The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-08-10
PIRATES BURIED TREASURE
Tho Crew Of the Dolly D. Discover the Dark
some Den Of Dungeon Rock the Retreat
of Pirate Veal

some Den Of Dungeon Rock the Retreat
of Pirate Veal -
The Interesting Tale Of the Life, Adventures
and Sudden Taking Of Of the Old
Robber King.
The Wealth OF Precious Treasures Buried Be-
meath the Rock-Fruitless Attempts 4
to Discover Thorn.
LYNN, Mass, Special Correspondence, July
25.-To-day we deserted the Dolly D., and
leaving her at anchor in Lynn harbor, went
above to look over the city Of shoes, the home
of old Troll Pitcher and the third plantation
Of the old Puritan days. Lynn is wide
awake city with wide-awake population, and
she manufactures more boots and shoes than
any two cities in the United States. But we
did not pay it visit altogether in order to ex-
anime the various manufactories-we were
after something more romantic and mysteri-
Gus. Dungeon rock, with its traditions of
buried treasure and the inhumed pirate,
Thomas Veal, who sang with his cut throat
companions in the early part of the sixteenth
century:
I'VE buried them on tho island shore,
Ali under the blasted tee:
> But their gold we hid in our secret store;
Ho! Gold and red blood for me-"
was our destination, for wo were determined
to view this wild and picturesque spot and
tread tho rocky path hewn into it's very heart
ty the Marbles, father and son, whose exhibit
ton of energy and perseverance,, made in the
vain search for the buried treasure, was some-
thing wonderful Dungeon rock was once
favorite place to visit, but within tho past two
or three years it has dropped out Of sight; and
it is only now and then o sightseer journeys
to the interesting spot 1t is three or four
miles north Of the city, and by means of O barge
we reached it in good time. doubt if
wilder spot could be found in the old Bay
State, and be at the same time so picturesquely
beautiful, as this Tho rock itself is an i'm
mense cliff of Newfoundland granite, sur
rounded on all sides by massive powders,
while for mile around are rocky hills, dark,
thick woods and deep, shady glens, seldom Wis
tied by men, and which seem to be kept sacred
to the memory of the savage Indian who once
lived within its boundaries.
THE PIRATE VEAL.
But to begin its history. which is rapidly
being forgotten, even by those who live nearest
it. In the early part of 1900, band of bold
buccaneers entered Lynn harbor in their YES
sci and anchored near the mouth of the Saugus
river. Aparty of four, with their baggage and
several small, iron-bound chests, were rowed
Ashore and took up their residence in what is
now called Pirates glen, mile or two from
Dungeon rock. The glen was q deep, narrow
valley, shut IN on two sides by high walls and
crasgy, precipitous rock, and snrouded on the
other by thick pines, hemlocks and cedars,
between which there was only ono small spot
which the rays of the sun at noon could pene-
trate, 1t was understood by the settlers that
these freebooters had become tired of their wild
life upon the seas, and,had retired upon the
money they had accumulated. Tho pirates
were rarely ever seen by the settlers, who,
as long as they remained unmolested,
cared nothing about them. Their re-
treat was at last discovered by an English
cruiser which was in search of them, and
three were captured and taken back to England.
The fourth, Thomas Veal, escaped, taking with
him all the treasure, which was said to consist
of jewels. trinkets and ware OF precious metal,
and gold and silver coin His hiding place
was i'll large double cave beneath an enor-
nous jagged rock, which threatened constantly
to topple over and forever close up the en-
rock was situated was at times surrounded by
an almost impeaotrable swamp and forest
Here Veal lived for years, entirely alone, max
ing, when it suited his pleasure, coarse, homely
shoes, which he sold to the settlers or eX-
changed for the necessities of life. Many Won
dered why he worked at all if he had che SITS of
treasure, but others answered that the tire ASSURE
was in such form as not to be readily spent,
and that he perhaps worked to pass away
he lonely hours in his cave, for he
p 5sS for 1'd goods y TtS Spanish Sl f eo a
he had costly articles of jewelry on him.
On Dec. ID, 1868, one of the settlers named
Joel Dunn, went into the woods upon Dungeon
Rock hill 10 cut wood. Before he had finished
his work night had closed in, and with it came
had never before experienced. Knowing that
it would be almost impossible to return to the
settlement, and fearing to stay in tho woods,
lest he be killed by falling trees Dunn be-
thought himself of the pirates cave, and went
there. He was Hospitality received by Veal,
Dunn aftorward described it, was a
double one, quite large. The walls were
grim with smoke, and the floor quite rough
in places. In the main part there was
large table of rude workmanship, two or
til rec scraggy tree stumps used for seats, and
rough shoemaker's bench, lily supplied with
aools. In one corner stood an old Spanish
tmusket, and near the blackened fireplace were
. few broken and otherwise dilapldated cook
mentioned, was broken earthen dish, rusty
knife, wooden spoon, pistol, q dirk, a hatch
ct, shoemaker's hammer, and few other
articles. In large clam shell were a few
rusty nails and among them, strange to say,
was q jeweed finger ring of unique workman
smaller one, used by Veal as sleeping place,
and separated by a large leather curtain.
BURIED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
needing some water with which to mix with
their liuuor, Dunn went out to spring near
by to getit While on his way and when bu. a
short distance from the mouth Of the cave
Dunn was blinded by o terrific flash of light
ming, and simultaneous with the roar of the
there came q mighty crash and he knew no
more until discovered by & brother
wood chopper, the next morning,
1t was also discovered that the whole front
b ortion Of Dungeon rock had been riven from
the main body by an earthquake and prof ected
forward in such manner as to close VI the
entrance of tho pirates cave, entom bling
Thomas Veal alive with his treasure. The
quake, chmnoys and houses being thrown
down and other property injured, white the
tide turned before its time. AS years rolled
on tho stories Of the fabulous amount of treas
ure buried in Dungeon cave gained great Gre
dence, but no ono attempted 10 secure it from
tho mighty embrace of the rock About the
year 1916 = man named Brown,
living in an adjoining town, dreamed
that by going to certain place in
Dungeon pasture, near the rock, he would find
buried treasure. He did 80 and exhumed
large amount of Spanish coin o: very ancient
appearance. Browns relative seized the money
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