New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-19

articles found land turned over TO the Governor u wy
Massachusetts colony. These consisted OF 100 ooo
gold $50 ounces Of silver diamonds rnbies pearls co'
OF gold silver ornaments and number Of other yaiu'
Nj th,res The treasure was secured through in
formation furnished by the thHu W
nrletor whom Kidd had advised OF tno
fact that he had buried It. One diamond accideny over
looked nv the Government Commissioner Is now III 'o
possession Of Gardiner Greene OF Boston piece %
cloth OF gold is preserved by Mira Gardiner OF Garun
Island and another piece Is held Dy the klhpah i''
Of Flatlands. .,,o On
Drrin0 the Revolution the British feet lay for time III
GARDENERS Bay between the Island and ORIENT POINT
and the officers were in the habit Of coming ashore "h
ever they could They then amused themselves IN Vai
ous ways one OF their favorite games being 1uos
disks they used were Spanish dollars and In BAD weather
they pitched game in the house The MARKS Oh inc
silver quOts may still be seen upon TUG nooi' ~
and the diniDg-rOOm.
The wood on Gardeners Island is OAK Deeen Dirch
maple and hickory The untitled portion Oh INC sanu 10
very heavily timbered with some Of tho nnesV 'iees IN
the country. Years ago the baybery trees pore sor' VI
plum which was covered with wax. Inc laDoiers uSeu
to boil these. and with the resduum hey maze eAceen'
candle There plenty Of wild fruit on inc sanu thc
different berres growing in the greatest abundance
eouire Gardeners house was built In l772 IL Is frame
structure very largo and comfortable and In splendid
preservation. The wood is as strong to-day hs was W
wears AGO. On the estate about 50 men, women ana chill
dren are employed in farming weaving gardening, anu
nearly all the other simple avocatons OF ne There
is a school on the place, mill, blacksmths shop,
a shoemakers shop and a carpenters Everything USED
ON the table with the exception OF tea, cohee, ana
is raised on island The Squire last year raised
$500 bushels Of corn 1850 OF oats 1000 OF wheat ana
and 800 loads of hay He has 800 head OF sheep which
in 1867 and 1868 produced OOO pounds OF nrsrae WOOL
He keeps herd Of $50 neat cattle, stable OF 60 horses
and feeds 100 hogs. Ills dairy is very extensive inc
cheese factory producing average OF l2O pounds OF
cheese day. Last year he purchased, at heaVy price,
IS merno bucks and is now paying much attention 10
| the raising OF Durham and Ayrshire cattle.
GARDENERS Island is tho oldest estate IN the United
States having been in family for 235 years It's
beautiful spot and days visit to worth two trips
across the Atlantic Aside from ITS natural beauties the
curious and pleasant associations that cluster around
make IL one Of the interesting places IN the country
The island contains large cave three or four strange
little islands within bogs within islands that DEFY the
| ingenuity OF man to render ACCESSIBLE ana
| the lumber closets Of the mansion are
| hacked with the most interesting and yalua
BILE relics Of past Among Squire GARDENERS precl
Gus treasures a copy of Eniors Indian Bible pub
Iisbed in l649 and the Gardiner family Bible, dating
away back to 635-both well preserved and both worth
their weight in gold to any bibliophie in the world