, 1874-06-06
SEEKING FOR BURIED TREASURE
Tilc nIoato Uristo or tho Pacific,

FT1nt th6 a1H FF1hcfStG NNtt8fHl.
The departure Of the schooner Witch Queen
for Cocoa lsland and the pearl fiB!ieries In Tho
Gulf OF Dulco, fow wecha since, lna already
been mentioned III tho Bulletin, md it hau boon
stated that tho projectors Of the expedition OK
pectcl to obtain tho treasure presumably buried
on the island. In tho event OF d failure, tho
yessol was to proceed to poarl hsherios, other
wtso Bho was expected at San Franolsco within
Rx months. It tranHpres that tho New York
capitalists who have engaged to foot the bills Of
Sutherland, OF Vallejo, which Is as follows
" III tho voar 1885, when I was about Is yoars
Of age, l shipped as ono Of d crew Of twelve on
board tho barkontine Mary Deer, bound from
out the Captain died, leaving but eleven souls on
board the vosaol. After having discharged our
cargo at Valparaiso We proceeded Up tho coast to
Peru, nnd anchored OF Peruvian fort, few
botween the Poruylan and Gillian Govern
monts. In tho fort was gathered largo amount
Of gold, silver, jowsle, and other valuable prop
erty for aafa. Keeping. An attack on tho fort
was considered cortain, and to kocp it from tho
enen1ytho tronBuro Sas carried on board tho Mary
Deer. After tho treasure was placed on board
Cur vesscl wa wero tempted by the glitteripg
millions, and formed tho dcnign Of running
away with tho precious freight. The cable waB
cut, tho sasla we're sl'road, and our little craft
| 1nndo certain that Wo had taken flight they I'M
lnediately gayo cl1aso with two or throo vessels.
But cur yeasol waa Il very swift Hailor, and soon
left tho pursuera far behind. We wero now in
immediate fear Of capture: In tls hold Of cur
little craft waH wealth sufficient to supply ua all
with princoy opulenco; but how was 1t to bo
diHpoaed off, After n1lny p!ans had been
bury it upon Cocos Island. Ton boat
! loada wero, one alter another, conveyed to tue
beach md bnFod thore. I do not know tho
nlnount OF money, but it Was Haid to bo mnny
millions; some Of it In boxes md aomo in hides.
Reaching back from the slore where wo mado
our landing is piece Of lavel ground, about two
acres. This piece Of lnnd lies ut the foot Of u
mountain, down the sido Of which RUM stream
| of water. We followed this stream, and near
| its head, at tho foot Of tho mountain, OH the
We buried tho treasure. Aftor leaving tho
| Island We encountered n heavy storm, had our
Hails carried away, wero driven by the wind to
the coaAt of Peru, whore wo wero captured,
That sentence waa carGiod into OBJECT against
eight OF us, but aud two others were placed
on board Of O Government vosael aud
promised TINT il wo would show whore
tue tre&suro waa concealed wo should bo
pardoued. In hopes that aomo chanoe Of ouI
escape would o6er we told them that tho money
| was burod on tho Galapagos lslnt.dA and the
ship waa immediately atartoa to get it.. On our
way we, for nomo ceuso TINT hover know, put
into tho Buy of pauama aud while thero the
siok. Que OF my companions diod, as wea o.
| Royeral Of the crow md aomo Of the officers OF
tho vessel Que dark night thoro was broczo
sprung mp. mud whaling yessol that had been
lying alongside Of ua weghod hor anchor aud pui
to Bea. Just az sho WEB going out, mud m.
companion slid down tho Bido Of tho vessel aud
Hwam to tho wlalor. Tho Captain was glad tt
get us, for ho had lost some OF Liz men while as
panama. We wore on board Of this whales
several years, but whom ahe camo to San Fran.
| cisco We Loft lUr aud wont to the mineg NJ,
companion bus done we'll. aud Is now living il
| Napa. Ills nanlo il Charles Stuart. 1,ayo llyel
at Vallojo for many yeara and aln vol knowI
| tlere,"