Anna asked Tinnean:

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Tinnean Thank you so much!

I think it was Quinn who thought searching for the gold might be useless, since so much time had passed, landmarks could have changed, and someone could have found and taken the gold already. Having said that, there's a possibility Mark might have done a little searching (or possibly sent Winchester to do it) and has the spot marked out. I can see him taking the family there once the twins are older for a little treasure hunting.

"So what did you find, Winchester?"

"The property belongs to a young family who aren't doing well financially. I was able to access the general site by telling them I was a paleoarcheologist looking into the possibility of something like the La Brea Tar Pits on their land. They were excited by the idea and talked about making it a tourist attraction."

"They must have been disappointed when you told them you couldn't find any fossils. Would they consider selling?"

"I don't know, sir. The land has been in their family for almost two hundred years."

"Good work." The twins were ten now. They'd probably get a kick out of doing a little treasure hunting. And Joe could use some time off from his dissertation.

Can you picture them giving a How I Spent My Summer Vacation report for school? And yes, it would most likely be a Sidebar. :-)

Thank you again for taking the time to write!