The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-09
SILVER.
An Immense Accumulation or the Famous CO.
cos Islands, 100000 of Buried specie
Brought to Lght-Piracy oil IL Spanish Gal



An Immense Accumulation or the Famous CO.
cos Islands {, 100000 of Buried specie
Brought to Ligbt-Piracy oil II Spanish Gal
li0t.
From tile NJ Y. Sun Of yesterday
PANAMA, NOv S.-Your readers will remember the
story concerning G10,O00,0O0 in silver buried on the
Cocos Island, which was started in San Francisco
ten years ago, and has been PROBABLY published in
every country newspaper in the United States. The
tale was that a doctor in San Francisco was one
stricken sailor The doctor watched over him care
fully and made and paid for all his own prescrip-
worse and at last the doctor told him he must die.
The man was deeply affected, and wept bitterly.
Death came over him slowly but surely.
On his dying bed with tears IN his eyes he thanked
the doctor Tor all his Kindness and said that he
could and would repay him for all his trouble. In
few short breaths he told him that in his younger
days he had been pirate. With twenty companions
he had shipped at Callao on a Spanish treasure ship
bound to CadZ. When five days out they rose and
butchered the officers and passengers after which
the course of the ship changed due west. Three
ship ran upon q reef of rocks frlngng an island in
the Pacific and before morning eight OF the bucca-
neers were drowned. At the break of day they
reached the shore in boats, and found the island
fertile and pleasant
kegs Of silver dollars TO the shore and buried the
The treasure amounted to over SloOOO,0OO. AS
water was scarce, and the provisions on the wreck
were totally damaged, the twelve pirates TOOK to
their boats, and steered for the coast OF South
America. Nothing was ever heard from one of the
storm which occurred three days after they had left
the island The provisions in the other boat soon
gave out, and the men gradually became derious
and were drowned One OF their companions died
in the boat, and fourth was killed by his comrades,
who drank his blood. After drifting under burn
ing for two weeks, the survivors were picked up
by passing vessel
One of them died on the following day, and the
other lived to tell his story to hundreds OF incredu
lous listeners and to seek in vain for the to
to tine IN e was now te about TO
Of his story the dying sailor drew from under his
bolster roll of papers giving the latitude and long
tude of the island as near as possible, and handed
them to the doctor; but before the physician could
examine them the old sailor died. The mutny oc-
CURED just during the Peruvian revolution against
Spain and the sailor died in san Francisco some
thirteen years ago. A careful study of the chart
located the island in the vicinity OF Cocos The
doctor embarked in the scheme with all his wealth,
rugged out schooner and sailed from San Francisco
in search of the FL Dorado. lie returned ruined
man, unable TO discover the island. Other eXpedi-
tions were fitted out. but none were successful
In July, 1865 several gentlemen in this city bought
schooner and fitted out an expedition There We're
twenty-siX persons In the party They left in high
spirits, with complete CHARTS and seemed confident
OF success. The most OF the paNy were Old Calior-
nans and were used TO q life of adventure. Among
the party was one George Cummns, man OF large
experience, who had accompanied one OF the pre-
vOus expeditions. They reached the island after
nfty-siX days navigation, thoroughly worn out aud
dsgusted. They spent nineteen days there vainly
looking for the hidden riches, and then gave up the
hunt as entirely Utoplan. Setting sail again for
Panama, they hnally bTo"ght up in La Union,
whence Cummns came up to this city with the news
| OF their blasted hopes
II was Thoughts that the failure OF this expedition
would put end TO AL attempts 10 recover the spe-
| Gle. This was not the case Last winter some OF
the superstitions and wealthy citizens OF Costa Rca
! began to agitate the subject anew. company was
OrganZed composed Of some OF the prominent
Government officials. The matter was brought be-
fore the Costa Rican Congress, and after an nVest
| CATION they authorized the purchase OF several
| shares of the stock on Government account. A
| large majority Of the members OF the new eXped-
tion were soldiers probably sent TO look after the in
terests Of the Government priest was sent along
| to look ont for their spiritual welfare They left
| Costa Rca in June last. Nothing has been heard Of
| them until yesterday, when letter was received
| from one of the party by friend in this city,
tanning intelligence OF the discovery OF the treasure
lhp letter states that all the treasure has not as vet
bccn obtained and therefore no estimate OF its value
can he given. The greater part OF that which Ia
| already been dug out is i'll silver the most OF it
| Spanish dollars