Blackbeard's Lost Treasure

A fun cache originally set as a part of the Marston Summer meet event during August 2006. The theme is treasure and plenty of it. This used to be part of a series which is no more .. but the cache stands as a Trad from now on.

During the “Golden Age of Piracy”, the Spanish were plundering all of the gold, silver, and jewelry they could find in Mexico and South America.  The pirates were always on the lookout for these rich treasure ships that were sailing back to Spain. Although on occasion pirates would bury their loot, most often the plunder was sold and the profits divided and quickly spent in the many taverns of the Caribbean.  Some pirates had families and would send their share home. 

Gold and silver was not the only treasure being taken by the pirates.  Goods such as sugar, rum, and cocoa were the prize.  The pirates could resell these items at a very low price without the high taxes being levied by the governments of Europe.  Unfortunately, the easy resale of goods only encouraged the act of piracy. 

When Blackbeard was killed, 25 hogshead of sugar, 11 tierces (casks containing about 304 -330 pounds) and 145 bags of cocoa, a barrel of indigo, and a bale of cotton was confiscated by Lt. Maynard to be taken back to Virginia and sold at auction.

Traditional small cache secreted away from prying eyes. Ignore the name of the treasure written on the base of the cache and the number associated with it. Also written on the log book in case the writing on the box rubs - used to be part of a series but the series is no more.