Unlikely Sunken Treasure Off Of The Oregon Coast
Unlikely Sunken Treasure Off Of The Oregon Coast
Yes, that’s a giant hunk of beeswax, older than the United States. In this classic, originally aired in 2008, a team of archeologists investigate the wreck of a sailing ship that went down near the Oregon Coast in the late 1600s. The cargo – including beeswax — has been washing up ever since.
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I’m just here for the One-Eyed Willie comments.
The treasure is no longer there. The survivors took it ashore and buried it. If what you are reffering to is the ship at cannon beach. The local indians knew where it was buried and word got back to John Jacob Astor. He sent a team of men and horses to the site, dug it up and took it back to Astoria. That was the actual source of Astor’s fortune., not furs. I got my info from Betty Newton who was the founder of the wreck of the Peter Iredale. She and her uncle. Her nanny when young told of her mother who was a local Indian. If interested I hae the rest of the story.
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Was the wood block made 300yrs ago or was the wood carbon dated 300yrs? I’m inquisitively puzzled.
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Very cool
Every treasure seeking diver will make a beeline for that area !
And the search of one eyed willy gold continues
Great info, and the narrator’s voice and delivery are perfect. Thanks, OPB!!!
Wow. This is just so cool. I respect the hell out of these guys, towing equipment around and looking for this thing 300-400 years after its demise. I hope these cool people find it one day. This is an extremely cool video – thanks for sharing it.
Just a heads up. Noone owns this ship so finders keepers.
989th 👍up.
For many years I had a large chunk of that beeswax, and have encountered many more on a beach in south county. Knew it was beeswax but had no idea of origin.
Probably from Sea-Bees
History Detectives had an epidode about beeswax and a ship on the NW coast. Most likely the same one but I don’t remember the particulars from the show.
Amazing discovery so far. I sincerely hope you find the galleon.
It’s a grave yard. Leave it alone.
I know someone who found a gold coming from 1601 near Lincoln city by Chinook winds.
My grandparents had a stock pile of wax from that area , they had a cabin there in the sixties and seventies and they always seemed to come up from the beach with a few heavy yellow white blocks of wax
Philippines to alcapulco
This is a straight line on Glendon’s map
Manzanita is what Cannon Beach used to be. Sadly, it too will be taken over by yuppies.
Who would one contact if wreckage is found? I didn’t find any, but just good to for future reference.
The Goonies was a true story
I thought this was a how to make pumpkin pie video, but it was just rust and algae on treasure.
Yooo put it back
Dang girl who measures
Bee’s wax must be treasure because,…….look at the price of it.
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Exciting but hard work!
Sailors couldn’t swim? Odd.
And it neve-Ends!
Why is it only men on the team?
Great Whites frequent that shore. No thanks. No diving for me
There are rumors of a sunken Japanese submarine just off of Cape Lookout.
Looks like the biggest dab of all time
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