The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-02-23

nesday of last week, when an adventur-
Gus party Of three entered the sewer of
Houston street, at the ferry on East
river, intending to remain for one week
during which time they proposed, visit
ing every portion of the city where there
seemed to be any chance of finding trea-
sure trove. The party consisted Of Miss
Mary Walker, young lady of eighteen,
her brother James, aged sixteen, and
Michael Grady, an old man of about
fifty. The project originated with Misg
Walker, and the chow oft is this wise!
Some two years ago James Walker, Jr.,
was merchant, doing good business at
993 Bowery. He was getting rich fasts
but in an evil hour he was prevailed upon
by friends (l) to use some of his money,
which had been "salted down." in epecu.
lating in gold. The resuitwas easy to be
foretold. He lost. TO recover he took
money from his business. Again he lost
His business became embarrassed; Ia
despair he committed suicide, and Miss
Walker and her brother found themselves
six months ago the inhabitants of the up
per floor ofs double tenement, 200 Sixth
street. Miss Walker, some months ago.
~ az old paper around parcel 6hich
she was taking home from q tstslop-shopn.,
saw an account of Schwartz's undertak,
ing and resolved to initiate it. Maps
were obtained Of the city and studied
carefully Each days work for herself,
her brother and Grady, who was formerly
in her fathers employ, was carefully
marked out. Every preparation which
limited knowledge could prepare for was
made, aud the adventurers started.
wish that l might have room TO tell the
story Of the week they passed, but my
manuscript warns ma that l must con-
dense. Each day they rcndezyoused
several times In the chambers at tho
street corners. On Sunday they had
filed all the bags they had taken with
them, some fifteen in number, and Miss
Walker returned. James Walker and
Grady continued the search, emptying
SIX OF their bags at the corner of Twenty
SECOND street and Fifth avenue. On
Wednesday morning at an early hour, and
before people were stirring, Miss Walker
was at the place with wagon. On re-
moving the iron plate, which at each cor
ner leads' into small chamber connect
ing with the sewer, she found her BROTH
er, but not Grady. He had started off
on another trip, although the six bags
had been filed in Madison avenue Tho
loose treasure was placed in extra bags
and the whole driven to Broadway jew:
eler's The rest vas taken away from
the places on Thursday morning. A
watch was set for Grady, but up to this
time Of writing nothing has been heard
from him, and It is feared that he has per.
ished..' The result of the week search Il
roughly estimated at 81 500, 900. I saw
the treasures yesterday piled in three
heaps on the floor, and the jeweler in.
formed me that it must have cost So, ,00O,-
600, but in consequence of the old-fash-
ioned style of setting, its bruised, batter
ed and corroded condition, its value was
reduced one-halE A little over bushel
IhoW queer 1t sounds to talk Of jewellery
by The busheD has been sorted, and
among it has been found one diamond
ring valued at S16,0 900, two more valued
at S., 1000, and half dozen valued at
ga, 900 and upwards. The most curiouz
is plain gold ring, inscribed on the in.
side in Dutch, "Peter Stuyvesant to
wife," It is an heirloom of the Stuy-
vesants, and was stolen, with other jew
elry, last March, by burglars. How ii
came in the sewer is problem for phil
osophers to speculate about. Miss Walk
er and her brother, who find themselves
thus lifted suddenly from penury to
great wealth, intend to proceed to Eng
land where they have relatives. This
adventure is talked of everywhere, and al
ready there are others preparing TO follow
their footsteps--[N. Y. Correspondence