Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-10
BURIED TREASURE.
A Mystery of the Bay of Fundy

A Mystery of the Bay of F'undy. Isl
The Boston Journal says there has
really been discovery of treasure
buried by pirates, and ST. John, n. B.,
has mystery to discuss. On Tuesday
forenoon a jeweler was visited by man
and woman who desired to sell some
gold coins which were in their posses
sion. Twenty ancient pieces were pur-
chased, and the pair, having stated that
they had more of the same stuff, took
their leave, promising to call again.
They could not be induced to give their
name, the locality where the money was
found, or any clue whatever where
by the mystery might be unraveled.
The coins are OF two classes, both of
which are quite ancient, and of pat
tern not in use at the present day. Sew.
eral of them are evidently Hindoo-
stance. The majority of the pieces are
Spanish pistoles and half pistoles.
Their ancient character is we'll attested
by the fact that they are all clipped
down to uniform weight, and, as a
consequence, their symmetry is some
what marred, and the Inscriptions upon
them difficult to read. On some of
them can be deciphered the letters,
Hispan and Arc, the inference being 4
safe one that the legend complete
would be s'Carolus Hispaniorum Rex -
CHARLES, King of Spain. This would
fix the date of the coins at period
no later than 1856. The story
of the discovered treasure. as it
was subsequently drawn from the man,
who still persisted, however, in con-
cealing names and localities, is that it
was found but few leagues from st.
John, near navigable waters, but on a
spot not reached from the sea without
difficulty and danger. The men who
possess the secret had from boyhood
heard of treasure having been buried
in this locality, but spent little time in
digging for the gold, which they
thought was only mythical. The ira
dition had been handed down from
English pirate, having plundered and
burned Spanish galleon, was
chased up the Bay of Fundy,
and buried money on the spot
where the coins in question were
found. The finder and lis associates,
of whom there are several, tell of marks
found on large rocks now on the shore
which were deciphered, and pointed to
the fact that treasure was buried in
the vicinity. Old excavations in bank
which had been partially washed away
by the waters were quite numerous,
and so old that they would escape the
observation of any one but person of
quick perceptions in such matters.
Further from the shore and near the
edge of fir and spruce thicket, on the
side of rock which is some ten feet
high, is the following cut with a chisel
but nearly obliterated
l. ORE INE. We AND WA IA
DEC AND YE DE
The above was interpreted as follows:
LAHORE Is vAINE, We GRAVE AND WA
TIERS HAVE TAKEN YE sECRETE AND YE
GOLDE.
Not long ago the son of the man and
woman who offered the coins for sale
was out cunning, and as he passed
along the shore he observed that the
high clay bank, liz which the excava-
lions had been made, had caved away
considerably. His surprise and Joy
may, perhaps, be imagined when he
discovered piece of broken pottery.
and scattered near it a quantity Of coin.
He did not know whether they were
gold or silver at the time, but his faith
er and two neighbors soon decided on
the quality. The vessel which had
evidently contained the gold had lain
mouth downward. A piece of copper
had been fitted to the bottom, inside,
and on piece Of vellum, enclosed in
wrapper Of the same material, and
placed between the copper and the bot
tom was the following written quite
evenly.
:" Ye men of ye goode shippe Royal
Harrie took ye Spaniard Ferdinand in
We main sea near Hispaniola with much
treasure. She hadde an anker of silver,
which we buried in We banke twelve
pixies lengthes due northe, and gold
enc heade like to names, buried
forte pixies lengthes to the northe.
The treasure is quite here bye JOHNNIE
Morgane, We captaine of sed Harrie,
ye Spaniard's being in We Bale"
The writing and vellum were in a re-
markable state OF preservation, pre-
senting the appearance of being not
more than twenty years old.
The parties to whom the secret of
the place is known intend to make
thorough search for the remainder of
the treasure, the greater portion Of
which is doubtless yet unearthed.
They will keep their secret until their
search is crowned either with failure
or success, when that which they now
Withhold will be disclosed to the public.
A Woman of Business.
There is lady in this city who is