The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-31
sesscilinE for Hidden 1'reas.-
YAILUnE on THE Last EzeEnirto. -
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From Toe World, Corr,

From zoe Worlds Corresponding
PANAMA, July s18.--Tbere havs
many fruitiess expeditions to this cs,a ssea y
Eland, especially OF late, from san Feolated
that new one reported in Pan,m, a wy.
but little ssnsatfoD. However. A, nv Sae y
Francisco and some of the New York -. sia
publish accounts Of the last ono plpefs
vessel In which 1t sailed 70 the island I ha tae
lately left here, some notice or WIN, a. iay
here and her whereabouts NAV be ~ W.
Interest to shareholders in the eu,ern m ,sofDe
not to readers In general. II ysa mnse,A
here at the time thaca "Hidden nao6n
Company vas formed at San Ffsneiksss,o"i'
1873 with the ayowed purpose OF hnsol N
for the treasures Of Cocos Island in t,,.,;s
lar aud other treasures in general. f''"et'
There arrived at Panama, as eye-v,.,
here knows, some shree years ago. ~, 'uY
booking craft called the Petrol. owned iI =.
SpiritualEstlady and managed BY Sni,;g.a
ist captain End crew, who, after f, fiIi"as'
End the treasure even by Spri,palist oid9 Z. %
turned here and sold the vessel. Some ~ &c, ,e'
crew Of that vessel, and even the ladv ~, sps
sell, went and searched tie ruins Of old p ,el'
anna for the treasure supposed TO hive III M
buried there from fear OF the bucc,nee," "a
Morgan. Now, it seems another vessel ON
ca the not inappropriate name Of the yi,ar
Qaeen, has beer purchased. fitted va
by y soi-dissant peari-tishipg company IN Ss a.
francisco, but touching at the Island nf r."
COS for the treasure there, and - offarin., :"
the public an enterprise with two strngs "
the bow. Resides the assurances Of the So,
ualists, the eriginators CT this new eyned rt"
after the Golden Fleece, i, seems. pjDmri
their faith, or pretended to, on o oerr,ta
Switzerland alias (" Sco,5y."
In the account given it is not stated ,h,.
on the eve OF sailing "Scotty" 20, drat
drunk, and was carried aboard in that .,,,a
to awake at sea next day TAR from land ana
to his great surprise. Scotty was trea,sa
like a prince al the voyage aull no lro,.wra
was to be found, when Scot.y was o,derss
to pull an oar, and treated worse than arr
other Jack on board.
; After enjoying the beauties Of the island
Of which Wafer, in his account of a bnr,e'
neer visit to it in 1885, siys: IT'S buta.m,N
island, yet very pleasant one, and has =,
number Of cascades falling mlny hundred
feet. The freshness which the falling wafer
gives the air in this hot climate makes il -,
charming place, and delightful to several of
the senses at once"
Having failed to find either the treasure
seen hidden there by "Scotty," that OF n,
pirates, or any other robbers OF the properly
OF honest people, the Witch Queen came 10
Panama, where some Of her crew deserted
One was carpenter by trade. who i, now
employed carving the images of saints for
the Cathedral; so that, although he ha. lost
nil hopes of getting the share sIoted to him
OF Scotty's" treasure on Coccs Island, DC
trusts to be laying il up "ln heaven oy
to aid in the blessed work Of
peopling the cathedral here with new saints
instead of those that were being construed
by the dry-rot.
The Witch Queen care here some weeks
ago for provisions. which she obtained ona
+" bottomry bond" After this she l"fl for
Golfo DuIce, a few days ago. to try tue diving
bell she has on board for pearl shells. II TN.
successful, it was understood she would re.
turn to Panama, be sold, and the crew paid
of. She has, her papers all right, cxceptlh2!
it was thought curious that i clearance should
have been given to her for " Goto Dn!cc,"
which belongs to Costa RIGA, and is not
recognized port of that republic. Moreover,
nobody here IS aware that Colo DuIce has
ever been noted Tor the existence of pearl
shell fisheries.
The party remained on Cocos Island some
niue days, and, having failed 10 discover
anything OF this long-sought-for treasure,
returned with all OH board in Il very irrta.
BILE and quarrelsome mood, a state OF nina
that has resulted to all the expeditions OF
which We have any notice. II is finally ex.
pected that on the return Of the Queen here
from Colo Dulce, letters containing power
of attorney from the owners will be waiting
her arrival; and 20 ends another OF these
Quixotic expeditions to Cocos Island TINT
have. taken place within the last twenty
years, most, if not all, of which have touched
at Panama and narrated their failures.