From the July 27, 2014, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "'Sinker wood' draws rare breed of treasure hunter" by David Zucchino, L.A. Times.
Hewitt Emerson is diving from a barge into the murky black waters of the Edisto River in South Carolina and swimming down to the mucky river bottom, more than a dozen feet below. On deck, his buddy Justin Gerrington keeps careful watch for alligators and water moccasins with his pistol close at hand.
These two men are searching for sunken treasure, but not the metallic kind. Their treasure is hand-cut, century old logs dating back to the 1800s South Carolina milling industry Emerson was trying to locate the butt end of a long-leaf pine log he'd spotted and these logs can command thousands of dollars for their intricately beautiful grains and long, straight cuts.
Not Just Any Old Piece of Wood. --Cooter.
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