Riverboat Search Yields 8 Mercury Flasks; Treasure Hunters' Probe Continues

Riverboat Search Yields 8 Mercury Flasks; Treasure Hunters' Probe Continues

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Measuring a Flask...of mercury which was one of eight uncovered by treasure searchers at De Soto Bend are Kermit Dybsetter, De Soto Bend Refuge manager, and Jerry Petsche, National Park Service archeologist [sic]. Among other things netted in the hunt were bottles of wine, boots, stomach bitters, combs and oil lamps.

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Daily Nonpareil July 5, 1969

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

1969-7-5

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