SEARCH FOR TREASURE
JAPANESE MAKES CLAIM WAR CHEST OF SHOGUNS NEW YORK, Sept. 8 A Japanese treasure hunter claims he is about to unearth £472,000,000 worth of gold buried 250 feet in the ground, says the New York Times' Tokio correspondent. The treasure represents the war chest of the Tokugawa Shoguns, rulers of Japan for 264 years until the power of the Emperors was restored in 1868. The treasure was buried 100 years ago by a man who killed all who knew of the hiding place, of which he left vague directions in a will. The treasure hunter, who claims to be Hearing it, is this man's grandson. Ho had been searching for seven years; 220 feet down he found human bones and a sword as stated in the will. The gold is expected to be found another 30 feet down.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24066, 10 September 1941, Page 8
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141SEARCH FOR TREASURE New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24066, 10 September 1941, Page 8
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