Many years ago a fisherman was cruising over the outer reef off Boca
Raton Inlet and saw what appeared to be an ancient ship partly covered
with sand. After telling the story to his friends, a company was formed and a
diver engaged. There, lying on the bottom of the sea in about 60 feet of
water, they located the wreck of an old ship, undoubtedly uncovered by the
hurricane of the previous fall. The diver went down and chopped a hole in
the hull of the ship and brought up what appeared to be a bar of iron,
reporting that the wreck was filled with those bars. A more careful
examination proved that the bar was pure silver. Additional equipment was
secured and plans made to remove the entire treasure, but severe weather
prevented immediate return and they were forced to wait for a calm sea.

When the old ship was finally located once more, it had sunk deeper in the
sand. Dynamite was used in an attempt to break up the wreck, but this blast
only caused it to sink deeper and it was finally swallowed up and no more
silver was obtained. All traces of the wreck have long since disappeared,
and unless it may be uncovered by another storm, somewhere off Boca
Raton, buried in the depths of the ocean, is a fortune that may never be
recovered.
Sunken Treasure