- 10 - Finally, the International Recoveries group conducted an operation in Goliad, Texas, in the summer of 1989. Petitioner visited Goliad twice to plan the operation prior to any work being commenced. During these planning visits, petitioner discussed the feasibility of the plan with Mr. Tillman. Petitioner went to the Goliad courthouse to examine the title of the property which they wanted to excavate. Subsequently, petitioner met with the owner of the Goliad property to negotiate a contract to obtain permission to enter the land for this operation. The operation at Goliad took place near the San Antonio River. The excavation lasted approximately 35 to 40 days. Petitioner remained in Goliad throughout the operation. During this time period, petitioner spent 12 hours a night, 3 nights a week, manning the pumps that were being used. Separating the exploration site from the San Antonio River was a bank about 20-feet wide. The exploration site was approximately 300-feet long and 200-feet wide and needed to be excavated to a depth of about 100 feet. In order to pump water out of the excavation site, heavy equipment such as cranes and pumps were used. It took 3 days of running the pumps 24 hours a day to remove all of the water. Once the water was removed, a backhoe was used to remove mud from the hole, then the mud was spread out with a bulldozer to search for artifacts and gold. There were no recreational activities during the business operations. NothingPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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