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Hi,
Where can I find more info on the Frenchman's gold in Pennsylvania?
It's got my name on it!
Thanks

There's a page at the Potter County website about this lost treasure:
http://www.coudy.com/Austin/Scully4.htm

Good luck!
And remember that if you find the gold you should give me a small percentage!

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- Jimi X

Hello, My name is Joe and I am in a wheelchair. I drive and I am very mobile and wanted to know where I could obtain information on trying to uncover lost treasures in PA. I live on Long Island New York and we dont have any lost tresures out here to look for. (LAUGH)I am interested in doing this for the challenge and the treasure of course.

Please email me.

Thank You So Much!

Joe

Hi Joe.

This entry give you a pretty good start. From there, you might want to contact the local historical societies in the areas where you're planning to go for some more detailed information.

Good luck!

- Jimi X

Hi Joe,

There are several treasure stories at www.coudy.com then go to the towns list and click on and see the list of un-located treasures (stories) Whether or not you find any that area of penna is largely un-spoiled. Even the remains of the Austin (Pa) Dam which failed in 1911 and wiped out the town still lie in the valley. Concrete doesn't degrade that rapidly. And Austin bank vault was never found. A nice vacation. I've been there several times. And other links. Enjoy

The roadawg

while gong thru books in the restricted (restricted in as far as you could not remove them from the room) of the Dauphin County Library on Front Street I came across a book about this story.

At a later time I was looking thru books in the same section and read about a stone or rock that was rumored to have had at one time a symbol carved in to it that was said to have been thought of as "bad" by the local Indians and avoided by them. It was now supposed to have been in the middle of a road or by the side of a road (can't remember exactly because at the time I attached no importance to it.) Sorry, but can't even remember which town this road was in. But, if you are familiar with that part of Pa. you may be able to check it out thru the locals.

I have read that large deposits of gold have an effect on the coloring of leafs on trees that are on top of or close to the gold.
I also have heard of a satellite that is owned by the French and that time can be rented (for the purpose of photographing spots on the Earth)
It has occurred to me that if I were able to know the area and be able to rent time on the sat that I may be able to see trees that differed in coloring from others in the area.
If you pursue any of the info here - Good Luck. I neither have the time or the funds!