The dredge required a depth of at least 3 feet of water in order to float. A photo taken of the Robinson Gold Dredge at the time of its operation. The pair enlisted a small crew of highly devoted treasure hunting friends and have so far unearthed about half of the top deck.Īfter being built in New York City in 1905, the Robinson Gold Dredge was disassembled and transported by railroad to North Carolina where it was reassembled on a shallow creek near Ransoms Bridge to dredge for the precious metal. Other findings include wiring insulators from the early 1900s (indicating electricity use on the ship), a mason jar with a 3-ounce silver spoon inside, and numerous other antique trinkets. He added, “We do know that there’s gold there, there’s no telling how much.” (Courtesy of The Fisher family) (Courtesy of The Fisher family) “The branch of water … it used to run a lot through the dredge, and it filled the dredge up with all the material mined uphill where they were already mining.” “It’s still got the red paint, so we know it was the color red. “The doors are still in it, the windows are still in it, glass is in it,” Tim told The Epoch Times. It’s wooden hull is preserved with artifacts and treasure inside. Tim and Ross, producers of their own treasure-hunting TV show “Eastern Outdoor Expeditions,” are currently excavating the two-storied dredge-or “pirate ship,” as they call it-which measures 94 feet long, 32 feet wide, and 7 feet deep. (Courtesy of The Fisher family) (Courtesy of The Fisher family) How it ended up in the mud, 100 feet up a creek valley in North Carolina, is an epic tale itself. They started digging in the waterlogged lowland area in October-after discovering what they learned was the Robinson Gold Dredge ship, originally built in New York City over 100 years ago, which once mined the valley for gold. In Nash County, North Carolina, a father-son treasure-hunting duo bought a piece of land in 2016 on the exact spot where the Portis Gold Mine once operated from 1835 during the North Carolina Gold Rush-America’s first real gold rush.Īdventure was in store there, Tim Fisher, 60, and his son Ross, 31, knew.
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