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Posted by RWK in WI on June 07, 2005 at 17:49:54 from (169.207.95.47):
In Reply to: My first treasure posted by Errin OH on June 07, 2005 at 09:49:09:
Not while plowing, but a few years ago I went to cut down a oak tree near a shed. I know it was hollow so I put a rope on it to pull it away from the shed. Got the notch cut and started the falling cut. Just got into the hollow part and the saw went dull. Stopped and shapened and tried again. Dull immediately. Did side cuts and chopped. Finally got the tree down and there was a old rifle barrel. It was about 100 years old according to the historical society. Likely some settler, trapper, or lumber jack hid a gun in the hollow tree and for some reason never came back to get it.
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