The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
NEW JERSEY G0LD-DIGGING.
FART or MONMOUTH COUNTY CRAzY
WITH EXCITEMENT.


N'se iron."ro ..a ~ 49,. s',,.,..
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OCEAN BKAoh' Jan No'.ror scVur"i u"sS
past the eastern poruon OF monmouth county
N j.. has been seeming WIN eAci'eheh'' Ivory
ono IL talking. spe~ua'ne ana dreaming oil inc
astounding discoveries maze on nan ah acre OF
land known rs CONN isihhu OF money hll'
abouttwo miles up shark hNer from the sea-
Men nave gone wiz over inc prospect OF pecom-
ing wealthy In lew hoursfrom the vast amount
oil money stored IN this place nearly two cen
turtles ago by the ireebooter Capt Kidd and still
latcr by his successor, Capt Gibbs who was
banycd an na1lo.'s Island so,nothin,, like forty
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years ago Ihut mllilohs Oh goiu haVe "ih hlu-
den in these hills TN rough many a summer and
winter ia ms much "A part Of the belief of this
10 w ~, y, III, 49, -. -. - -.
community az Is thelr lai'il IN thclr own eAlst-
encc. and the hunt has gone forward since the
p,volu,ion Mr. I'm, ono man bas had tho
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eA"" Spo' po'n'u ou' " MN III ,no ''9'ons ~
dIs;,' w., n ono",,h shoyo,,ins and oynr,
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snow and slush from end to end
c.rtain old gentleman IL the possessor Of
g. a,nia,, s,.ori.t, ois d,,,, -, 80, con,
Island. and several individuals have suddenly
become rich wi,hou, being able to give a con-
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sistoht explanation oil their good fortune. one
patient searchcr died on the eve Of uncarthing
al thp hfIlpp xN.ulth nd no a,nt
o,''o y. ''io ,'''.v" "'''i'N' ""u 'H0SV VIM sV'
ukept their secret
The legend that gave rise to the name Money
HIM. or Cofln Island is TINT moro than 900
- =, -
deer to the hish bun that oyerlooSs shar riv.
a. ana ,hor, -,,,, ,onoo ,n,ins,,, s,rc,m
sr,'"ad IT,. ,,'', ,,,,, ,,i, ny n,r' Iin
inipe,en oy lvur Wil'' men WIN negro lying
bound in the bottom. Having never seen ne
gro. the red man So, him down as a bad spirit
,,a.,,,.n o,''t ,,s 49, ,,,,,.h ,,.ntn,, ,ha.
Ut uc ucNl' anu wa 50 ihu'H 'rrlH'u thut
no hid himself and watched things
inc w""e men "nuoa ana; digging
ncys between it and the boat. each time
flowing awny bag M OF treasure. Theythcn
pug larger mole, ana dropped therein th" We
hemcnty prot sting African. first punching out
He, Was carefully covered up the canoe was
The bar. ana it Immediately hoisted sail and
VANISHED. lh' coast h"ing clear. the chief
crep' out from ms c9neealm,nt and hurried
council Of val was held and the tribe. by an
One they -aii"d mar Ii" mouth " sa ig IN
EXT S G 9i AMI T"r mt sT When Il sS M @e@f
nhadow, Cunts w'rc ir'1nrnlly seen lowering
about inc elevation. ana strange sounds sinoic
III ear at night.
This legend 4, ended from ne req 70 the
w wn. lirn aii, mr. nay nrrn nun ircds VINO
boat was cait Kidd. he ir@"S5cto Fp'"'' u '''
Lnst n9,unn a Sguth Dar9llnian. IN Norfolk;
hur rnru I'M, MINI .r"t AZ n,uu nmI
So az i Nv, M xxx n't nmlr riNmI UNI
Il n" ,hnn,.h, a. ~ ,I M',,,, a, nui, Log
ever MIN s.,,". p,, e,mr r uN."ton ,,a mIW,
tbc sn,, H. -, a. a. MAJ a. t T. ir,sil,I'i
n I,pnJ I,i" =, t, 1i,' a ing sl9'
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ttin n"r,. ,, ri H. ,yirl l,,nnNI 1hr
vcn,l,,nn dit,,,,,,'l II, " s,,, i,, i NV
e. r,,'rn M a. ,, ~ VA !, :, hnu WIFI
tbat he hnJ 81, ami, i,,,', .;.i w., az :, ,,h n
EIfttS. II WIS a. mute ils an oyster.
hal hn.n ii.,,,i1,,, -, - ~ I.inn .nj th, ~
oil. a.