Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-18
THE COCOS ISLAND SILVER.
A Highly Sensational story-Ten MIL
liens OF Silver Buried by Spanish Pi.
rates Found-The story OF q Dying
Sailor.


A Highly Sensational story-Ten MIL
liens OF Silver Buried by Spanish PIE
rates Found-The Story OF Dying
Sailor.
Correspondence of N. Y. Sun.
s PANAMA, Nov. S-Your readers will re-
member the story concerning $4,000. 900
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 doctor in San Francisco
was one night called to the bedside of q
sick and poverty-stricken sailor. The doc
tor watched over him carefully. and made
and paid for all his own prescriptions In
spite of all his precautions, the sailor grew
worse, and at last the doctor told him he
must die. The man was deeply affected,
aud wept bitterly. Death came over him
slowly but surely.
On his dying bed, with tears in his eyes,
he thanked the doctor for all his kindness,
and said that he could and would pay 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 Cadiz. When five
days out they rose and butchered the off,
GERS and passengers, after which the course
of the ship was changed due west. Three
weeks afterward, during drunken carous-
al, the ship ran upon reef of rocks firing
ing an island in the Pacific, and beiore
morning eight of the buccaneers were drown
ed. At the break of day they reached the
shore IN boats, and found the island fertile
and pleasant
After three days hard work, they brought
ho boz ~ otlx 6oll ~ ba oh ov6
buried them. The treasure amounted TO
over 100000 As water was scarce, ard
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 une
Of the boats, end 1t was probably swamped
in q great storm which occurred three days
after they mad left the island. The pro-
visions IN the other boat soon gave out,
and the men gradually became delirious for
want of sustenance. Two jumped over
board 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 burning sun
for two weeks, the survivors were picked
up by passing vessel
One of them died on tho following day,
and the other lived to tell his story to hun
dreds of incredulous listeners, and TO seek
in vain for the means to return to the is
land. He was now about to end life of
disappointment in death. At the conclu-.
sion of his story the dying sailor drew from
under his bolster roll of papers giving.
the latitude and longitude of the island as
near as possible, and handed them to the
doctor; hut before the physician could ex-
anime them the old sailor died, The mu-
tiny occurred 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 a. :,
his wealth, rigged out schooner, and sail
ed from San Francisco in search of the Ell
Dorado. He returneda q ruined man, una
BILE to discover the island. Other expedi-
tious were fitted out. but none were sue
cessful.
In July, 1863, several gentlemen in this
city bought a schooner and fitted out an
expedition. There were twenty-six per-
sons IN the party. They left in high spir-
its. with complete charts, and seemed con-
fident of success. The most of the party
We're old Californians, and were used to a
life of adventure. Among the party was
one George Cummins, q man of large ex-
perience, who had accompanied one of the
previous expeditions. They reached the
island after fifty six days. navigation, thor
oughly worn out and disgusted. They
spent nineteen days there vainly looking
for the hidden riches, and then gave mp the
hunt ss entirely Utopian. Setting sail again
for Panama. they finally brought up in La
Union. whence Cummins came to this city
with the news OF their blasted hopes.
1t was thought that the failure of this ex-
pedition would put an end to all attempts
to recover the specie. This was not the
case. Last winter some of the supersti-
tious and wealthy citizens of Costa Rica
began to agitate the subject anew. A COM
pany was organized, composed Of some of
the prominent Government officials. The
matter was brought before the Costa Rica
Congr IS. and after an investigation they
authorized the purchase of several 81 ares
of the stock on Government account A
large majority OF the members of the new
expedition were soldiers. probably sent to
look after the interests of the Government.
A priest was sent along to look out fol-
their spiritual welfare. They left Costs
Rica in June last. Nothing has been heard
of them until yesterday. when letter was
received from one of the party by friend
discovery of the treasure. The letter states
that all the treasure has not as yet beer
obtained, and therefore no estimate of its
value can be given. The greater part oi
that which has already been dug out is ir
silver, the most of it Spanish dollars.
A BABY NOT SPOKEN FOR "A young mar
from New Jersey named milford, while rid
ing in the Southside train from Patchof ne
l.. l.. gave up part Of his seat to a 20 ini
woman in deep mourning and carrying {
babe in her arms. She soon became very
confidential, and a conversation sprang uI
between them during which the delighted
milford was informed that she had buried
her husband only the week before, that sh'
was on her way to Philadelphia, and tina
her uncle would join her In Springfield.
She seemed anxious not to miss the lat
ter station, and leaned over Mulford sever
al times to look ont of the window. Whel
Springfield was reached at last, she pointe'
out an old gentleman who she said was tn
; expected uncle, and asked the young MAJ
to hold her babe while she helped him Of
the train. Mulford took the young one ant
she departed on her pious nilsson Tn
train started but she did not return. Mul
ford felt for his watch and wallet, and miss
ed them. He then uncovered the infau
and found huge india rubber doll.
The HABITS of literary men when engae
3 ed in literary work are often extremely Gu
rious. Thus Balzac, when at work, wrot
q from O'Clock in the morning until in th
: evening, taking bat six hours sleep, an
: living on fruit and vegetables. The matt
raj result was that, when his book was con
, pleted, he returned to the world skeleton
j Schiller work d invariably at night, and SEQ
: as constantly before breakfast. Goeth