Lost treasure of Oneida lake NY

[rip]

Hi all, Heres a cool story that might intrest y'all ! I was hoping to search this area this summer.

Resting quietly in the mud of a lake bottom in Central New York State is a priceless cache of rare antique buttons, once among the envied collection of the French Count. Jean-Mark Brieuc de Beauville. Even one of these precious ornamental fasteners could command a price in six figures on the open collectors' market, yet there are fifteen hundred of them in the lake, a fortune today estimated at $150,000,000!The man who possessed this rare and extensive collection of valuable buttons, Count Jean Mark Brieuc, was a French citizen and a temporary resident of New York City. He was a wealthy aristocrat who moved in the highest social circles. He was an official representative to the

[pris]

Wow, RIP, I sure hope you can find those buttons. I think you should find the buttons BEFORE you locate Clancey. No wonder you've been so excited about this summer. If anyone can find them, I know you can. Any idea if people have tried to find them with a MD before?

['E']

Wow that would be the find of a lifetime, let us know if you check it out.

[JCWhite]

Another great story and this is really worth the effort.

[Lt1stone]

Wow, Rip I hope your the first to the find!!!

[rip]

United States, but not in the service of his own government. Instead, he stood in behalf of private French trade interests as well as a few European business cartels. In some respects he was more influential than the French diplomat in Washington.His taste in antiques, fine cutlery, and crystal was legend, yet of all his possessions Brieuc dearly loved his buttons the most. Surprisingly, few of his American friends even knew of his buttons, for such mere baubles were not exactly well-regarded by New Yorkers. But in

[rip]

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[pris]

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[rip]

Well I dont know what the heak I;m doin but I cant get the whole story to come up ???? But anyhow you get the idea ! Basicly what happened was that the count's wife got PMS and tossed em all in the lake !

Originally Posted by pris

Wow, RIP, I sure hope you can find those buttons. I think you should find the buttons BEFORE you locate Clancey. No wonder you've been so excited about this summer. If anyone can find them, I know you can. Any idea if people have tried to find them with a MD before?

Hi Pris ! I think that this story is more myth than fact myself.Even so I still know that there are plenty of other treasures waitin there ! If Clancy can lend a hand I'm willing to split no problamo.

Originally Posted by 'E'

Wow that would be the find of a lifetime, let us know if you check it out.

I'm definatly going to be cheakin it out this summer.That whole area is full of history and I've been there many times but never to treasure hunt.My Dad has detected the beach at Sylvan beach before and found alot of nice old coins and relics.

Originally Posted by JCWhite

Another great story and this is really worth the effort.

Thanks JC.I've been reasearching the area and have found alot of interesting storys like this one.

Originally Posted by sarge1stone

Wow, Rip I hope your the first to the find!!!

ME to !

[Buster]

Rip, that would be really cool to find that stash...Buy a lot of weenie dogs with that money...Good luck and I hope you find it...Buster....