Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-03
Vol. 1--NO. 45--WhOIs No, 2Ol.

lance from the Shore in which from our calcu-
lations we suppose the vessel extends, we
found piece of metal like the breach of
piece of ordnance, as near as could be deter.
mined by feeling with the hand On this
piece of twilled cotton cloth was rubbed by
diver, which was SO much stained it did not rub |
out by hard rubbing, boiling and dipping in
strong fresh lie of wood ashes. The stain was
pronounced by those who washed the piece of
cloth, to be like the stain from rusty brass
kettle. A piece of the cloth was also torn of,
before washing, and subjected to a chemical
test, being dipped in suphuric acid, and it im.
mediately turned greenish blue. From the
description of the diver the washing aud che
mlcal test, we have no doubt it was brass
cannon. Our object when we went, being on
ly survey, we had not apparatus to raise large
weights, neither for removing mud. If she
was the vessel we believed she was, we sup
posed she would be mounted on her upper deck
with old howltzer. The diver therefore wsrk-
ed in the mud as near as we can calculate in the
! position of one side of the deck Of the vessel,
near the bow, about where she begins to curve,
and came to piece of metal, which he said he
/ thought was a gun. He said he could make
fast TO the object, and although, as we before
| stated, we were not prepared Tor raising large
weights, we determined to satisfy ourselves OF
the correctness of his opinion, if possible, before
leaving We accordingly took one OF our an
chor clmns and the diver made fast the object
and we succeeded in raising it. 1t is an old
fashioned howtzer. 1t has handle like Jug
handle on the breach, sight at the mnzzle, and
in. We dare say there is not more ancient
looking piece OF armament in the country.
BY picking, we found the timber extended SO
far, that the vessel was OF large dimensions, and
as we struck metal in various places, and as no
thing else but vessel could account for the re-
suit OF the experiments with the augers as the
chips were English oak, and charred--and as
the gun corresponded with what we expected
her armament should be-taking into consider
alton the various accounts and traditions OF the
disposal Of and location of kIdd's vessel and
vey, could come to no other conclusion, than
that is the vessel with the immense treasure OBJ
tanned by the renowned freebooter OF former
5 days, who carried on his depredatons and afro
, cities to such an alarming and successful de
2 gree. We therefore stopped our survey, anC
under the direction Of persons Of great skill anC
t experience in submarine operations, we art
now having built, and nearly completed, appa
a ratuS and machinery for working under water
= removing mud and raising large weights suct
| as has never been surpassed, and with the re
u cent improvements in such kind of apparatus
o perhaps never cqualled. Our apparatus alrcad.
= consists OF number of diving dresses and hel
i NETS, which we have proved to work most al
mlrabiy, with over four hundred feet of tubn
C Of the best description Our pumps are OF eS
X ccllcnt " workmanship and of great power-w
II have aso diving bell of great size and strengt
i, with most approved and powerful means OF raj
n sing and lowering the same, also other sppara
: tus necessary to the prosecution of the object
IA which we cannot mention in detail. We ar
/ now adding to our present apparatus, and sha
,, continue to do any thing that will aid in the er
), terprise. If we think it eXpedent, we sha
a sink shafts or build Golfer dam. We woul,
Is however, remark, that although we expect niue
IS labor, skill and expense will necessarily hav
r to be devoted TO the object, nothing OF difficulty
d under proper management, need be antlcIpa
,r ted in the operation. The water at the grea
= test depth Is not more than thirty feet at hig
1t water, and no very great degree Of mud. Th
= stern Of the vessel is also near the shore wit
Is good bank, where works can be directed-evt
r ry facility employed for removing mud, ethe
e by working With the use OF the bell, dresses
a digging, dragging on shore, the use of mud ml
rs be Judged best to restore TO them. The ocatlO
e ofthe vessel is at the mouth ofthe "race" at In
rs foot OF Dunderbergh mountain, and bat shol
n distance above the hotel at Caldwelps Landin.
-e well known on the Hudson river as kept b
ID Uncle Sam" Weare informed the place ha
m been, formerly, sometimes called "Gberata
m Point" Ii also n few miles above Yer Pianck
ID Point about which according to tradition, IN
English mcn-of-war in pursuit were passing
\. to get up through the "race," which cannot b
-, done with uniavorabe winds. The force ,
r. those traditions is very much Increased by
n view Of the location