TREASURES OF THE SANDS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 208, 19 August 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

TREASURES OF THE SANDS.

Recently the romantic business el ; hunting for treasure-trove has had | something cf a levival, says a writer in ■ a Homo paper. Various expeditions have, set forth in the hope of re- ; covering gold from sunken galleons, and one at least has a fair prospect of ‘ success. I

But there are treasure-hunters at ! work all through the summer, and, I though there is no secrecy about their j methods, little is heard of them. At a ; number of tho most popular seaside re- i sorts are men who make a living— , somewhat precarious, perhaps — from’ searching the sands, and with rake and sieve endeavour to recover some of the hundreds of articles lost on the sands i by visitors. ' I It is an occupation which requires a ; considerable amount of patience, good : eyesight, and, above all, a knowledge of ! human nature. For, should anything ! valuable be found—a bangle, brooch, or j purse — the law of the land demands ’ that it shall lie returned to the owner, i And on his diplomacy here the reward of the sand-searcher frequently de- : pends. | Anyone who has observed the dozens \ of notices issued by the police at sea- ; side towns, or the small advertisements I in the papers, regarding property which has been lost on the sands, will realise that, although it does not sound a very promising profession, there is good and sufficient reason for the sand-searcher to pursue his calling. What his profits , nro only he himself can say.