Here's an interesting story from Tony Chliek, a past visitor to the Island from New York;

In 1981 I was on vacation in Bermuda with my wife. One day I was snorkeling in the waters next to Fort St. Catherine and spotted a small piece of ceramic sticking out of the sand. I dove down, dug the sand away and discovered this bottle. I had no idea what the bottle was, but the thrill of 'finding treasure' made my vacation.

Thirty years of searching off and on for some information on my find and I stumbled upon Steve's web site. I contacted him and finally today, I know something about my buried treasure. In his words, "That's a really nice bottle and must have been very exciting to find. It is from around the 1870s and was used mainly for beer or ginger beer, it is stoneware which would help keep the contents cooler a lot longer than glass bottles. These were very popular during the Victorian period. There was a large British Military presence in Bermuda during the 1800s, so it is very possible that it was tossed into the water by someone manning the Fort."

Finally, 30 years later a mystery has been solved.