FLOATING TREASURE
MONTKVIDEO, Dec. 14. Tlic crew of the American freigliter, Ricluinl K. ('all, has reported that tliey foimd fioating on thfi ocean surface near Cape Poloaio a huge maas which tliey believed to be ambergris worth 1,000,000 dollars. The captain of the freighter said that he and the erew of 38 would. sliare in the prize. Thcrc is a possibility, how'ever, that Uruguay niay claini the snbstance if it proves to be ambergris because it was found floating in Uruguayan jurisdictional waters.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 December 1946, Page 2
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83FLOATING TREASURE Chronicle (Levin), 17 December 1946, Page 2
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