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Tuesday, 18th May 2004 (5478 views)

A golden discovery of three tonnes worth of gold bars, coins and nuggets made after years of searching for an American steamship has not proved a complete success for the engineers that found it.<BR/><BR/>One of the most rewarding treasures in American maritime history the items were found inside the U.S. Mail Steamship Central America, a side-wheeled paddleboat that sank before the Civil War.<BR/><BR/>However the engineers who found the items are still waiting for their share of the gold promised to them by Tommy Thompson, an engineer who set up the search.<BR/><BR/>Reportedly when the crew first discovered the boat the ocean floor was covered in gold and mounds of gold dust had clumped together.<BR/><BR/>Alan Scott, one of the crew told the Seattle Times: "It was a dream come true to find gold lying on the boat and being able to, for historical purposes, document it as best we could."<BR/><BR/>The boat was originally used to take California gold miners to New York to sell their gold.<img src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=2648340"/>

 

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