The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1854-11-04
search for Buried Treasure.

Within the past few days we have become
cognizant of some facts, reports anu lmproDa-
/ bii,ies relative.to a company which was res,i-
lary organize6,in this city. some three monins
ago. for the purpose Of making an attempt 10 ie
cover portions or. all o. al immense amoGu' %
treasure, supposed to have been hidden by ~
rates or mutineers on a certain island III the "a
ciiic Ocean.
1i-seems that sometime aboEt the year 1910,
the,siseroy Of Peru shipped for Spain aquantlty
OF the precious metals. together with great
collection OF gold and silver ornaments and I'M
ages, diamonds, &c. the whole, 1t is said,
amounting in value to between fifteen and
tsvanty rla.'iions of dollars. On Tie voyage,
when bat asew days out from Callao, the yes
sci ecntaiains ISIS enormous wealth Avfss zap
| tured either by l.lrates or her own crew, and
run to an island where her entise cargo was
landed, and the ship destroyed.
A distribution of the spoils was then COM
aaenced which, however. was not consumated
on account of disagreement which arose be-
tween the ringleaders, and terminated Ill tu-
rieus battle and the death of nearly half the
men the survivors afterwards crossed to the
main land. where all of them made prs-
oners by the Peruvian authorities, and kept in
confinement for many years. Two at length
succeeded in making their escape to England,
where they made full statement of the circum-
stances of the capture and disposition OF the
treasure. Their story. however, was not cred
tied, until year two subsequent, when pri-S
vate party in Liverpool dispatched brig to test
its truth Shortly afterwards a large ship, offl-
cered by old and experienced sea captains. was
sent on the same mission. Both vessels, howey-
err. were wrecked, and from that time to this no
efforts, save that of an unsuccessful expedition
fitted out at Lima, have been made In the mat
ter.
Early last summer an old and weather-beaten
seaman came to this city, who made it his BUSH
nesssto call on number of our principal resi-
dents-ship masters, merchants, and others, to
whom he made himself known, one and prob
ably the last OF pirate crew, whom he said had
taken the Peruvian treasure ship.
He told long, and it would seem by the i'm
pressiqasit made on his hearers, very plausible
story---to the effect that the vessel abont being
captured was to thesCocas Islands, located
about seven hundred miles w S. w OF Panama,
and the work of disehargng her began imme-
diately. Four boat loads of gold and silver were
landed safely, hut tue fifth was lost by the over
turning of the boat in three fathouls of water
He said the treasure, with the exception Of this
latter boat load, all buried on this island at
spot which he asserted his ability get to point
out Qn the strength af these representations,
a private meeting waa held aud company was
duly Scanned, with a capital of SIS ,000; stock
was ISSUED, and on the 23d of August the schoon-
or Jhlius Pringle was dispatched to the island
named. with every appliance to make a thor
ough search for the long lost riches. The re-
turn Of this schooner is now anxiously looked
for, and in the .Isseautimo the stock of the com
pany has advanced upwards Of three hundred
per cent.-Ereaing News.