The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-02-19
MistelIanRons SeleGti0rs
THE SALISBURY CAVES.
Remarkable Discoveries.
The Hiding Place of Kidd's Treasures
Probably Found!
From the Iitchfield Comm sentinell

LAKEYILLE, Jan. %, 1859.
EDITOR SLNTINEL:-Your paper and
the other papers in the county have
published from time to time short ac-
counts of the remarkable caves on the
land of Mr.. Frederick Miles in this town.
The discovery of the first one created
some little excitement heresbouts and
| am told attracted number of visitors
from abroad during the fall The sec
ond one, found the last of December, a
short distance west of the first, has in
duced the belief that the whole
range Of hills is honey-combed, SO to
speak, and a thorough exploration has
been determined on by a number of per-
sons as soon as the weather is suitable.
Through the merest accident, am en-
abled to give you fuller account of the
wonders Of these hills than has yet ap-
peared and of series of most singular
discoveries which throw light on the
history of the celebrated Captain Kidd,
who, your readers will remember, was
hanged for piracy about the beginning
Of the last century in London. have
unquestionable eyidece in my possession
to prove that the treasures of the pirate,
or at least part of them, were once cor
cealed in this vicinity. For reasons
which you will readily conjecture this
has been kept secret for few days.
As those reasons no longer exist / send
you this narrative TO use as you think
best.
| have been spending several weeks
in this town with a relative, whom l
will call Mr. Mason for the present, re-
cruiting my health after severe profess
sional labors. On the I'd inst, the day
after the great storm, I went out in
company with Mr. NJ, to look for foxes.
We had one dog with us. On our way
home about the middle of the afternoon,
we skirted the edge of the hills some
distance beyond the openings on the
Miles place. Of sudden we missed
the dog, although he had been running
in plain sight before US but a moment
before. Presently we heard his bark
seemingly beneath our feet. 1t occur
red to US at once that he had found his
way into another cave and we immedia-
tely began search for the entrance,
which we found at no great distance in
advance, a short way up the side of the
hill. The snow had drifed in. nearly
filling the crevice in the rock, for such
it seemed, leaving barely space enough
for the dog, who came out on our cal
ling him. We cleaned out the snow as
we'll as we could until at last we were
enabled to squeeze in ourselves. The
entrance, which was small at its mouth |
and almost completely choked with |
bushes, (Which must conceal it effectual- |
ly in the summer, soon grew wider so
that we could walk erect without diff |
Guilty. But little light penetrated its
gloom and we were obliged to feel our I
way along the sides in almost utter
darkness, Mr.. Mason on one side and l
IN the other. As the floor was pretty |
smooth we thus advanced perhaps three
,r four rods, all the while gradually
descending. At this point we found
by the sound of our voices that we were
iome way apart. We also became con-
icious through the same means that the
'oof was very high above our heads.
Ne deemed it unsafe to proceed any
urther without lights and began our re-
urn. Just then the dog, who had run
N in advance, gave signs Of uneasiness
nd set up hawling that reYerberated
trough the cave. We endeavored to
Iuiet him, but III vain. Mr.. Mason sug- {
.ested that he had found something. II
We again groped our way back until Z
re came near him, but as we were some {
ray apart and the dag was seemingly /
bout equidistant between us, neither of :
S dared to leave the wall for fear of {
alling into some fssure or of losing our |
7ay. The dog gave manifest signs of Z
y and ran back and forth between us !
$ if frantic, now and then stopping to t
nuff at the object he had found. I lit !
match butts little flames was INSULT !
lent to penetrate the darkness. Re t
some dried leaves near the +
called to Mason 70 stay where t
e was and went back, collected all / /;
ould carry, with few sticks and some il
ushes which / broke down, and return +
d. A few minutes suficed to light the
lie. As the flame sprsng up one of C
he most magnificent spectacles which e