The New York herald., 1868-02-26

mouth there was every pr,babity OF his having 20
make "a river his home for any number OF weeks AZ
OF wncn from professional point OF view, wouia 10
simply lost time. Furthermore there WAS want Of pro-
vfions and starvation staring n the face both him ana
ms pand ana unless some hing could o. done 10 shl-
cate himself the accuuaIons In god and diamonds OF
the past we're not likely to Of any benefit either
TO him or 10 MS gallant band. Thus reasoned Captain
bo2ss, noplns thaI In anew country MYERS mient %
managed upon the new principle ~ mouth At either
eni instead oi upon ths old European and Asic prin
ciple OF single mouth through which TO crawl into
tie sea. like those rivers which tue capita had
been heretofore accustomed, aud thus reasoning,
on the third day the raSish craft weighed and
went up the river in VAIN seeking for
tho other mouth when argued the capala, any
river IN ne" country ought 10 have. With the
souudness OF tnls reasoning nave dispute it Is not
my province. Suitco h to say that tue ghos. of the
Doctor makes affidavit this stats of the facts ana II
us less to decaim against the yeraeIty OF guost
Besides, aud IN further corrobpral on tho detuncl
Dr. f. AYERS thai he had the mar, alive from tue ips
OF captain Boegs himself, VINO as eye witness and
sort o magma pafs Of The affair 10 certainly competent
TO testify.
But. iotake up ,he thread Of the Doctors narrative
aud ue t. Having hea1od up the Connecticut tho
craft proceeded 10 wind with the ,ivers some
sixty miles up. until point considerably above tue
site OF the present city Of Hartford had been made,
while noots OF owl and screams OF and Wild
cat and whoops Of painted Indians banned the piraca
mariners thereof especially by night Dance nres,
surrounded by dusky forms, were either bank,
which, a. they proceeded took tue form OF signal
fires lighted by alarmed tribes startled by the nnova
ton oil craft otner than canoe, gliding
without oars and prope led by ~he, outspread wings
against the current Having proceeded far up as the
mouth OF the Scantic small tributary OF Conn ct
cut the band OF Spaniards turned into this river aud e
feet d landing near Scuco. Here hcy encamred for
few days. having decided TO help themselves 10 any
maize or other provisions whicn mghs be avaiabe
for reasoned Captain Boggs-reasoniug very justly IN
thus case-these dusky Indians cannot eed themselves
and pappooses on nothing and what they can eat Span.
iards can also eat, il they can manae to get It, the
craft moored, the landing effected and the camping
ground surveyed With view 10 tho utmost availability
ior purposes Of Defence the iron boxes, Two in number
whicn held the valuable collection of coin and diamonds
LEVIED by captain Boggs were conveyed ashore and
SAFELY doposted in camp. the dusky red men had
Already taken tho alarm, and by sort OF primitive tee-
graph the news OF the landing OF tho strangers was
speedily Transmitted throughout tho whole country
round about scco, which was soon to be the theatre
OF desperate battle The sagamores or the forest
were not long IN collecting sufficient force to enable
them TO make an attack, VII ch despite Of The vaor
and superior armamelt OF Captain Boggs proved FAR
more forndaoe than the captain had Al nrs suspected
ard, To make the matter worse, tue captains foragpg
parties had been cut oil they sent out
leaving tho bsse.ed sadly in want OF provisions
tney had been on board snp aud TO compiicate MAJ
,ers st more with trus military strategy H. dusky
enemies had conceived tho very embarrassing idea OF
cutpg OF the captains retreat BY syiy smearing the
craft With Indian combubles aud drng II, ghich feat
OF strategy LETT the captain no alternative except to
settle III the country.
10; days the little garrison held out, until at length,
by starvation and lighting nobody was let except The
captain and single associate, who, having buried their
treasure in . cave on the banks OF tho Scan-
tic. took to their heels and ondsayored to con-
cesl themselves in the Businesses OF the forest,
BY rocS5de, which conI nIenieny happened
5000 after the mouth of the cave was ciosed and by
the removal or digging Though OF this rock slide, was
suegested hy tho ghos, OF Dr r., that The treasure
might be exhumed intact, with. perhaps some le rust
nc, 70 ,ne or,, vero,n of m, ar,,r n. revsa,ed
IN the course Of friendly and rasher confidential con-
,o pna,s and hv Mis, Cas,yal fba iemalo
coda OF the dead captain and the equally dead Doc
tor 10 ne circle OF her admirers in
and about ston strict orders we're moreover issued
nv tne doctor Ina, The wox OF excavation should be- I'M
medlaely begun, and that his instructions should be
win ne eho,, was 90 t,od as 10 nlsdyo his personal
honor that the treasure should bs torthcomng pro.
ITnon ,,,s an,ron,aa oS ,ho Motor haclea
py the affidavit of CAPTAIN Bogcs tho WORK OF excaya
lion cav hsgan ono nf ina fs,lhru 5ollowers of Mss
Csswsi named putnam in honor OF the hero OF the
RevoIu,ion being dosignacd as the su super,ntendont
real WA tha sensation cr.atad among tne primitive
of sc,t,co bv tho advent Of This modern
General pu,,aro M the bsad ~ his ntle hand armed
win nicks and shades ana drills aud sedaes and tuscs
c npwds A~ Crea,sr s,,1 vas The ssnsslion whom
oo,ea 81, that Sccn had once b,en tne theatre nj a
,nr icr ed p srrox heads and in the exact
yc,pity of the former capp OF CAPTAIN BoQps Greater
vet va. the sensat,ou when IL was stated that gold
Jewels 10 the amount OF x5 0OO 600 were buried In
cave lust by the river AUD the ewes Of the yeo-
manry around prorudcd ike saucers whom thoy were
told that tho verac,ty Of the great Benamu Franklin
whose faculty Tor almanac making soms OF these
l good people had had occasion 70 remern-
Ser vss saled upon the truth of the story The do.
Snct Doctor had been famous for tho unerrnsnsss Of
predictions In regard tho weather.
Of ecpses tho ike; and II m really ghost
Of Dr. Franklin said So there could reason
able doubt OF The correctness assertion These
considerations we're, of course suceDt TO work up the
iankee creouiyior the most iDcrouuious people arc
generally tho most creduous-to tho very sublipy of
faith 10 tho desny OF Mr. Putnam aud hs associatos
Besides $1,000 900 in gold and diamonds was tempia-
ton TO Deeve, and No Yankee was ever known to re-
sist the temptation Of yellow bait Undcr these aus
pces early in December II arranged tna the work
should beginthe pscded ghosts OF Dr. Franklin and
Captain Boggs guaranteeing 70 ,ssue schedule Of
daily instructions wniie tue work was going on.
Mr. Putnam has since employed i've mon regularly AZ
the rate OF So for nve hours work per day. Com
mencing about ten feet above the water line Of scantc
river, level canal sight feet wide, was cut for twenty
eet into tue bank. AZ ms point iock. Q. rather a
euse ~ icoAs nus unSosotou In'o "h.n Ino
,lsht and wor.inr under tho bang from eignt 20 len
faet Hoo IN nccoriapc with the instruciions OF the
aie Cao,an Rores conveyed through Dr Irankl,n 10
ss aswe aoa tnrough Miss CasyeII by lctter 20 Nr
Putnam miners made abrupt the lett aud
bgan ~ work directly tor the mouth OF the cave, where
tue ."o ooAes oi aoo ARC e"orn W tno Auu
consolenco.ssIcAeno captain 70 oe oca..u m1 Tu.ns
Is IN receipt oi aay oroers ron Mss .as"e, W which
not ony Is te neAt oay my VI woIk mnut.y uesis-
naJsu Out uescfption sssn oi tne "orh tuus isf