The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-03-20
Fusee. Years sOisA the Iasdia,ss.

| The Belleville (Ill) Adcocafe tells the follow
! ing story, which may be taken with pinch Of
salt:
"Mr. James Gull, an old resident Of this city,
who left here some fifteen years ago for Califor-
| MIA by the overland route, returned last Satur-
| day. The company with whom he went was at
tackled by Indians and several Of them killed,
among Others, as was supposed, Mr. Gull; his
body was subsequently found pierced with over
] twenty arrows and fully identified by other
members Of the party. More positive evidence OF
| death, perhaps, never existed than IN this case.
/ We are glad to say, however, that he has been
| fully able to prove his identity. He now finds
| that time has wrought many sad changes during
| his absence. The young wife, formerly Mary
Andrew, after mourning the death OF her hus-
band three years, married Mr.. Simeon Dunfor,
| Of East Second street, who now finds himself the
| husband of another mans wife, thus furnishing
| another Enoch Arden case 10 the many already
| recorded. Mrs Gull-Dunfor is the mother OF
| eight children only one of whom belongs to Mr..
| Gull who finds his domestic affairs in very un-
fortunate condition. Happily, all the parties in
terested are disposed to make the best OF it. and
tits understood that matters will be as sasfacor-
| lily arranged as can possibly be done under the
| circumstances sss
+ s'Of course, Mr.. Gull, who was the son of one
Of our Oldest wealthiest and mostlespecable cit
| izeus, received many callers, and has strange en-
counters to relate, some of which would be almost
impossible to believe were il not that he has re-
markable vouchers Tor all his statements. 1t
seems that when the attack was made by the In
dams, he fought with the ferocity OF q lion, but
was finally overcome and made captive. He was
then carried away, suffering for weeks all that
| Indian prisoners can be made to suffer The des-
tnation OF the party was beyond the mountains
in the southwestern part of Colorado, beyond the
reach of civilization. To his utter astonishment
he there found the ruins Of large city, evident
| ly OF Indian origin, and supposed 10 lave been
built by the Aztecs before the discovery Of Amer
lea, as they more nearly rescmbled the ruins
found in Mexico than any other.
'Here, too he saw many relics OF modern civ
ilizatioD, such as he knew could never have been
obtained from travellers over the Plains. He
afterward learned that these came from huge
caves two or three hundred miles away, in the
sides of the mountains. Mr.. Gull frcquented
these caves some five years ago, which be de-
scrbes as being very remarkable, and still filled
with old rusty guns, pistols, skeletons, which
be has, and which can be seen at Baker Y Bay
ley's drug store. He now wears large antique
looking ring which he found there, on which is
rudely carved the name of Captain Kidd.
ssBut perhaps, the most interesting Of all his
relics are the manuscripts, which he preserved,
and which throw food of light upon the ca
reer of the mysterious Captain Kidd. These con-
sist of over twenty pages of fine but distinct writ
ing, carefully pressed between oiled silk. Upon
discovering this, Mr.. Gul! contrived to fasten it
to bis person In such manner that it has never
been noticed by the Indians and so that it has
been little subject to wear. OF the contents Of
these manuscripts we have no room to speak,
They will no doubt be printed in full. Mr.. Gull
called upon us last Wednesday
He says there are untold riches yetin the caves
referred to- and we learn that several of our citi
zens are anxious to form company and go for
them We have only to add that Mr.. Gull years
ago adopted the habits of the Indians, has hunt
ed and fought with them, but not until the late
attack by Custar upon Black Kettle has he met
white man. Although in the habit of an Indian
warrior, he was recognized as white man, mar
rowly escaped being shot by calling out in
English to soldier who had bis piece raised al
most ready to fire."