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Hidden Treasure Tales From San Diego’s Pirate Isles
In a San Diego report from April 1, the Jennie Thelin, once linked to Jack London’s Sea Wolf, returns with a brutal Yaqui incident on Patos island. Mexican Joe’s ears are cut by Chief Jose after a drunken haul of gin and a violent spree. The crew flees, the pirates vanish, and Yaqui legends of poison springs and peril persist as prospectors seek Tiburon treasures.
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Tiburon Islands
Jennie Thelin
Jack London
San Diego
Tiburon
Gulf of Lower California
Joe
Jose
Patos
Cook
Palmer
Tiburone
Porter
Johnny Johnson
Akippera