The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-03
A Romantic Story.

The .North Californian, noticing the formation
in San Francisco Of the South Pacific Prospec.
ting Company (which is reported to be the
sixteenth attempt made for the same purpose
says
THE stated object OF the company is 10 recover
buried treasure in 'Cocos Island Is 10 al
tempt to recover, provided the treasure Is there
In ~ or s. company with the same object in
view, was gotten up at the same place. Stock
Ia the golden venture was liberally bought aud
literally sold, as probably many 10 Marysville will
recolIect, and the schooner Julius Pringle, well
manned aud provisioned, sailed away and with
fair wiud made straight wake for the Pirates
Isle. Some time afterward she returned with
Q load Of lumber. II appeared that an exceeding
strong eurrent was found running round the Is
land, 80 strong that landing could not he Ell.
ecied In fact, there is but one place there where
q boat can land, aud the adveniurers failed 70
discover is whereabouts aud 90, after consuming
nearly all their provisions, they headed back for
San Francisco, stopping at place on the coas,
for q cargo. Another attempt was made Eve or
six years after, with what result we have forgot
ten. The history connected with the treasure, 10
as follows
A great many years ago, the Pacific Ocean was
Infested with buccaneers, the majority Of them
coming from Spain. One Of them, named Lol.
louais, rendered himself most notorious BY bis
piracies at sea, and bis murders and robberies
on land. Afier him came Henry Morgan, q
Scoichman, who by bis bloodihirsincssa and dar.
ing Teckessuess, threw into the shade all acts Of
his predecessors, the Spaniards. lie landed and
pillagtd al the towns on the South American
coast always ioriuring the inhabitants In the
most iuhgmau manner, in order 10 compel them
10 confess where they had hidden .lheir money
and jcxels Twice be landed at Rnama, and
BY horrid cruelty fofced from the people great
portion oftheir wealth. Il was after one Of thess
''raids that Morgan with his deel oftwenty-ihres
vsssels wenl 10 the Island of Taboga, short dis
tance from Panama, 10 have q grand carousal.
Herr sonle Of the crew muiinied, aud seixing one
Of the best ships, went on an independent cruise,
daring which they fel in With Spanish gAlleon,
bound from MeEicAn port 10 Span, laden with
gold cola aud jcwels beloasing 10 the church Of
The value of $50 COZ. 900. Aner transferring the
booty 70 their own ship, they scut,led and sunk
the other. irsi putting 10 death all on board with
the exception Of too boys. Next day . man-of-
war hove IN sight. gave ehase aud the pirates
sleered for Cocos Island distant from Panama
about 1, 900 miles In westerly drection), where
they hastily lowered the boats to carry the trea-
SURE on shore. Two boa; loads were safely Ian
ded and quickly buried, while the third boat
vas swamped, and its load (which was bot q
small portion Of the whole, went TO the bottom
shers Il remained. The eoneealment must date
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Hos 70 cw MEEnscHArns.-The following are
directions for the proper NEE Of meerschaum
p Pee Most people spoil their pipes By misuse
whsn bew or hrsi smoked. The extent 70 which
this % dons has ed us 10 prepare . few brief
and simple drectiona how 20 use meerschaums
and hos 70 color them. A pipe when 6rst smo-
ked shoald have the tobacco pat In loosely and
b oaly half illsd IN this way the top will be-
come white aud not have the reddish tint Il some
times aasumes, and aleo TIE wax viii reriain lon
ger on The bowl, thus ssttling gradually down 10
where The button begins 10 form the beard, as
smokers term u. Never cover the pipe with lea
theF, because the var melting goes Into u instead
of rsmaining on the meerschaum, and thus pro.
duess blotehss. Always smoke siowly, and DO
not think the hotter The pipe gets the better Il
will color, for meersghaum clay without hring
boiled never eolors. and u made too hot the wax
melss oa aud leaves The clay hard and nnporous
hake this q rule ksep The pipe cool wherever
yoa wiah 10 color Il this is saiicient 10 guide
yoa In The proper nee of the pipe. ."--Cbs. rs,ae-
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