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Show tr&1H XWrffgl -- 6 II HtlaTw 13, 1376 The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, September TP Treasure Hunters Seek Army Okay to Probe for Fabled Gold Cache rocky mound named after an Apache chieftaui of the land leased to the 19th Century, is on state-owne- d Army. Expeditions Unlimited of Pompano Beach, Fla., was chosen by the claimants this yjar to conduct the search. The Army granted the firm permission for a preliminary survey in August, but it was postponed by the company. By Brad Smith United Press International A treasure hunting WHITE SANDS, N.M. Company will seek Army approval this fall to use to poke into the recesses of a small SJectronio gear desert hill for billions of doCars worth of gabled treasure. Sloiles of the Treasure of Vietcrio Peak, repor-odl- y mostly gold, have abounded in the Southwest or decades. Several persons have said they found ifwhere the gold was hidden, only to lose track of the Norman Scott, the president of the treasure- - finding company, said Expeditions Unlimited is preparing an amended request to allow the search this fall. If the electronic search indicates the possibility of a treasure buried in the peak, another request would be made to recover the gold, he said. Stories of how the gold came to Victorio Peak vary, but two predominate. One has it that it was stolen by Apache raiders from travelers from Mexico. Another says the gold was cached in the peak by a defrocked priest from a mine. Agency to Finish Provo Land Rift Probe ;fite. More recently, several groups have said they know the approximate location of the treasure and have -Jought Army permission to bring it out. Estimates of 3ts value have ranged up to $250 billion. Most of the claimants have agreed to join in a "scientific search of Victorio Peak, which is located on Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Rep. Gunn says he has been McKay, given assurance by Interior Sec- retary Thomas S. Kleppe that his solicitor will complete by Christ- h, i the White Sands Missile Range. The peak, a barren, mas his investigation into a title dlsPute over tw0 .tracts of land by 1116 city o Provo- bemg The congressman said the assur- ance was received at a meeting he arranged with the secretary for Mayor Russell Grange and other Provo officials. One of the disputed tracts is an adjacent to the city golf course which for many years has been used as the city dump. Modern rumors of the treasure grew uut of the siories of one man, Milton "Doc Nobs, a doctor who said he found a vast fortune of gold and artifacts buned in a cave in 1937. Noss said be sealed off the cave after taking samples of the treasure. Noss widow, Ova, who lives in Clovia, N.M., has several artifacts she says Noss gave her from the treasure. Noss was killed in 1949 without recovering the treasure. notice Scott said the Amy has required a for the search. He said the new request probably will be made this month, scheduling the search for late October or early November. Scott said Expeditions Unlimited will use the expertise of the Stanford Research Institute to try to search would use locate the gold. He said the two-da- y instruments to determine if a cave or underground tunnel ia located In the peak and If there is any high density material, such as gold or silver, within any opening. Diamond . Worries? Deonton ends those worries He specializes in diamonds Hos a wonderful selection. And sells of competitive pr. cos Come see Dtck 30-da- y Dick.Bennion Jewllirs U9 S Mom jLC lOom to 5 40om Mon Scr iDirrnaBrrmMnirnrr" Bid t 521-353- await I i--i 5 Ct? - y- r Q Li i Come visit Safeway s fabulous new store that offers such a V4 ' &. W 't'l . J" IS helpful concept for easy , one-sto- p shopping Bright Trim including wide wheellip moldings bright window frames, and bright door frame moldings. 4 I il St sf& -- ' ne '1 it i;. M?-l- is t A, - i fifcyvt vV&Sirt, t 4T . .s V & Register For Grand Opening Prise ' 1 Ygu May Register For The Limited Edition Pinto at Any of the Following Safeway Stores: Bountiful 1756 S. Main Salt Lake State 1638 S. 9th E. 2333 E. 39th S. 410 S. 9th E. 2543 S. 22rd E, 3320 S. 13th E. 20 E. 9th S. 2943 S. B 1179 Navajo 2396 East 73th South 5th N. Rd. Redwood N. 729 273 W. j Granger 2730 W. 35th So. Midvale 125 W. 7200 S. Murray State 4401 S. Scndy Register Often . . . Toy Needn't Be Present To Win the Pinto . . . Saturday, Sept. 25, 1976 Someone's Gotnq 4714 To Vin This Pinto IWKUWM J Holiaday Elvd. Tooele 160 N. Main Kearns 4729 S. 4500 W. Sooth End Of ThegS Velloy Fair Mail fax? :w 4 Next to Ernst Come Join tfie Fun --i- gsr Register by Midnight th E. UaliMflnu 9425 S. - ond It Might As Weil Bo YOU! Store Hours: Men. thru Sot. S e.nt. to 12 p.n?. - . r Sunday 9 a.nt. to 10 p.m. I. ji n 'ni I r--- - 4 M fi u 2-- H n 4wSrfe s- |
