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gFrOm the Detroit fMich.) Post Oct. FL
Although the great lakes were never nayigated by
Captain Kidd, or any other noted buccaneer yes
their shores not without their legends OF buried
treasure and this particularly true OF the section
about Detroit. 1t Is generally known among tho
older residents OF this city that rumors Of TINS
nature were prevalent some wears since and that
repeated search has been made below the city for
gold believed to buried there. Rumor has 1t that az
the time OF The advance OF the British under General
Brock the French residents OF Detroit buried tneir
wealth to prevent IT'S falling into the hands 0 the
enemy, and thai wealthy Iur trader, alter secret
ing large amount OF coin upon the bank OF
stream below The pest, was Killed In action.
About fourteen months ago the narrator OF tno
racLs given below, While sitting in saloon was ap
prOaCned by u short stout man. with req mar alu
Deaa pea. SrS Wno The sean as m wSo We w call
Mr b., declined the invitation cooiiy' M w. Inv .no
stranger appeared not To nottce tue shx nv tney met
again at the same saloon, anu ater Cnatenk NV my
the stranger informed b. that ne MAS nsaa
and some umc previously the spirits haa inlorlneu
him that there was large amount Oh ueasure
buried small river below the ciy VI pcsavas rn
lie nau come here from Quepec 10 recover :. inis
OF course brouv ht up the stories mentioned above.
and AFTER listening 10 tne uaultions ". eta.ou
that he could easily fna the place where the money
was bur,ed, but he should require assistance,
ana propose 10 b. TO Joan IN lie eheefpfisse'
nn ne s avsrrsd sas large Is 1ls sula. aud when
he mad added thai its recovery would DC aticnded
with no expense ana b1t n.e 'is .. cS SSai
he Knew nut little OF the rumors IA regard TO the
lost treasure and proposed thaI tney should take ss
q partner an ederW FrcDcRman. residing on the
River road, who mad often searched lOr buried
wealth ID this vicinity, and WAS known 10 De urn
TO this d. Immediately acceded, and they
proceeded To his residence aud unfolded their buSl
hess. A lew momeDtS' conversation was sulnclent
10 convince the old man tuat tue magician was all
ne claimed 10 be- and 1t Was resolved 10 commence
basncss @ once Ihs T.o tnen s t repaired !, 70 tue
tired spot the banks OF that stream, anu informed
the that 1t Was generally believed the wealth
OF the LlL trader was buried aear where tney were
then standing, ana he showed them several places
Where ne nad diuged In times past.
d. then commenced looking about as II IN
trance, and alterward said that the spirits had in
formed him that ne was Ia the Immediate vicinity
OF great wealth. ana he should be ab.c to dis
over the exact spot lii lew days. They returned
10 the city and D. told b. that the nrst
thing 70 be done was to send TO his wife At quebec
CLOAK c% asS magic wand Unortunatsiv hs 1sa no
money, and Is. hesiiated about advancing the So
win ms wife in reg ard TO the maaer wrote her .
note, placed II III the palm OF nis lett hand tooK
II IN tho right Iand OF B, tnen had hun grasp
his (D.'s, tnumbs, and went into mesmerio
state winch lasted several ninutos Alter n,s re-
the nOte 10 nls wife, and toOk thereirom reply from
the lady IN which she stated that the articles would
be sent q, once This sieignt i.hand trick served
Its purpose admirably, for the So Was advanced,
ana In due time the my aticGl ARTICLES arrived. WIN
this heg again returned to lhe Rouge, the magician
donned the CLOAK, placed an open book. Oiled wltn
mysterious characters, beiore him on the ground,
waved ns wand se .nes snen weas S a
DOWNWARD. Tue trance then passed away. and ne
informed tue TWO spectators that Ia the ground VI
his ieet was al old, rusty iron kettle, Containing
gold and silver coins 10 the amount Of over SIKH
thousand dollars. but the treasure was guarded 81
12,UOJ,OJV eyu spirits, under the command OF Le
Grand Diable. Foucher, IN person. These would
have 70 be exercised, AID II would require the pur
Chase magical articles 10 guard them from
harm, " M expense OF ~. THIS amount the ola
lnMn ~ produced, and lew days i8tsr tue
maSc.an % informed TN % .nen tns. aix 70 gam p0esson Of
spirits nine hairs, plucked siiy.y by himself, be-
tween Lne Aours OF midnight and one O'CLOCK, from
the head oI maiden Emo mad never known IN
impure thought. y. here gave II as Ms 0plnlon
that, unless dp.trent terms could be made, they
might wc drop the matter, Tor such price could
never 90 paid but here the old man again came 60
the rescue. He stated that re had daughter who
tuat soc was allowed 70 leave The house, aud
hence nAd ever been oarred ouf from ali worldly
Tlins n,gn;. IN darkeneo room OF the old mans
house. the tno were gathered at midnight and
afttr rccitinS what purp0rsed 10 ne prayer, IN
eoNae language unA ABown to the listeners making Gu
basCaC Signs III ar, de-. the magician entered tue
room OF tue mxldeo, aud rcturned with han,
hun 10 be cure and u. the Old man gras ed
1t closely. aud B.. TO make all secnre, piaced ms
na voSs S'r IN nss aaa brought sS Gs se sesona
and paced II VAIN the nrst. and SO on 70 the
nnt never -, % ts oMeni wns esasns n
last one mad Deen psced with it5 fellows lights
were procured, the hand opened, and io there was
but one, ana that was red This the great nagi-
can told them was a sure sign tbaG the hair Of the
rfr was not at Offering TO tae god they sought 70
prop,late, but ne knew Of q mailen anch as they
desired VINO VAS IN quebec. 10 get ner would &c.
Quire SIS. and tine money was advanced.
1his hlghiy moral lady arrived IN Que Time, ana
mans hands and had not changed 70 red ones. ~
should nave been stated. however, that TWO otntI
maj When Che Quebec lady arrived she refused 70
pcrt vita nine hairs, from herchiHuon for ess than
there were sl!il sIigh, Obstacles IN the way.
In .he FIRST place tnere was ss @asC asnC sSSe n,e
dsslns dnasm TO to DC keep a,''s away the evil Spirits
wcn assTsd was, e sss sharks aroma enee
enip lhIs cost 500, but Monroo farmer was ad-
InIlted TO the frIn and he contributed SIZE. Ihen
there were nine magic lamps, IN the shape ol human
skulls, and these he Obtained, tue o.ner I'VE paying
him s45 therefor Then lie got 500 worth oi IN censc
cI,ps was no,nir bn, twenty .ye GEMS worth OF
plLcnl and many other costly articles the wnoie
ouit amounting 10 nearly seven nuaaIea az S sss
and, after the magician had tasted for three days
and nights In darkened room they repaired 70 the
scene ana prepared Tor business. FIRST the skull
cireie se, some ten ieet across the Incense was
fuhtcd In an old Kettle, tho magician stepped
1S se ,cs TE nem e 70 aTa% back
throw themselves face downward upon the ground,
and thus s a ne ana vsen din un ns essnre
reachesl, but must not speak word. lie told tnem
tnat Ihef must not look up, for the la,ova.coo
devtis opiectcd to belng looked at and II tneJ did
womb ,inredisteiy return 10 the ground but II not
fncy woutd oil ny away. lie then went into Q
trance and commenced an Incarnation sceno that
rlynl.e thai OF Hertzog In the BLACK Crook" He
prayed. snoutcd aanced. stamped upon the ground
and bade Foucner aud his devils 10 appent All this
the Others could hear, and when tho magician com.
fnenced addressing the spirits as II they were pres
ent ono OF ths trembling Frencnmen lB.l raised
hlE nead TO see the devil but insanity al proceed.
inns there ceased. u. said that the charm had
been broken by disobeyng his iuunctions, and
they must now walt until some other night and
commence over again.
This led TO trouble In the community or gold
seekers aud B., who had become convinced that ID.
OtncrF however eagerly took his place and the
farce recommended. The nine haits were again
obtained t$a5 more, we mccase; &c.' were again