The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01

,A,ran, on ionf u 'ch -'vrn NIT. from horage.
tee. f-rr,a.ure, S2h'tspin spanish god.
foriy-sey,n pac"s norih-porthegst Of tho
sprlnr' tn Captain continued. locating tho
point with his pencil. we found u ialien ma
hOgnny tree which wiz also ldti down in tho
chart. II ii ha1 boon ordinary timber II must
hive rottei IN the twenty. Years which had
elapsed since thc hurying oi III" gold. hut heiug
mahogany. W. found II AS solid H. ever Thir-
teen pHc.- from ia" base of this tree In n dir"c-
ton which shall not name. We would find tho
While We wcrc at work following the trail
one Of tho sailors noticed "a column Of smoke ON
the horizon Co the west. We knew thut the
southern part 81 the island WIS uninhabted,
except hy stray parties OF shark hunters. who
came from cuba during i've months OF the yeur
20 gather shark oil. feared itwas one Of these
gangs. and to mako everything A. snug AS pos
siule and keep our coming a secret We changed
our camp To- the eastward. and towed the llpr-
ten-e into tho channel which you see marked
on map No. I. know i would b. all 40 with
us IN caS" the SplnIurdS Eot wind Of our ronl-
ing. for even 10 they had not force Of their own
e. capture vs.. they could easily send 10 Nneva
Corona or over ~ Cuha for assistance. That
might w. saw tine fires of their camp. ami heard
the hay of tboir uopdhound-. which theN NJ
ways take with them on such expeditions. We
worked inr hours among The rocks md mud.
with our hearts in uuf mouths. bat without dis
covering ANYTHING. The ground Tor many
yards mr. NM ~" fallen mahogany tree was
covered with huuiisrs which our picks were
scarcely able t. no.. We were shurt-huhdei
also. having 10 keep guard on the schooner
and a lookout tO wat D the SIauluri-.
The most night the moon rose carly md
vaughn anu utt'fmill,rIl 70 uhkt last eil!H
armed 90 the troth. We had heard the yelp ct
the dogs Co. tho northwest ~ our camp TINT
afternoon. II sounded Husplclously ncar aud
We 10th know TINT there was only q few hours
lcft Tor us Co work In. We reached tho glade
about the mahogany ire. at about O'Clock Ar
We drew near ihtre Was rusulng IN The
by. Riys--. .,,.r...,,r,,n.,,.., o,,ua.,.., .r
both cog NHughn- account and ON my own.
cln only Say that for a year aftrrward dared
not set foot IN Havana. II VAS a case of life
to be- cHrricd g. Cuba In chains TO be garroted.
II W. vorr attacked, II was Wutse Tor those who
Ii was d Solemn LITTLE rarty that sat or
rnther rrou'hol In the cabin OF the Hofteuso
that nirht. Boyle. hardly recovered from his
foyer. sut IN tic -ofte. HiouE-id" ~ me. aud
Vaughn md Buiurd pmntcd Themselves oppo-
site. lh're Pc knives aud iplsiols plenty.
nnd tho conversation wasn't duIi hy any means.
| told Vaughn ttut lee had brought us there
amid grcnt diihcufise and M IA" rSh OF our
] lives. aud thui lac ought IN common liurn,s 20
| give " ul lhv information w rs possess en-.
/ What wanted particularly WAS the man 81 the
| quenthet him. nnd which he carried in his
breast pocket. Vaughn swOre that he had told
/ us all illH le knew, but refused % give up The
| hnv- hHi n ont uf him nj no maiiOr what cost
! hut Joe intrri rod AMI struck NJ our pistols.
| don't exactly understand now how Wa got
out Of that clin unnuit. All four Of us were
Masou- and that may have mad something To
3" In the morning W. saw tho boat o. the Span-
| ards making oyer tie bay toward BltnNauo.
and knew TINT "a so many hours they would be
| got M anchor and spread the sails Of the Ilor-
| t'nsc for hnmc. ~ To- the last minute | had
hopes that Vaughn would relent and give up
| the map. hut II wits 40 use
When W. had safely landed Mt Day ST. Louis
! and were one" NOR" on American soil. rcpeat-
Cd what had suid 90 Vaughn in the cabin that
night, He look d Hack a. death and grabbed
| lis revolver hat he didn't shoot"
And doYou think the treasure Ia still there p
As 4uro IA there Is Il God in heaven-And |
| oniy man ,yhn Survived Wnlker ana Who Nom,
| knew the exact location OF the gold and all
| about H. Tine Spnular.ls have had an indenn IT,
ii"n about n hui they have meyer known where
to anything. During the year following / took
| pains ~ verify the facts about Col. Allen.
VII and inyorahly Known H. am H. cadiIg citi
2ous His family hoda plantation IN the ncigh-
hood of tho city, aud were cousidrred among
! ihe best people IN the state. The Colonel, IN
| his hpyho1d, was companion OF George d.
! lrnnucc's son. and a-~oDutod with the upper
Ne Co11T-jo"-Ddl knows III mniiy we'll
/ Louisville pcople who were Intimate with Alien
| say that he Wa one oi tho most trustworthy men
| that could bo found anywhere. Ito was tho Inst
! person in the world tn invent the story that he
| was present M the hiding of the treasure. ana.
20 show that the existence Of tho secret WINS
known among his business friends in Louis
"Aitcr our return Ia-kci Boyle If he intended
10 'aH, "ny in4rc s,lts a. ne matter H. SAD
| that lac wont un tu Louisville told tho whole
| story 10 Mrs Alien. nud then -turtod lur TeAas
! IN her company They wut to NauEhu's place
| and had % long cons Iitduu. AMI, / have no
search TdduttlInk b., IL cnuaiis of irntnr
| me out In the cold lu than way. 0irr the way we
had worked to-"th r. Oue thing is coriuin
| however lhr1 wa n"N q tho gold unit ,tucy