Collection includes: Hand drawn treasure map of Portland, Oregon, February 1962; Photocopy notes and additional information, 2 pp, circa 1970.
Notesgift of Rose Halemba, Portland, Oregon, 1970.
Preservation photocopy available for reference use.
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Treasure Map of Portland, Oregon Collection, Mss 2039, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Per note in collection: The map of a buried treasure in Portland, Oregon surfaced in the posthumous papers of Judge Everett Smith. The map was in the possession of his son, Irving D. Smith, until his death. With no living relatives, his papers went to the court which gave the map to the Oregon Historical Society.
Treasure chart. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 41, (1), p 109.
Buried treasure awaits finder. Oregonian, February 13, 1966.