The constellation
N550 Unearthing hidden treasure
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- Continual failure to find or unearth hidden treasure. Texas: Dobie Coronado's Children passim · N550.1 entry
- Who may unearth a treasure · N551 entry
- Treasure opens itself · N552 entry
- Tabus in effect while treasure is being unearthed · N553 entry
- Ceremonies and prayers used at unearthing of treasure · N554 entry
- Time favorable for unearthing treasure · N555 entry
- Treasure-finders always frightened away · N556 entry
- Treasure disappears after being uncovered · N557 entry
- Raised treasure turns into charcoal (shavings). If one takes it along it will turn back into gold · N558 entry
- Electric shock scares away treasure diggers · N561 entry
- Treasure removes itself from time to time · N562 entry
- Treasure seekers find hole from which treasure has recently been removed. (Often they have delayed searching for one reason or another, arrive too late.) · N563 entry
- Magic illusion prevents men from raising treasure · N564 entry