Hawley has been searching for steamboat wrecks up and down the Missouri River for more than 30 years. Around this time last year, his metal detector found high concentrations of metal in a field owned by farmer Jim Backes. Several years ago, he turned his eyes on the Malta, which sank in 1841 after hitting a tree in the river -- a common fate for boats back then. CookiePolicy Hawley said he and his family borrowed almost $1 million to pay for equipment to dig up the Arabia. Lost for 132 years, its recovery in 1988 was like finding the King Tuts Tomb of the Missouri River. (Photo: Luke Spencer). She was carrying over 220 tons of cargo destined to help equip 16 frontier towns, including St. Joseph, Missouri and Sioux City, Iowa. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. The cost to dig it up: $3 million. We had instrument readings showing they were left in the sea at the precise depth recorded by Luke. Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. Your favorite studies, available wherever you want. From clothing, fine china and carpentry tools to guns, dishes and childrens toys to the worlds oldest picklesthe collection captivates visitors of all ages. It all came out with what we were hoping for.. There was no sign of the legendary hoard of gold and whiskey barrels. One such place was near Parkville, a few miles north east of Kansas City. Jim Backes owns 1,500 acres along the bend in the river where the water used to flow. (Photo:Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum). casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea . While the Arabia lies once again dormant in the cornfield, plans are already underway for the next excavation this winter: the steamboat Malta. "These are national treasures, Hawley said. From left, Rod Morrow, David Luttrell and Justin Beaver prepare to drill to make the final measurements of the a steamboat on Saturdayin Malta Bend, Missouri. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. The National Steamboat Museum's vision is to discover, recover, and preserve other collections similar to that of the Arabia Steamboat for the cultural, historical and educational benefit of future generations. [However, he says that St Paul healed . Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. And Hawley has found some. While the Arabia lies once again dormant in the cornfield, plans are already underway for the next excavation this winter: the steamboat Malta. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to Cornfield Shipwreck. Koinonia Institute is dedicated to training and equipping the serious Christian for ministry in todays world. As more and more facts emerged from our investigation, the possible search areas became fewer and fewer, until by the time our search team made our most recent trip to Malta, we had narrowed down our target sites to just two relatively small areas. The Arabia produced a vast collection of preserved trade goods from 1856 that are on display at the Arabia Steamboat Museum. You hit and you miss., Hawley's father owned a heating and cooling business, and in 1985 Hawley met a customer who "looked for steamboats, flying saucers and Bigfoot. The discovery was truly a modern day treasure-hunting story at its best. His goal is to have one boat from each decade of the Missouri River's steamboat era and place them all in one National Steamboat Museum. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of KMBC-TV. As other research efforts of the BASE Institute have proven in the past, Bible history and tradition are often completely opposite from one another. All rights reserved. Even more amazing, because he had no idea what he had found, the diver passed along one of the anchor stocks to a friend of the family - who now kept it on display in her local villa! The town of Malta Bend has waited centuries to find its namesake and is eager to know and see the treasures contained below the surface. The collection is so big that Hawley estimates it will take another 10 years to present it all. The boat sank in 1841 near Malta Bend, Missouri. David Hawley is equal parts a steamboat historian and a treasure hunter. Its estimated between 300 and 400 boats have sunk along the Missouri River. Working night and day, and funding their project themselveseach member of the team put in $10,000, supplemented by loans from local banksthey dug through the frost of Kansas winter nights. Walking inside is like stepping back in time into a well-stocked department store from just before the Civil War. This article was originally published in the KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and powerful storytelling. How had all this come about? That was followed up by core sampling to confirm the existence of recoverable items, and to allow us to evaluate the condition of what lies buried., Like the Arabia, the Malta is underground and not underwater. We had a shoreline matching every detail of the eyewitness account in Acts 27, including a bay with a beach, a location where "two seas meet," and a sloping reef between the anchor site and the shore. IT WAS LOADED WITH EXPENSIVE TRADING GOODS. ." The steamboat Malta begins to reveal its 175-year-old mystery. The dishes were uncovered soon after, says Hawley. The boat, built inPittsburgh in 1839, had left St. Louis for Council Bluffs, Iowa. We're doing a lot more right than we are wrong, he said. >> THATS AS GOOD OF HISTORY AS IT G. Its estimated between 300 and 400 boats have sunk along the Missouri River. At some point, Fulmer said, if the decision is made to excavate the boat,the project will need a permit from the state . But for more than a century, no farmer knew exactly where a different type of gold was buried. It was like Christmas every day, Hawley says. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Learning was done as we went along, says Hawley. You wont find it on the first day and I didnt find it I dont think in the first year.After more than a year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley had a strong hit. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Dave had a hypothesis about this boat and pretty good records, Fulmer said. I produce daily conversations to uplift and inspire the people of the Kansas City area to make the world a better place. Backes has given Hawley's team permission to dig up the boat, but excavation cannot start until this year's corn crops have been harvested. There is much yet to do at Malta. If we find beads or pipes, were off to the races, he said. Theyre buried in your own back yard., Hawley and his intrepid team have quite the incredible passion: discovering and excavating steamboats from the 19th century that may have sunk in the Missouri, but now lie beneath fields of farmers midwestern corn. The search now is to find a place to put the boat and the treasure inside. Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. It was one such snag, hewn from a sycamore tree, that did in the Arabia. Each time it came up, workers moved the portable rig another foot, later refilling the holes left behind and marking them with white paint. What we found was a classic first-century Roman anchor, as used on Alexandrian ships sailing on official Roman business in Paul's day. THE COST TO DIG IT UP? >> JIM BACHES OWNS 1500 ACRES RIGHT WHERE THE MALTA SANK 200 YEARS AGO. 6.6K views, 120 likes, 15 loves, 9 comments, 61 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Arabia Steamboat Museum: Discover the buried treasures of the American frontier in "Cornfield Shipwreck," a new,. Drill bits sit in the back of a pickup truck waiting to be used to drill for the location of the Malta steamboaton Saturday. >> THESE ARE NATIONAL TREASURES. But just what lies in wait underneath this midwestern field remains a mystery to be uncovered this winter. As it turns out, Luke's careful record of the voyage and shipwreck argue convincingly against the traditional "St. Paul's Bay," where no artifacts have ever been found, though professionals have searched for them. We had no idea it was right there, Backes said. It's estimated between 300 and 400 boats have sunk along the Missouri River. Aboard the sidewheeled steamer was cargo for Peter Sarpy, Papin & Robidoux and other Chouteau trading posts and merchants along the Missouri River. We came to cherish each and every item we located, and vowed not to sell, Hawley says, but instead to preserve the Arabia collection no artifacts have been sold and its supported only by those willing to purchase a ticket for a museum tour., Uncovered pistols from the Arabia; small and pocket sized, but would have provided protection at close range. After all, theyve gotten lucky so far. How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield. And - most important of all - we had photos and videotape of a physical, verifiable artifact which, with all reasonable certainty, we could identify as having been specifically mentioned in Scripture! At the tail end of 1988, the treasure hoard of the Arabia was finally unearthed, the team working in the freezing cold. Over time, the Missouri River cut a new channel and moved, leaving the boat buried deep under what is now a Missouri farm field near Malta Bend, Missouri. "It's great exercise even if you don't find anything, Hawley said. When the mighty Steamboat Arabia sank near Kansas City on September 5, 1856, she carried 200 tons of mystery cargo. The city of Malta Bend, Missouri, is named for the sunken ship. >> WE KNEW IT HAD TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE. During the latter half of the 19th century, the Corps of Engineers undertook projects to forcibly alter the shape of the Missouri River. Their first discovery was splintered spokes from one of the giant paddle wheels. According to David Hawley, the leader of the steamboat recovery process, the boat was probably headed west carrying goods to trade with American Indians for furs. $3 MILLION. Hes found 11 and dug up two, including the steamboat Arabia near Kansas City in 1987. >> OVER TIME, THE MISSOURI RIVER MOVED AND BURIED IT. A popular Kansas City attraction for more than 25 years. And because of the peculiar nature of the moving of the Missouri River bank, the collection is mint and pristine. Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. Having confirmed Luke's precise details of the anchors' location - a "bay with a beach" (v. 39), a place where "two seas meet" (v. 41), the depth of "fifteen fathoms" (v. 28) - we then secured permission to examine the anchor stock itself. The first mystery is, of course, how a boat that sank mid-river ends up buried in a field. Hes confident they can raise the money. The newspapers said the Malta had gone down about two miles from Laynesville, a small town a few miles north of Malta Bend that has since disappeared as the Missouri River changed course. Like many other traditions relating to Biblical events, there is a traditionally held site for the location of Paul's shipwreck. The Malta sank in the Missouri River in 1841. ", I didn't care about flying saucers or Bigfoot, he said. The Bible, however, places the location of Paul's shipwreck in a different area than the traditional site. Everybody was really very pleased.That was 2016.Three years later, the Malta is still underground. He learned the dimensions of the boat 140 feet long by 22 feet wide measurements confirmed by the drilling on Saturday, are an exact match for the object under the field. And, again based on the Luke's description in Acts, we believe we may have located the ruins of the inland Roman- style villa of Publius and his father, mentioned in Acts 28:7-8, which we would like to investigate further under Maltese oversight. The Bible, however, places the location of Paul's shipwreck in a different area than the traditional site. The lost cargo of liquor made the Arabia famous, Hawley says. There is a mural dedicated to the boat in the center of this small town on Highway 65 west of Marshall, and a sign at City Hall depicts a smaller version. But with the Arabia Museum "bursting at the seams," until a new space is found that can accommodate all future boats, the Malta, the Radnor, their cargo and the stories they tell of America's westward expansion remain buried. (View a sample.). This coming Wednesday 10thFebruary, Malta will be celebrating the feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck. It could be the museum of the great American steamboat, Hawley said. She also carried 130 passengers, mostly women and children, who were traveling to meet the husbands who had forged ahead to settle the land. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Everybody was really very pleased.. >> WEVE HAD PEOPLE OUT HERE BEFORE LOOKING FOR IT. As I began to investigate Luke's account more carefully, one detail kept jumping off the pages of Scripture at me: after all the horror and travail of the storm at sea, and the ship's narrow escape by putting out four stern anchors in the middle of the night, the next morning ". >> ITS UNIVERSAL THAT PEOPLE LOVE A TREASURE HUNTING STORY. Fall 2015 Community reporter and Spring 2016 Enterprise reporter. Through an amazing series of "coincidences" on Malta, we located, interviewed, and went diving on-site with a local spear fisherman who several years ago stumbled across four lead anchor stocks in the precise location, and at the precise depth, our research had already predicted. >> HE BROUGHT DRILL, AND FROM 37 FEET BELOW GROUND PULLED UP 150 GOLD BUTTONS FABRIC, WELL-PRESERVED CERAMIC AND A LARGE IRON HOOK. - English narration. Several years ago, he turned his eyes on the Malta, which sank in 1841 after hitting a tree in the river -- a common fate for boats back then. "I remember coming down here and wondering would it be in this field or that field or maybe in the river, Hawley said, pointing across Backes property. Can't find a movie or TV show? He doesn't work in the family business anymore; the museum and searching for steamboats are his full-time gigs. The Malta lies in a cornfield 1,000 feet from the Missouri River due to the river's changing boundaries. The locations of the metal, he said, aligned with the layout of a 19th century steamboat, with the highest concentrations in spots where an engine, boiler and paddle wheels would be. *Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve andChristmas Day. "That's as good of history as it gets, Hawley said. The only town I know of that was named for a steamboat, Hawley said. According to David Hawley, the leader of the project, the measurements found Saturday match those of the Malta. It was the adventure of finding buried treasure.. As always, the Bible proved itself reliable and historically accurate. Along with his father Bob, younger brother Greg and two family friendsDavid Lutrell, a local construction expert, and Jerry Mackey, a restaurateurHawley decided to see if the local legends were true. Lost for 132 years, its recovery in 1988 was like finding the King Tut's Tomb of the Missouri River. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. He brought in a large drill and after going 37 feet underground, they hit something and pulled out the only core sample taken. The team worked to find the outline and measurements of the boat, which confirmed that it was the Malta, which sank in 1841. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. Check In Add to history Add to collection Add to watchlist April 2002 Personal Update News Journal. Click here to login or here to sign up. It wasnt tough to know where to start. Second Sunken Steamboat Raises Questions For Kansas City's Arabia Museum, Steamboat Arabia Museum Charts Course Away From City Market, Toward Jefferson City, A guide to exploring Kansas City's French influences and history. According to Christian tradition, the apostle was shipwrecked on the Mediterranean island during. >> THE MALTA SUNK HERE IN 1841 AFTER SNAGGING A TREE IN THE MISSOURI RIVER. >> HIS BIG FIND IS THE ARABIA, THE CENTERPIECE OF THE STEAMBOAT MUSEUM IN KANSAS CITYS RIVER MARKET. Digging up another boat, especially not knowing what is inside, is high-risk, he said. Hawley will use the measurements to re-map the boat's position when he is ready to dig it up this fall. Cold air preserves artifacts better than warm air, Hawley said. History Documentary hosted by Joi Shilling, The town of Malta Bend has waited centuries to find its namesake and is eager to know and see the treasures contained below the surface. Spurred on by the potential impact such a discovery could have on the issue of the Bible's historical accuracy, we at BASE drew on as many experts as possible in analyzing all the weather patterns, maritime lore, sailing equipment and techniques, and details in Luke's account that could possibly lead us to the real wreck site of Paul's voyage - and, hopefully, to the massive lead anchor stocks I believed must be in the sea off one particular bay along the Maltese coast, just as Luke described it. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. >> THE ONLY TOWN I KNOW OF THAT WAS NAMED FOR A STEAMBOAT. The condition was so pristine they could easily read the stamp on the sole, Goodyear Rubber Company., The first artifact found, the shoe was lying on the main deck of the Arabia. The outline marks the underground location of the steamboat Malta the towns namesake. Spots along the outline of "hits" are marked with red flags; misses are marked with white flags. There were no casualties when the Malta went down, but the boat and its cargo of trading supplies proved a valuable loss. We recently completed the outlining of the Malta, says Hawley. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. The boat lies about 50 feet deep and is situated about 1,500 feet from the Missouri River, says Hawley. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Kansas City archaeologist John Fulmer was at the site when the drilling to outline the boat was finished on Saturday and was excited that the measurements matched those of the Malta. Arabia Steamboat Museum (Photo:Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum). My email is steve@kcur.org. The city of Malta Bend, Missouri, is named for the sunken ship. But I wanted to know about steamboats.. As senior producer of Up To Date, I want our listeners to hear familiar and new voices that shine light on the issues and challenges facing the myriad communities KCUR serves, and to expose our audiences to the wonderful and the creative in the Kansas City area. It's universal that people love a treasure hunting story, Hawley said. In Malta Bend, Missouri, there's one that sank loaded down with expensive and rare trading goods,. Box D, Coeur dAlene, ID "We knew it had to be here somewhere, Backes said. The cost to dig it up: $3 million. David Hawley has been hunting sunken Missouri steamboats since 1988 when he, along with his father, brother and two friends, went looking for and found the Steamboat Arabia 45 feet underground in a field where the Mighty Mo once flowed. (Photo: New York Public Library/Public Domain). The answer lies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. When I host Up To Date each morning at 9 a.m., my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City areas challenges, hopes and opportunities. You can reach me at. The town has a single four-way stop, a single restaurant and field after field of corn. Hawley wondered if it was the Malta. The evidence we had personally discovered fit every detail of Luke's description of the anchors Paul's ship left in the sea. We didnt dig the boat to create a museum, says Hawley. A small team of men worked to find the outline of the ship, marking hits and misses to create a chalk outline. "If we can find and secure a location, we'll dig it next year, he said. There was an error processing your request. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. PLEASE NOTE: Unless otherwise expressly stated, pricing and offers mentioned in these articles are only valid for up to 30 days from initial publication date and may be subject to change. Once on-site in Malta, our multiplied hours of research really began to pay off. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. It was entirely possible that there was nothing lying under the field they had so expensively begun to dig up. AS KMBC 9S WILLIAM JOY REPORTS THIS DISCOVERY HOLDS PART OF OUR NATIONS HISTORY. "We knew it had to be here somewhere, Backes said. >> THATS PRETTY EXCITING STUFF. Visit JustWatch for more information. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. "It's great exercise even if you don't find anything, Hawley said. But the Great White Arabia was lost, along with all her precious cargo. Hawley said when the team first began, they moved the drill at 10- to 15-foot intervals, but as the outline neared completion, the drilling became more precise at about a foot between each hole. As the course of the river was altered decades later, the steamboat became preserved not under the muddy waters of the Missouri, but in a corn field. Hundreds of 1800s steamboats were lost to the Missouri River, hidden deep beneath riverbeds and farmfields. "That's pretty exciting stuff, Hawley said. First one needed to learn to research, then use a metal detector, then run equipment.. 400 Grand Blvd. He knew the Malta sank near the town of Malta Bend because of the name and turned to newspaper archives to narrow down its location. See. We are in the process of seeking the resources to move our search closer to shore from the anchor site in order to seek out verifiable artifacts from the shipwreck itself. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The marine environment of the famous Jellyfish Lake is a sanctuary for these majestic drifting creatures. As I correlated all these facts, I realized that the four stern anchors of Paul's prisoner-laden cargo ship may well represent the best possibility in the world today of recovering an actual, physical object specifically mentioned in the pages of the Bible. People, you know, a mile away figured it might be on their property or whatever.Hawley wasnt the first to come to Backes front door asking to search the property. This place is on the island of Malta in a body of water called "St. Paul's Bay," a tradition started by a priest in the 1500s but not supported in any way by historical evidence. MALTA BEND Wet, thick mud oozed out of the ground as a drilling rig spiraled in and out of the rich bottom land 1,000 feet from the Missouri River. MALTA BEND, Mo. But for more than a century, no farmer knew exactly where a different type of gold was buried. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Synopsis Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. Rumors said it was filled with gold, or hundreds of barrels of Kentucky bourbon. Situated in the capital city of . When you get your lawn cut, you can see where youve been before.. Before Hawley's vision of a great American steamboat museumbecomes a reality, he has to decide whether to take the risk of excavating the Malta. Its tagline is 200 tons of treasure., When designing the museum, inspiration was drawn from departments stores to see how the merchandise would have been displayed. Two years later, he would find the Arabia. "People say, Oh, I know where it's at, Backes said smiling. Backes grew up on the farm and has lived in Malta Bend for much of his life. Whatever the team finds inside, Hawley said hed like to combine its artifacts with those at the Arabia museum. You wont find it on the first day and I didnt find it I dont think in the first year.. A white outline marks the spot where a buried treasure may soon surface. (816) 471-1856|steamboatmuseum@gmail.com, INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL STEAMBOAT MUSEUM. After more than a year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley had a strong hit. While most rescued sunken treasure is heavily water damaged and covered in rust and barnacles, the cargo of the Arabia was in relatively pristine condition, about as immaculately preserved as the day she sank 160 years ago. Only until the Malta reveals its cargo will Hawley know whether the boat was headed upriver laden with fabrics, food and household goods or hauling furs for the American Fur Co. in St. Louis. He brought in a large drill and after going 37 feet underground, they hit something and pulled out the only core sample taken. He said there had been speculation for years that the boat was somewhere in the area, but was surprised to learn it was on his land. So he read up on the Missouri Rivers lost steamboats, trying to learn all he could about where and when they sank. . THREE YEARS LATER, THE MALTA IS STILL UNDERGROUND. Operated by the American Fur Company, the Malta sank in the Missouri in 1841, headed for trade with Native Americans, and would have returned laden with expensive pelts. Watch Cornfield Shipwreck Full Movie IN HD Visit :: https://primeflixz.xyz/watch/tt15174958 Tlcharger : - https://primeflixz.xyz/watch/tt15174958 Discovere. This suggests the possibility of a shipwreck on the rarely travelled north side of the island, where St. Paul's Bay now is. Year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley said hed like to combine its artifacts with those at precise. The worlds hidden wonders the CENTERPIECE of the anchors, they left them in the sea, is... 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