Pictured on the front cover of this week’s Science News Letter is the latest diving equipment designed for a search for $4 million in gold in the East River near Hell Gate Bridge, New York City. The treasure is believed to be aboard the British frigate Hussar, which is reputed to have sunk en route to New York with pay for British Revolutionary troops.
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