New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-27
Wasted EfudifiOu.

We are informed by the most trustworthy
authority possible, says the Toledo Blade,
OF the discovery Of marvellous amount Of
gold. found by respected citizen of this
city last night. while digging a drain to
carry Oft some water that had collected in
bis woodshed, near the river bank. While
busily engaged in his unpOetical occupation
his spade struck something hard, which he
coon ascertained to be y stone, the stone
lying in the path Of his drain. 1t being
somewhat dark, he repaired to the house
for lantern. Returning to the woodshed,
he continued his iab0rs, finding the stone
very large and deep in the ground. To be
brief, while prying with his spade the stone
apparently separated, but on looking at it
closely with the aid of his lantern, he saw
the apparently solid rock was hollow, and
filed with something which, upon examina-
ton, he found to be pieces of gold, varying
in size from quarter to q half of an inch
in diameter, and which, upon scrutin1zirg,
he ascertained to be Of q curious inscrip-
ton, apparently PhGnician.
Upon looking again at the large lid or
cover our fortunate friend, who is gentle
man OF great and varied learning, discov.
cred it to be covered with PhGnician letters
and hieroglyphics, which stated that, lured
by the wondrous tales of former navigators
who claimed to have sailed round Africa,
and found lands overlooking with gold, a
navigator in the time of Cambyses, who was
ordered to proceed against Carthage (which
was PhGnician colony J. secretly embarked
for the Phenician coast, having collected
the wealth Of himself and friends, and sailed
past Carthage, preferring flight to an I'M
known country in an unknown sea than
make war on their own countrymen.
The route pursued is briefly told. Pass
ing the pillars Of Hercules they sailed close
to the African coast, and having sailed
many moons they steered to the shore,
where they stocked with provisions. After
this they were met by most adverse winds,
which, giving way to, they after many
coast. Being intimidated by dark, curious
people they again betook themselves to
their ship, and. sailing with the wind and
stream. soon found new and large land.
disaster 20 their ship compelled them to
seek the shore. where they were at first re-
celved az gods, but some of their own
cruelties made their fight necessary, and
after fleeing over hills and streams, sailing
over lakes, they came to the river where
they then were. The coins were carefully
preserved. as the images Of the gods Of the
PhGnicians were engraved on their coins,
and their other images were too heavy to
carry in their flight.
Having recourse to a late reading of the
late Lieutenant Maury's trade winds and
ocean currents, he remembered that from
the Cape of Good Hope to the coast of Bra
zil strong and vigorous wind is constantly
blowing. which was the adverse wind
spoken of which drove them upon the un.
known shore. The wind and stream which
carried them on was probably the Carib-
bean and Cult stream. As they were navi-
gators. they probably hastily constructed
boats and sailed along the south shore Of
Lake Eric. Oh. magnificent bay and harbor
inviting them I" rest, resembling, proba-
bly,. the spacious Ravens OF their own
Hgean sea. a further inscription, stating
he terror OF tie sailors at first behoding
tine sun shihn, north of them is also re-
corded with singular PhTnican brevity.
bur casting aside the reflections of the
3 -h"llr Tor she practical energies of the
treasure seeker he turned from the in
scription to the coins, when our friend
found himself in possession of princely
fortune, which Monte Christie could not but
:ovet. which, after having with great labor !
dug up. he proceeded with levers and roll |
ITS to carry his wealth into the house. when |
ust as he reached the doOr-he woke up