Show TO SEARCH FOR TREASURE it if the sea were drained says the family herald what treasures we could find upon the old ocean floor r galleons with gold georld bead the dreams of ai rice lesser waters than the sea however hold treasure which can be found almost sun sim il come reports of two quests for wealth hidden under the face of the waters vaters the tiber of old rone is to b searched and a lake in the republic of colombia Is to be drained for the gold and jewels votive offerings that were thrown into it by the natives long ago for a century there have been plans to turn the tiber aside tern pora rily to search its dirty bottom now the authorities have given prof permission to make a hunt the ancients used to throw treasures to father tiber as offerings to the gods and the current of the river has swept away the arms and armor of thousands of warriors who fought on the banks much of this wealth has no doubt been de strayed by ages of rust and rot but here must be a great de deal al not yet aund by occasional seekers the quest tor for gold and jewels at he bottom of the lake of guatavita Gua tavita n colombia Is at one more romantic rom ro antio I 1 an surer to be profitable tho the lake like lea jes ten thousand feet above the sea and wa wag held sacred by the tribes of natives that lived hear near it when the spaniards came every year the savages headed by their king visited the lake the king covered with gold dust plunged into the waters and hia his subjects threw after him gold and silver and emeralds when quesada and his spaniards made their way up the andes to the lake the natives threw their treasures to the god ot of the lake for safekeeping safe keeping enough riches have been found in the lake to warrant several attempts to cut a depression in the sida side of it all ali such attempts have lowered the water only a few fet now an english company Is to drain the lake by means ot of a tunnel and rake rale the bottom |