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Where’s the Gold?
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock A few years back I received a letter from Jim Jennings whose father was Chief Engineer of the crew dredging the Brownsville ship channel in the... -
Tear Down That Wall!
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsAny kind of enclosure that served to hide a person’s activity potentially holds a secret hidey hole. It could be as simple as a loose brick covering a cranny hiding... -
Finding the Real Treasures of South Padre Island
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsFinding The Real Treasures Of South Padre Island By Steve Hathcock Both my locksmith business and my bookstore/ coffee shop were incredibly busy during the summer of 1997. As... -
The Pearl That Was Not
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No Comments© 2011 Steve Hathcock Finding a gem in your food that is worth thousands of dollars isn’t an everyday event. No, that kind of luck is like winning the lottery,... -
Not All Treasure is of Gold or Silver
Posted on November 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Steve Hathcock A couple of years ago I wrote about a group of treasure hunters diving on the remains of a Spanish galleon believed to be the Santa Margarita,... -
Mystery Ship Wreck Found on Padre Island
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments© 2011 Steve Hathcock Recently I received the following email from Joe Hagan who lived with an aunt and uncle on the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station from 1949-50. “Being... -
A Three Hour Cruise
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsA Three Hour Cruise © 2011 Steve Hathcock It’s no secret to my regular readers that I have been poring over my archive of stories to post on my new... -
Treasures Beyond the Surf
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsTreasures Beyond the Surf © 2011 Steve Hathcock Lee Roark was wandering along behind the dunes looking for sea-beans on Boca Chica Beach a few years back when she happened... -
Del and the Indian Motorcycle
Posted on October 1, 2011 | 1 Comment© Steve Hathcock 2011 Any deals you make with a landowner should always be in writing. I have a friend named Del. Once, when we were sharing treasure hunting lies... -
The Auction
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 9 CommentsSparta Wisconsin, sometime in July, 1963; It was a hot, dry summer. My older brother Bill, speaking with sixteen years of experience, opined “this is as hot as I’ve ever...
