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ART0D52XYF46J6R·Artifact · object

Three links of gold chain from the 1849 auger

ObjectSaid to have been brought up by the Truro Company's auger at about 98 feet in 1849

Known only from McCully's 1862 narrative, written thirteen years later by an organiser of the company that drilled. No description of the links' size, mark or later owner has been found, and no one is recorded as having seen them.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Three links of gold chain from the 1849 auger [Artifact ART0D52XYF46J6R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D52XYF46J6R
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