“We have compelling evidence a night dig took place, and that the FBI went to some large effort to cover up that night dig,” says Warren Getler, a consultant on the case.
The true libertarian nightmare comes real. FEDS TOOK MY GOLD.
if it was underground how would you know how much there was, genius?
The theory was that a train was robbed over 150 years ago and the gold hidden somewhere in the area, then lost/forgotten. So, if you know how much gold was on the train when it was robbed, that's how much you'd expect to find in the treasure stash.
But also, if I'm a "treasure hunter" and I think I've stumbled across 7 tons of gold and my first impulse is to file a public record to that effect and turn the information over to the fucking cops... I'm sorry, bro. That one's on you.
The theory was that a train was robbed over 150 years ago and the gold hidden somewhere in the area, then lost/forgotten. So, if you know how much gold was on the train when it was robbed, that's how much you'd expect to find in the treasure stash.
But also, if I'm a "treasure hunter" and I think I've stumbled across 7 tons of gold and my first impulse is to file a public record to that effect and turn the information over to the fucking cops... I'm sorry, bro. That one's on you.
(i made the comment before i perused the article lol)