The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-21
SEEKERS FOR HIDDEN GOLD.
lTTO CIrBs ORGANIZED TO UNEARTH
CLAUDIUs SMITHS TREASURE.

TWO CIrBs ORGANIZED TO TNE4RTH
CL1UDIUS SMITHS TREASURE
Interesting Correspondence between the Pres
,dent. Of the tiubs-M hat Capt Crabtrcc's
Son Knows-The Great Hit of the Century.
GOSHEN. n. Y, July 19.-The gold hunting
clubs Of this place and Newburgh. tho former
resided over by the grcat wild animal tranor.
Mr. Abe Van Ripper. and the latter 10y Mr.. Ahram
Trance. who made an immense fortune selling
mules to the Government during the late war;
have both been very successful in obtaining as
sstance TO carry out the projected uncarthihg
OF Claudius Smiths hidden treasure. The FOL
lowing letters have passed between the two gem
tlemen named:
d. A,aon, Ffa,,, rr,siien, Nre,aggi aniS r
cess The whcr,wiih must be- had to carr, u. troush
with The iden that have better know,dsc now OF the
S sYe 1ce ten ,ar,cwcd Cart craiiiocs son lie
Remembers great deal more than lac VIII tell, but
fcst assured that our ciuh- ARE ioug make the
I'd woman %So Went to Cfi6tfe" isani in year. gone
BY lie say. she and her companion. dug all oyer ,he
there's whore I'm gong 10 turn ny mother ehrth Ana
dead 70 right. ior vher, hi. I'D Woman spent her time
ioohshly never dnancd Of digsips Sral.f;s 9nnsn
rounded but The soo Ina, no. ,nank ,nossn to Try s,d
Success am about ready 10 start Yours I,,ieTgaiS
Ps.--Ny tear cubs are sick, but promise we'll
GosntS, July IS.
Ma Arr y,S RigrH-sr Your letter Of The ran inst
s. h1ga A. sa To On, nx, you rn' 10
70 ssa,cp9 aud our cNseuuse committee then naa no
were bcscs,d to ALLOW contributors 10 pa, their names
fscd aid ne ihat we had our cSfcpsc. ali estimated
and onough was enoush You'd laugh 70 Sc &C., low MAJ
want 10 tell you also about friend and m, tica-
~, ui,u ley ga" a., g., ann I'' T. M" vi, b ,6r
l. That tN N.
th- wealth siarul HIM n iho t,c he ocs not intend TO
able man Win him We Start %, w.,n mi, u'rrc men,
several OF, HON at' smart to 81. pa. Eng AT CAV n,d
ie,u's W. nav, N"'N ln ',ail vn ii,t an, n.y.,
Lesa IL mf, 'qar ~, 4, Al haf e, 1gf'ey' on the
Fniiimiiy ,inr.. - ADRIAN FRANCE.
Nrwnraam july ij
MIR. Van Ripper selected western Orange Tor
his field Of financial operations and the New
burgh Club eastern Orange Mr. Van Ripper SAYS
that with but slight eNcrtion he has easily
secured all the funds he wished for OF needed.
and that oven the harlwork ing and close listed
farmers have contributed rs freely NJ the mcr-
SSsSn.' G99I7, yIp 5s er r,Gg Ss
Goshen and other places.
The report of the executive committee of the
Newburgh Club shows r"mhrkuhl" success. they
started out with thu aVowcd intention Of raising
$lO9 900; but as the necessary articles nave
since decreased in price. the expenses have
fallen proport ionatcly and the amount repu red
for the expedition is now stated 90 he $50 Wo.
Instead of slUg 900 The committee report that
that ility-three men have enrolled their names
t. go. Among them H. 20 Clergyman. whose anti
quurian tastes led him To- accompany HE riuh.
and a. put his nnue down for $1,000. There
are also two historians. two doctors. one lawyer,
and other professional gentlemen, together
with the needed muscular men 10 do the dig
ginng. 49,. o,,. ,...a.,
md to Join Mr. Van Ripcr's Society at the Burn
up Forks across the Jersey line on the following
day. go
ON eaying \ whnrsh theeluh VIII ne griven a
Crands end N 10y hrft-ldvnt-. Mr. an ltiprr ;
CiuO. 81 thriy-tnr"r members Mili l'' .s'orted
out of {, ~hrn 10y the Corn't Band. Mr. van
Kip"r will lend his cub wearing "a c,-luih',
worn in row Tut ouury ilnrs 10y lathtr tNbt pl
Warwick. this county. Abe has oily on, re-
Crct in going awily - soon. u" mas been busy
for month past ia tanning andtraining a wood
chuck, lie has got MIN 50 INT Il" an So z
clock. but ggicNe- To mink h" VIII II" ronl"l'l
10 leave before hr p' rie'i- hlm n TIA" art OF
cumming a sewing ma 'hin" TN" OIL rr- oi IN,
Newburgh cub have al pied the t"ntlu MA
uniform. knrr IRE! hes. tnr"" corn, req NAT
twalluw-tHll brass hniton"i cont ana ruined