The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-13
WHOLE NUMBER 132

WHOLE =! NUMBER 132
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Here is q tough but reliable Story ssoa
the 4euipbis AsqlancAs Of hotept4r 9etet
A Adescendant Of ono ot DE- soto,a- -fnl.
lowers, Sonor Joes Munoz, b. the ueEest
accident, found in blind closet. lhe sxiQr
tence of which was only brought TO light
by the tearing down of part of On o|a
mansion, on the bluff near Memphis, With
the view Of building 1t in modern form,
parchment which set forth IN substance
that q . point near that ci,y, wa deposited
In tie earth . ruby of immense vslue,, ~
gether With IN order Of kniGhthood and =
sam of money; that this treasure 'wasttS
property of one Jesus Munoz, who hsd beta
the scientific adviser of Of Do 5otn but
having fallen under suspicion Of practicins
:witchcraft, had anticipated his doasn b1
suicide, first contding to nnosl'ssa eaetk
with certain incantations, the weAkh thAs
would suffice to ransom Prince, Whep
Princes were worth ransomipe. s7na "a
Upon the strength of thi> Information, .
party Of leading citizens VA at opca, ,eFelpr
lied to investigate the mattere Il N.Y. annnf ~
tan O'Clock when the adventurezs lendssp
from their iskiffs ON President's. Island
Placing his theodolite exactly in front qf
the venerable tree Captain B. proceed
cd to lay out his first angle indicated BY the
parchment scroll. To the surprise Of every
one, the distance" 'Bto2ght the party to i
lonely spot on Ire shore q the river, ~h9ia.
IN q gulch, worn by the mad freaks OF thb
storm in times gone by. were the remains
Of . boat Of . fashion that no workman hss
designed on the North American Continent
for more than two hundred years, although
the same description of vessels still navl.
gate the coasts of South America, aud are
stiIl built by the descendants Of the same
Spanish people who 6rst brohght totH
knowledge Of the world our Mississippi"
The boat had been constructed from .
single hog, snd was about forty.six feet IN
length of keel. TIE wool had almost best
transformed into coal by some strange at.
I,losplieric cause, and the truth of what we
say can be verified by piece of this antique
bark, which was brought from. the spot by
our reporter, and is now on exhibition at
this Office From the ruined stern .peosru.
ded IN iron which had once secured The rul.
der, upon which was visible the initials ~.
q l." Whether or not this 10 the rename
Of one of De Soto's boats il Is impossibls!to
determine with certainty, but Professor
Dillington was decidedly Of the opinion
that the wood of which it wAs composed
had been exposed to the action of the sls-.
|naeents for more than two centuries,
. The inference vas Irresistible. -.,, In tho
rourse of ten minutes the woskmeu had e..
cavated a pit three feet In diameter and tvo
IN depth. Just At midsisat, BY Capt. BE-
lime, the spade Of 1lcGowan struck sons
metallic substsuce-it proved 10 b. an a..
ancient helmet the upper part cf which
VAS oorroded and eaten away by the rust Of
vcars. Fashioned ~ il bad been TO resist
he stroke of lance, sword and battle .ax,
1 yielded to the first blow of the modern
md homely spade. It was cleft in twain.
md ~ the light from the lamps flashed
lown upon ito Oxidizcd surface, from tho
Interior Was flashed back three wondrous
rays Of radiance, diamond pure sapphire
blue. and ruby rcd, all beautiful and daz.
ling. while gazing downwards tile awe.
trickcn tamperers with what man uses Or
xamines at his peril, saw three gems Of
abulous size and lustre, lying upon a faded
nd decaycd order Of nobility, a,,l within
he rusted head harness Of knight, who
aid his lance in rest for the last time, be.
'efore any city on the North American con.
Inent had any existence. Gu,'' ".rsa},
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As Artemus Ward was once travelling In
he cars, dreading to bc bored, and feeling
lisersble, = man approached him, sat down
nd said: '"11 l.
ibid you hear the last tlipg on Horace
|recley?' ~'yf"' ". mig G'srphi7,
''Gree:ey! Greeley p said Artemus, .rlsr,
&c Greeley who Is he! ''f'.a "1' - h'Aq
The man was quiet about ave miaussa
'retty soon he said: ~ yra at nphi
"GeOrgc Francis Train is k,ckina M q
nod deal of row over in Englaad; do
on think they will put him IA III q bas,ilee"
"Train, Train, George Francis Train"
lid Artemus solemnly, II never heard OF
im" a 1oI ".a3itrs- iEdj oi tf.r.
This ignorance Kept the man q,,st Tor
ftcen minutes, then he said: n"'t4+rP -ii
Nv bst oo you think about Gsnesal
rants chances for the Presidspcysa Do
ou think they will run himi" !at7c ,f,
Grant. Grant, hang 1t, man. ibid, As,e.
'us ''you appear to know more strssssrs
lan any man / ever saw asea t,gov
The man was furious: he walked up The
II. but vt last came hack and said: u II,
'.You coniounded iynoramps,, dia you
'er hear Of Adsm?", .t r5g,-.- ~. .-..,si
Artemus looked mp and said: ..rst.,
''What WA, bis other namel" a .aa ri
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