, 1875-02-06
4 TAIL; OF TREASURE.

In Witch &Ae Suddenly Acquired
Wealth. Of a EaIif0ruAn MAN II tsx-
Pintncd ROT sat All ~ isis Eredsts
tbs Sacramcuto LiiiuH o! tbe 2lst tells this
singular rtory
When tho Confederate army, under lien. Lee
was forced back i.um the trenches At rctcrs-
burg by tho Federal army, President
DAVIS hutr1edly ordered about 5l4boo-
400. tho property OF the baa,ks Of Sr-
ginia aud Vi tue Confederate States.
" be p,acsa On trains al Kici.,noud and sent
South, intending 10 conrey It 10 the trRus-a1iB-
sissippi Department, II possible, thero to make
o final ataud. The treasure Mos carried down to
Charlotte, N. C., wherc tho ralroad ended. At
this place it wss decided to leave the money he-
longing to tl.s bank Of Virginia in keeping
Of their officers. Tho rest Of the monoy
placed III wagons and the retreat continued:
Tho brigadea OF uenH. basil Duho And
Vaughan. who had succeeded III escaping from
! Eant TcnneAseo aud had arrived al Challotte =
! Of Gen. Joha q. Drockin1llse to act - au en-
| cort to tho treasure, and tho command lroceca-
ed aouth until Greensboro, Washington County.
Ca, waa reached. 1t this permit information
captured Macon. few u4ilcs distaa'. aud Ill the
pd t,a0 department. 81 .' rhe ~ ncwr T Hoou '' rot
smoug tue men. They became domoza!zed. xud
| q fuHO WEB AlpAE 1Ol ADC t%0tnakAaa stsc
treasure. 1t was speedily divided up among
| them, tho officers beng Unable to rehttaiu tt'e
mel. Among tho lucky ones were t*o soldiers
boloug'uG 70 company = Third Yehncssse use.
Mun.o County, Ienncsseo. One Vi them *a'
nan'a ~o viii l''' Gull !. r. Jones'. TIss
had charge OF a wagon containing s15o1o1
III gold aud rhon tue panie safe.d AMONG tae ,.ae
soldiess aud the cry was = sauve aui pout- tue.
retained their presence Of mind aud drove OIL II
tie wootia, where they divided tire money, max
ing some b76 u0J apiece, and separated. stesell'
buried it, contlling its Hiding place 10 hs mother
very old Indy. Finding that It would be danger
Gus for hin to remain in Tenneaseo, owing t.
tue unsettled condition Of thAnga there liz
peoplo being equally divided ou the question o.
III. War, ho vent to Georgia, where lso fount
Jones ~ho bad bought small Itsce and w
quietly waiting until it would bo safe for hin tt
ictnrn home. Steyens ataJed awhile wlth Jonen
and then vent to another part Of Georgia y u
rlsit sou,e relativas. Before gong, however y
INFORMED JoncH about tho hiding OF u
money ard his mothers knowledge OF IT
whereabouts. AZ BOOB ~ Stevens VAN gon
Jones mounted his horsa and made 3 Lee
line for Tcnuessee. to the place where steven
; lived. Arriving tfern ho presented his com
. Ysdo's mother with u forged letter. pufpott1n
to como from hor tol1 directing her TO aehSe
tho money to 1once, Wltch tue old Indy DIT
= Jones then started direct for California. Al
living here he pus rhRBed large tract Of Land
Mendociuo County. Inpd Icing very low at tha
:, time, aud has unce nntassed a large fortune !
addition to hia i-gotcn gains s4'd is now hiss
" respected hna u Inentber Of tfta church.
> In tho courss Of time, Stevens laTing ascel
y tanned that It would 10 Bafe, started for hume
= ! possibly dreaming Of future life of easo ~
. comfort Oh gone blue-graea arm.-rssHlng IL
: cattle and blooded horBes, being YOUR ave-
age Xcntuckian's or Tcnnesseean'a ide
= | of N aas.hly paradise. Ou reach1n
= home ho soon found out 1s los
the ant,1s South and West in search OF his fatf
= !, less friend, vo~ing to ehoos him On sight, ~
+ only rceontly ascertainod his wl,cEoabouss..
!. : is now in correspondence with q protninnl
y lawyer Of this cits nssd M attempt Will short
:, be made to bring Joues tn acconttt through tt
> courts-tan Francisco Examiner, Jan ~.