The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-09-09
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A Chest with $4,000 IN Doub-
Eoons Found Vho il the

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From he Eew Orleans Bnlletia.
There have always been FOL
many years past vague rnmors
floating about, that along the
Louisiana and mississippi coast
the men If Laiitte lad buried
treasure. Every now and then We
hear al expeditions starting on a
search foF the hidden booty, but
what may be. their success is never
known.
1t will be remembered, doubt
less, that some years ago d certain
family here received from the
dying lips of one of Lafitte's men
the description Of a spot where q
chest Of doubloons was to be
found. The two sons started but
never returned. A third of the
family started hut was drowned ia
n storm. This fatality has, ina
measure, dampened the ardor of
many, and We now hear Of fewaF
such trips.
The quiet of the coast has, how
ever, just been seriously disturbed,
and as we learn from Mr.. Holly,
of tbe United States Circuit Court,
just returned from Bayou La Bat
tire, thirty miles this side of Mo-
bile, on the New Orleans Railroad,
there is a money fever raging.
It appears that Eve days ago, at
Devils Hole, curious craft of
schooner rig put in. She was very
small, but had the appearance Of
having come some distance, her
build being unlike anything seen |
hereabouts for years. Her crew
consisted Of two men and dog. |
The men conversed we'll in Eng |
lish, ard from their appearance |
were evidently connected with the .
sea. ..-s ....f..... "a .u-r#an@
Coming to anchor at shutdown,
just outside, a man came ashore
and rowing mp to a fisherman at
the mouth of the bayou, asked
him if he would pilot them up to
this Devils, Hole. They gave him
at once forty dollars in gold, on
this agreement, and accordingly
the other man on board the
schooner was signaled. He rowed |
in with spades, lanterns, etc, in
the boat and all got in. Plotted
by the fisherman theY went MP the
bayon four miles and commenced !
work. faa vnda eliza #f@# Hrrng"
They selected a spot from d
diagram they consulted, and after
digging until 1915 that night, the
spade touched q metal box. They
became very excited, dug faster, 1
and at last lifted out OF The hole, |
some seven feet in depth, a strong
iron chest, corroded and rusty.
Breaking il open with an iron bar,
they were rewarded by sight Of
S7j, 900 in gold coin. The fisher
man vas excited and hardly knew
what I'd do,
He heard them count the money
and imagined they we're Of some
band Of robbers. He assisted them
with the chest down to the boat.
They rowed of to the schooner.
When the hshermnn looked ont
over the waters next morning, no
sail was in sight.
Who we're these mysterious yis-
TORS il the question now agitatinb
HE denizens Of Bayou Ia Battre.
The Government II going to
build "a Washington q monument .
10 Cen. Greene, surrounded by 4
colossal equestrian aaaine q that
great warriOF-patriot. There was
ID old gentleman alsn d warrior
patriot, we believe, and perhaps q
3eneral--Who was contemporary
If Gen. Grsene'a, and a great many
gears ago they started ID build o
monument 10 his memory, but |
hey got tired 81 the Job aud omit.
That Old gentleman's name, a.
nearly as Wa can remember, was
George Washington, and We won
ICE II the Government couldn't be 4