Doubloons Instead of Fish

Henry Cresswell of Hudsonville, Mich., while fishing at the Ottawa Beach resorts pulled up on his hook a solid silver purse containing a diamond ring, a pair of diamond eardrops, and some Spanish gold doubloons. The purse had evidently been in the water a long time. No clew to the owner was found about it. Of course Cresswell is looking for an owner.

Treasure! You’d think this great find would be in the history of Ottawa Beach, a National Historic Site, but alas, it is not. I wonder if Mr Cresswell ever found the owner?