AMERICAN INGENUITY.
The progress of science during the last hundred years is receiving a practical illustration just now at New York off Port Morris.' In 1780 the British frigate Hussar sank at the spot with a million sterling on board, which was to have been used for paying arrears due to the British troops. ■A- few unsuccessful attempts have been made from time to time to discover the money, but it is only quite lately that the ; full resdurses of science have been turned to the task, The Hussar is under 90ft of ■water, and is covered by a mass of mud andstorie to a' further depth of some 60ft. When all this has -been 1 drilled through, there is to be an elaborate arrangement of suction pipes', powerful enough to draw up stones four inches thick, and. if these fail, a large pipe sft in diameter will be sunk to the true bottom of the river for.mea to "■work*' in. The inevitable .company— the " Treasure ' Trove Company"— which has the job in hand, looks confidently to " strike gold" within a month's time.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5257, 31 July 1885, Page 4
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183AMERICAN INGENUITY. Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5257, 31 July 1885, Page 4
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