The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-12
HIDDEN TREASURE SOUGHT.
LOOKING FOR THE FILTBUSTER VII
LIAM HdLEER'S bOOT
FIttInT Out Ancther Expedition a. the Isle Of
PInrs- capt. Boyioa' Narrative of "a search
Under the Guidance orn Chart that Walk r
Entrusted 20 hts Friend. Colonel otiung.

Honduras ON the 18th Of september 1860 and
the smoke " tho discharge had cleared AWAY
and he lny n corpse on tho bloody swNrd. thcr"
was ono man who stool oyer his body knowing
the secrets that had boon his chiefs through
life. In this mans breast was hidden n piece
Of paper that he deemed worth millione.
William Walker fanecd that he wns born
with n mission. and that that mission was to
rule. and hence his wild disordercd brain con-
ceived the project Of taking to tho high seas.
looking for small kingdoms That ho might con-
ouer This chmcrical project took actual
shape in 1853 whom ho fitted out an expedition
consisting OF about sixty men. and sailed from
San Francisco for Central America pillaRing
Nicaragua. Honduras. and Sonora. In 1859 no
made another ex petition. sailing from tho same
port and captured and concealed large amount
OF property. but In sunguinary incurslon
against Honduras after much hard fighting on
both sides the flibustering crew were mado
prisoners. and Walker was court martiaed. He
faced the guns calmly. said that he only OF all
the prisoners taken WAS to blame. had the at
tendance Of Roman Catholic priest. submitted
n the bandaging OF his eyes. md died
we're wss and hs
that knew exactly where the grcnt flibusters
fabulous wealth was hidden. This man was
ndenilal friend Of Gen. Walker His name was
Col. u. McClung. and bis home was within a
low HllPS OF l4oulsNlllt. nv. -hlleT TNinulnlnk
Tor short time ut TruXillo after the shooting
Of his General. Col. McClung came back to this
country and SetlGd down In his old INC home nsor IN
which described with mathematical precision
HE hiding place OF the immense treasure that
Col. McClung resolved to hunt for this wealth.
tnd,, remaining quietly at home attending to
lntinR little money, he looked forward TO the
money 10 1t out a small expedition to go TO the
IQlN nj ~
It back in safety. In 1869. having accumulated
some money, he began to put things in shape
james T.. Hnrdarrc nnd William Il. Robinson.
whom he had txed upon M his companions in
this perilous and secret trip. were living nj San
Antonio. Texas. and 70 find them Col McOlung
set out from Louisville. Ky, on bright spring
morning in 1869. HIS wife. hearing nothiue
from him for SO long time" and knowing thAt
he had large amount 81 money on his person
was in state bordering on lunacy, whom ono
day letter. in q strange hand informed her
that her husband had died Of fever In San An
tonic, Texas. and enclosed a. her check for
$500 as being all that was found on his person.
Tho wife strongly suspected foul play, and
started Immediately for San Antonio. When
she grriyed she 'opld hear nothing Of her hus;
band. The man who had written tho letter had
signed 1t James T.. Hardacrc.' but sh0 could
find no one who knew such man.
drama will be Capt. }. r. Boylcs. commander Of
tho Gulf steamer Alabama. plying betweon Pom
sacoa Fla and New Orleans. have this his
tory from the Captains own lips. and why this
letter wis written from this interior place will
appear iurthcr along.
one morning in the spring OF 1874. Capt.
Boylcs hGd very queer passenger from Pen
sacola. the passenger was u tall, spendidly
handsomciy hui quietly dressed. His manner
was very peculiar. He walked to the side OF tho
deck railing and gnZed for many minutes very
intcntiy down into the blue waters beneath ;
then he glanced toward the Captain. II that gen
ueman happened TO bo on deck. and made a
movement IA though he would approach and
speak with him: but then he suddenly and al
most inyoluu!arily changed his mind, and
wheeling upon his heel, he was oil again. Al
longth thu Captain took the man who had regis
tered ms Jamer l.. ilardacrel into his cabin. The
told wealth that he had closely studied Capt.
Boylcs's character Tor some time. aud that,
after making % low Inquiries in New Orleans.
no Was satisfied that the Captain was the man
Long and earnestly thoy talked. Hardacre
produced an old piece OF paper. yellow,
wrnklcd. and badly mutilated This piece Of
9agsr contnlncd r.qt ne",y ana t GSaaei9ly
AcClung cherished So long, nui took with him
on his lllstarrod trip II was late IN the night
when thee inference IN the Captain cabin was
ended. The stranger had been told when 1t
was time for the hont To- sail hut lac was care
less about going ashore, and So Interested was
board and 20 back 10 Pensacola. Hardacrc
was earnest in lis prutcstations OF good faith,
n9 Ghatt ,iat Was IN hls l,SsesS -, Sn9weJ
Pines. south II Cuba At this time the Isle OF
Pines WINS SPANS place Of Punishment for her
to Cart Boyles the difficulties that would stand
In their way. aud the trouble they might en-
counter IN eEsgtug landing on that then
Capt Boyles was then owner Of q small
schooner of some fifteen tons burden. He chose
TWO trusty men; Hardacre chose one and they
were taken into the magic golden brotherhood
and made to swear allegiance. II any, profits
we're 20 share equally tn booty.
In tho Christmas days OF 1874 tho little vessel
with her crew If five stole out from the harhot
Of New Orleans and headed in duo southern
eourse foIi many days this extraordinary
SeSt n Igu b SnoH al eRygh almost Ssi
.hey landed n IN isolated cove on the south
EAST side Of the island.
The tropical vegetation was found % be very
rank and thickly grown. md 1t seemed at 1rs'
glance - be an impossiblluy ever 70 find traces
81 anything that had existed in walkers time
The men went To work Immediately and in
earnest They found the bearings. as indicated
by the chart. with mathematicnl precision. and
now that the growth Of vegetation had become
80 great they procured AL the long and pointed
instruments on hoRrd the vessel and went tC
work beating down tho weeds and letting thelI
hearts Jump into their mouths whenever q
sound WAS heard indicating that they had hit
anything u n metallic or hard nature.
Ono night one Of the sentlnels sumborct
by Capt. Boyes; The waEciul one seeing t pa
no ono roticcd him, and having struck thht dn,
somethln: that gave out a ringing sound hat
marked tle place whore ho had been, and now
started oil 10 investigate things alone Tho
sleeping man invoke soon G.t"r the departure
OF his mate, and the thought at once hashe,
into his mind that the unnthful on,
had discovered what they all had beer
looking for. and giving one glpnce n
not stir. no started m in tho moonlight
he know not exactly Whcrc-tO lOOl
for tho traitor. The great obstacle that previous
10 this time had been in thu way of the adyen
Jurors was their failure TO discover the sprinG
that WIS laid down in the chart But the mar
who had struck with his iron rod the sound
giving substance had, on tho afternoon Of tia
same day. discovered tho grcHt coral rock.
and after cutting away md breaking down th'
weeds pu clearing away the rubbish surround
Ing the huge stone, he suddenly looked uDOf
the crystal winter gushing out from underneath
tho stone, exactly H. tho chart had stated IL,
examined the ground To- see whether the rocl
and spriug were situated within such n square
ce.iar-Nke place rs tho chart stated, and h'
found that, although much rubhlsh-thc Accu
mutation ~ many years-hRl fallen into the
bquatb hole, the ground no then stood on wa,
mlly "A foot lower than tho surrounding soil
and no never rested until he found tho fOu
square corners Of the excavation. which IN
times gone 10y had pr baby bon intended for
cellar OF house. either not built. or dcstroyc,
aiter having been or cted.
Tho man who started from the camp In tn
dark to follow aud. II poss lhle detect his com
r0do in any crooked transaction must hay,
come upon him Just At the point | have de
.crbod. for II was hero that those in caml
iound the traitor wounded and bleeding, an,
col ls.tl T.. 4 4 atfa "A L.