Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-27
To Seek for Millions Onder Ocean Waves
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mOphylas wrecked in 1898. Her cargo
consisting of copper tin, silver ore and
silver bars, is estimated 20 be worth
over 100000
The Wilhelm der SeCunda, wrecked
on Martha's Point. over a century ago,
and containing immensely rich treas
ure obtained from three pirate vessels
from Batavia, which the Wilhelm der
Secunda had captured before the sea
captured her
Tho Oroyenstein. another old Dutch
merchantmen, that sank In six fathoms
oft Onderlaraal. In 1888, containing
much bullion and precious freight
DOWN TO THE DECK.
OF all these wrecks Captain Gardiner
told Inc he had already made pre-
liminary exploration. 1.-THE last time
L visited the heidelberg, he said, Il
had a fright which i shan't forget in
IA hurry. L dlved down, naked, 10 the
deck, just 10 have Il look round, and
bumped smack into huge octopus.
The hidecus monster had one Shiny
tentacle round the stump of the fore
mast and another trailed over the
main hatch. There he sat guarding
the treasure. II he's there when 4
call again, III take a snapshot of him
with the specially constructed subma-
rRe camera [ have had made for the
expedition
Speaking Of the methods to be pur-
sued In reaching and saving the sew
oral wrecks, Captain Gardiner said
that these were largely dependent
upon the conditions obtaining, which
must, necessarily vary In most cases.
"In the case OF the DOrothea, which
is probably one OF the most difficult
with which we Will have 10 CONTEND
he continued. 1--WE shall first make n
complete survey OF the wreck. | shall
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trip to the bottom myself To superin-
tend The DorOthea split in two, the
forepart sinking into comparatively
shallow water and the att inyo deep
water. From Information ! have been
able to obtain. the gold Was stored Ina
20 TTansNNaI ammunition boxes and
three leather bags, fourteen feet In
front of the 1orc-mast. and 70 feet ais.
over this WAS placed TWO or three inch
cs OF cement and 200 tons Of sand.
MAY USE DYNAMITE.
can attempt viii ba made to get at
the urea sure by ordinary methods, but
should we see that that Will take TOO
long. we are prepared % dynamite
through all obstacles As soon as tho
treasure is on SCI bottom 1t VIII be
hoisted 70 Gle Noble which VIII be-
anchored directly above. We are take
inl derrick capable Of llftlng 20 tons,
/ think that ought To be sufficient 10
MT All the GOLD we Will find" added
CAPTAIN Gardiner with q laugh.
.Each diver viii DO fitted with "A tele- |
uhonc connection. whereby he can az
ary moment communicate With The
boat above or with his fellow divers.
.-rho African coast ana particularly
finn East African coast lis ono or the
greatest fields for salvage work il the
world. This is due 10 the fact that it
Iq ono OF tho most dangerous nf an
rulgts, The squads and WhIrlpools !
i.s,- shore the sudden ternpests of tho
indian ocean all combine To mako IL a |
ro1st feared by an uavigators. No |
Ce,yer tbnn eight important wrecks oc-
ru. rhcfo every scar.
Isyet desplto lhc big Arld Tor salvage |
work. mo ftcr remains that we wlll he !
i,ractlcllly the only funny equipped sal |
yoqc vessel ON she coast we are taxi
jre rvo I2-fnrh centrifugal sand pumps
tenabIs of sucking up 1900 tons OF
sgnI and wasor per hour. I'm addition !
fo that I've ure having another Of equal
1,o,,er sort out To u.s."
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