Mohave County miner., 1883-01-14
A GOLDEN DREAM.

4u0 OrUIudrlly QuleG IIItlo COWu OA Franklin, up in Venango county, has
 a sensation just now which Is indeed a sensation. Columbus Brown, who lives in the First ward, in Franklin, one day this week discovered a hoard of old French gold amounting to 1 $27,00O. For many years past there has been belief that during the oc- cupation of this part of the country by the French, a large amount of treasure was secreted in Franklin, near where the old fort stood. Go lumbus Brown has mania in regard to this treasure, and for years the thought of becoming possessed of riches in this way has haunted him. Mir. Brown had many dreams about the subject, but the most important one was on last Friday night. Then he dreamed, as usual, that he was counting and handling a chest of gold, and that he found it buried iD the earth at the foot of tree, in an open field. So excited was he that he awoke, only to find 1t all a dream, as usual. He arose, walked to the window, and there, before him, in the field, stood the identical tree which he had seen in his dream But he put it resolutely aside as a dream, as most sensible men would have done, and retired to bed and to sleep. He had scarcely closed his
 eyes till he was again in the ield and digging at the root of the tree. He was informed in some manner, he cannot tell how, but by man with foreign accent, and in a military uniform with a sword and sash, that if he would measure a certain dis tance from the center of rock in the run, due north, and then measure thirty-three feet due west from that point, he would find the treasure he had so often seen in his dreams. Early on Saturday morning he arose, and, procuring a tape line, went and measured as he had been directed in his dream. What was his surprise to find that each and every measurement brought him to to the foot of the chestnut tree in the open field. Brown did not tell any one about his dream, nor of the result, but during the day he went to Colonel Breakley, who owns the ground, and asked and obtained per mission, on some pretext, to dig near the chestnut tree. He and shis son, lad of sixteen, commenced d1g ging at the root of the tree, and at depth of something over six feet, about F. M, struck something almost under the center of the tree, wh ich gave forth 8 metallic sound. A further clearing away of the gravel and stones disclosed the sides or end of an iron box or chest. Wild with excitement, they continued to dig until they had unearthed the chest or box, which was thirty-one inches long, twenty inches wide and twenty four inches deep, or about the al mansions of an ordinary trunk. Their united efforts could only turn 1t over. but conld not lift it from the excava tion. The young man was sent for a hammer and cold chisel, and the lid was soon removed. The sight which met their gaze was enough to turn the head of almost any man. The box was nearly two thirds filled with gold and silver coin, tarnished and covered with sand and mold, but nevertheless gold. The coins are mostly French, but number of English, German and Spanish are among the lot. They bear dates 1729, 1744, 1751, and various other dates, the latest of which is 1754, which is the same year Fort Mac nault was completed. On a brass ruler found in the chest the name "Joncaire" is plainly stamped. It is we'll known fact that this was the name of the officer in command of the French troops. A careful esti mate of the coins makes total value of about S27,OOO. The coins were placed on exhibition at the banks. The fortunate owner has been offered ten times their value for a single coin.-Oil City Blizzard,