Bulldozing For
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[?]N Tahiti
Bulldozing For Spanish Treasure
CONY BAMBRIDGE. Senr., well known Tahiti resident, is at present engaged in a search for reasure (15 tons gold bullion) at ’autiva.
The treasure, according to a docu lent Bambridge possesses, is sup osed to have been brought to ’ahiti by a Spanish galleon about be year 1774. (There are quite a umber of Tahitians in that district dio claim to have Spanish blood.) The area, on a tract of land wned by the Bambridge family, rhere the excavations are taking lace is cordoned off by barbed dre and plastered with signs for idding entrance and the taking of hotographs.
The work is being done with the id of pneumatic drills and bull ozers. Bambridge stays there full me and is personally directing the ork and is being advised in the se of the mechanised equipment by I. Nimeaux (Director of Public /orks) who visits the site every eekend.
The work has been going on for mr months and is, reputedly, cost ig Bambridge about 200,000 francs El,000) a month.