Who Found
? Baker
When Found
1934
Where Found
On drill bit brought up from hole drilled in vicinity of Money Pit
Firsthand / Secondhand
Secondhand - Thomas Leary book states that "Baker" had been drilling for a month in the Money Pit area with a churn drill and had "noticed specks of a silvery substance mixed with clay on the point. It was mercury."
References
Location Today
Unknown
Oddity Factor
9
Assessment of Authenticity
Relatively low- have found only this one reference in a book that has many mistakes and inconsistencies.
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