow.
When Snow arrived on the
island, the lighthouse keeper told him that he was not the first
person to come searching for treasure, but like any good treasure
hunter Snow did not let this stop him.
The day was growing
shorter when Snow started his search. He was using his metal detector
near a hole a looter had previously uncovered when his detector
alerted him to possible treasure. Snow looked over his shoulder at
the setting sun and started digging in the already deep hole with his
pickaxe. For 20 minutes he managed to carve out a deep hole.
As the sun sank below the
horizon, Snow's pickaxe became snagged in the ground. He pulled and
struggled until a human ribcage protruded from the side of the hole.
Snow kept digging and on his next swing recovered more than he
wanted. His pick caught something in the darkness. Once again he
pulled. This time a human skull rolled out of the earth and across
his feet where it came to a stop. The skull was staring right at him!
This proved to be enough for Mr. Snow as he scrambled out of the pit
in the weak light of the setting sun.
Snow returned the next
morning to finish his dig. He managed to uncover a total of eight
gold coins that were over 200 years old. Initially Snow was not
allowed to take the coins with him, but he eventually obtained an
export license that allowed him to claim the gold.
This could not have been
all of Captain Ed's buried treasure. Perhaps it all still remains
buried on Isle Haute. Let me know if you find it!
Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
Indian burial grounds have
been part of American folklore for many years. People in Hollywood
have
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