New-York tribune., 1868-01-17
THE SENATE.

BURIED TREASURES. AND THE ANGELWoRLD.
The TRIBUNE recently published an account
OF some excavations IN the town Of setico Hartford
County Conn., under the supposed direction OF spirits,
for the purpose OF discovering certain treasures
respondent Of The Hartford Post adds further particulars
The person most interested IN the operation Is Mr..
Putnam. who claims to DO n lneal descendant Of old
Israel Putnam. Mr. Putna1i tells his story ms fol-
lows: lie has been believer IN splIltuaism
moro than 10 years, and, although not himself
sions from the "angel world" Years ago, he went
With conviction he must return 20 Connecticut and
hnd n buried treasure. He consulted medium, who
confirmed his npres but told Linn that before start
ng he must invent corn planter. After having done
ts the medium added he must 90 70 Boston ana see
another ueaua, % Nio ou h t I'M h %st mass throngb
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Putnam Obeyed the directions OF the
sprs az he believes Invented the obtained
patent upon It, sold the patent for $1,000 and came TO
the "angel world"-to purchase a tract of land
containing coal mne which absorbed nearly
all his available funds. On reaching Boston
he sought the indicated medium. Miss Caswel ana oD
from her. through her agency, the necessary
directions relative 10 the place AMI manner IN which 10
pursue his Investigations. The Indicated spot is small
place where there three elbows In the stean little
TO the south of wooded hill The place was found as
Indicated and the work OF searching for the desired
Is nov gorSss going @ on un r wberaMi III 10
carry the necessary work She directed him 10 go TO
MIR. Doolan. member OF the Boston Common Council
who would furnish the required money e wen, 10 St MI
Doolan told his story and received large ro OF ols
haused The "angel-world's" account OF the deposit
o the treasure Is that 10 placed In its present sup
posed position by the OF two Spanish pirate ships
These about two hundred years being closely pur
sued by English vessels were compelled TO abandon
their ships To take with them the most valuable
parts of the pundcr, and 10 start march the
country Arriving at this point, and being threatened
with attack by the Indians, they buried In the cave
iron chests continuing rings icwc precious stones
aud bart of gold, 10 the value says the angelworld,
Of SjOOOO0 shortly after leaving the spot the Spanish
pirates attacked the greater part Of them slain and
The rest dispersed, ana thore the treasure has
remained 10 this day, IL required lneal
descendant Of Gen. Putnam, with all the spirit OF
his great ancestor within him, to uuearth II. The
spirit who finally made the revelation or
tho existence OF this precious deposit and now chiefly
the operations for It's recovery Is that OF an Indian
grl VINO calls herself Washa-wetah.wa The financial
Imrt of the scheme Is managed by Benjamin Franklin
when the treasure Is found Is To be disposed or accord
ing the directions already received from the angel
world rs follows The iron chests are 10 pe taken TO
particular bank IN Boston, and there opened In the pres
OF certain specified persons Miss Caswel the Bo
ton medium Is FL II Ia luake choice W one o the riiss
many or which are said 10 De very valuable, The re
mninder Of the property Is TO be sold to the best aavant
ngc and divided as follows Oneh 10 be gwen TO the
State of Connecticut NTH TO the owner Of fhe land
which u Is found one-tfth 20 the Person VINO
furnished the money to prosecute the SEARCH and two
nftls To Mr Pntnam the principal WORKING man or tne
enterprise Tho reason assigned by tho "angel world
FOR directug Mr. Putnam to obtain INC necessary lnnus
from Mr. poolau Is that Mr. pooan is Roman Catholic