The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-12
Some Fonud and The Mystic Niners
Disappear.

Fifteen miles west of this city there
lies . scope of country, buried in media.
val forests and crowned With hills rug.
ged and bare that song and story Of 20
olden time has vested With that mystic
charm which haloes tho ancient Castles
Of (he Olden fndal Barons. Here, crumb-
ling to ruin, its walls Of massive vine
clad stone, trees, stout a. the primeval
pine, protruding from sally.port and EN-
brasure, is an old Spanish fort around
which in times gone by, clustered, for
protection, the rude cabins Of our early
settlers.
Cutting these hills and this forrest
from east to west is the old "San Anto.
mia Trace" now trod by wandering
herds or quiet hunter, but along which,
away hack in the eighteenth century, the
teeming riches Of Mexico's gold and sill
yer mines; its rich stores of precious
gems, and the products Of it's countless
herds Of cattle and horses, was trans.
ported to the "States," and there OK.
changed for tho comforts and luxuries Of
civilization.
Old women tell in weird hours stories
Of great riches, wrung by strong hands
from passing traius, buried here, and
from time to time strangers with dark
faces and uncouth garb have silently
and suddenly come, digged and departed
whether richer by their search, no one
could tell.
We remember, when . STRIPPING, that
tho last Of these hunters made search
for this reported buried treasure-it WA
told ~ that great riches rewarded this
stranger. This was thirty years ago.
Last month, however, came another Of
these stranger visits. This time an old
man bent with tho inRrm,ties Of eighty
summers, and i've buckskin clad Mexi.
cans with their pack train and servants.
They plunged into these hills and for
rests, and were missing for many days,
when curious farmers aud hunters from
the surrounding nsighborbood turned oat
to look for this singular band, whom
they came upon the spot worked by
them in dead Of night, for smo)dsring
fires around deep pit, showed that
darkness had been selected ~ the fitting
hour in which to bring forth this long
hidden treasure. Near tho mouth of the
pit was found 90 iron chest, ito clasps
eaten with rust but broken and shstter-
ed a. if with some heavy instrument,
which, no doubt, contained the treasure
for which these strangers lsbored.
No riches were left by the strangers
but, in their hurry Of departure, some
papers-a rude map and moth-eateu
parchment letter.-were overlooked, which
showed that this treasure was buried,
along with Others throughout tho hills
by the grandfather Of tho old mar
who came With THE party Of Aexieans
in tho year 1875. This old pioneer was ,
chief, no doubt, Of some robber band
and was called Ii Cepitsiss Boslsrderis
A INDICATOR reporter visited thil
romantic spot last week and gatheret
from near residents and those whose Gu
riosity prompted them to look for tn
| stranger, tho main facts in this recital
He also met there one Of tho servants 0
the party ofmysterious strauges whose
time Of departure and route 10 buried il
impeuetrabls obscurity-tempted to n
turn by oupidity To renew tho search IL
o,her spots for other buried gold. Thi
man 10 from chihuahua. Mexico, and hsa
since our reporter visited him in hi
rude camp, disappeared, OF 10 concealed
somewhere in the impsnetrsble wilds Q
tho Attoyae.
The story sxtorted BY percussion au'
threats from this dried.up, kesu-eye'
piece Of humanity, sent the blood thrill
ling through our veins and caused 10 +
burn ~ if with fever-the foyer whicl
tempted tho Cavaliers Of France, and th
Dons Of Spain, to forsske the gaities q
Paris and Madrid in search of that Eide
nado-the fabulous dream of Columbul
Balboa and DeSoto.
From this pit Wa dug treasure in gold
silver and jewels amounting 70 sixt,
thousand dollsss-eh Doublooos, Loui
Don, massive Church 0rnaments il
solid silver, Diamonds in silver settin| (,
rewarded these mysterious hunters, 90
yet, there remains ten times that stil
smbowelsd In those woods and hill
This 10 what tempted tho return Of th
servant, and will no doubt excite to o.
srtion hundreds Of our own citizens.
Our reporter saw tho rude ,msp 90
parchment letter, but Wv unable % .,