The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-10
BuRIED noN or 0oLn.
The Treasure that wus too Securely Hidden
ON the IInnlla Of the Arroyo.

From the 10, Aag.fs tCaD ne aiL
Tiburcio Tapia was Spanish Don, who
had arisen to considerable a1lucucc in those
times. and, besides being the proprietor Of tue
CucamongJ ranch. conducted small store
somewhere above the Cath"hc Church. In what
"a now called sonora. Ihe golden ounce, "a
they accumulated in tho hands Of the uld Don,
were all carefully hushan ed Not that ttcro
were money banks in those d7vs with ponder
Gus vaults and dcfiultif Z e.. shiers oh, no! hut
Don 1iburcip deposited ms golden coin IN the
bank + mother corth, where he knew that his
sight drafts would always be hOnOreJ. IL was
lis custom when he wished to secure his money
in this way to take his son, Ramon, with HIM,
and hide " under ground In some secluded spt {.
Ihus u happened that when Castro was scour
ing the State with his marauding band, and
threatening an attack upon Los Angeles, Don
Tiburcio was overcome vita sOhcitude con
corning his wealth In mone5 and goods and
taking bis son with him one dark night. he went
up the banks Of the Arroyo Seco, and there tho
two dug hole In the sand, and within II they
concealed the treasure. They were two wood
boxes, iron bound, and allied with Spanish
doublOOns, each piece Weighing an ounce and
valued at fl6-$500O0 in his two irOn-bound
boxes. which he pl iced in tho sand and covered
carefully over. And Don Tiburcio marked the
SPOT, so that he might come back again In time
Of safety and reclaim his deposit. Near by @
he concealed from a strangers view, tut be easily
recognize hle bv his son or himself One arm Of
the crosse pointed to the buried treasure. Then
the two led their horses severil times across the
SPOT to obliterate the marks Of their work, and
departed.
Don rburclo next busted himself in securing
the goods of his store. These he carefully
packed In boxes preparatory to sending them
away. but FIRST he resoried to stratsgem worthy
OF the shrewd old spanish stock. He said to his
son Ramon, will place quantity Of lead In
the bottom OF these boxes, and when they are
filled with goods. 20 YOU and call in some OF the
neiGhborinR rancneros TO assist us In loading
them upon the carts. They will perceive the
great weight OF the boxes, and will say that Don
teams"
So the goods were despatched TO Don Thur
clos Cucamongo ranch under CHI rae Of his son
Ramon aud the inhabitants OF the town whis-
pcred II about that the Don had sent away all Of
his gold.
Now, while the steady-conr OK teams are
slowly toiling M the valley Of san jose bearing
their freight iCe Of goods to place OF security,
Don Tiourcio rests himself at home. In the
full belief that he has OutWitted tho rascal
Castro and his band. But alas, what an unccr-
tain thing Is human life Ramon has been gone
hardly three days with the teams when Don
Tourcio Is stricken with paralysis and laid at
the door OF death. A messenger IL despatche ed
In haste for the absent son. As soon as tue dis
Ramon returns. but only In time TO witness the
dying breath Of hts father. There were few to
mourn the death OF Don Tiburcio. and when
comparative safety IS again assured TO the
town, Ramon repairs to the bank OF the
Arroyo seco 90 unearth Ills fathers gold.
he cross IL there with It's arm pointing to tho
hidden treasure, but when the sand IA turned
/ 40 there are m irOu-hrund boxes. The < Id
has been taken away. Whom Ramon dug ~ the
cross he found beneath II three ounces which
had dropped unnOticed Into the hole on that
eventual night: but this was al he recovered.
! Then the truth flashed upon the son. Hisfatner
had removed the boxes To secreto moro mOney
| In them or to take some out for his use. As II
was never his custom to sccrete his treasure.
| the second time In one place. he had buried
| them elsewhere. hut whereI The secret had
| died on Don iburciOs lips. The Inhabitants OF
the town searched up and down the stream
! uloughing many a furrow IN it3 banks IN hope.
| to discover the secreted fortune. But theil
| efforts were bootless, and to this day the iron.
| $4,000 In Spanish doubloons lie securely hidden
somewhere on the banks OF the Arroyo SeCO.