The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-01-13
Monte Christie Again,

~ AHN WI ~ HOO WV NiAhSSoChj
and one which ia calculated To un.
ravel the mysteries surrounding the
mound builders of America, the lost
tribes OF the children of Israel, and
to shed light on ancient Egyptian
history, Is now within our reach,
and Of easy access, If the statement
madc in the letter below is true.
When Alexander Dumas publish
ed his great novel, "The Count of
Monte Christie" 1t took the world
By surprise; that such u fabulous
sum should have been conceived of
for even novolstie purposes was
startling, as it trenohed on fairy
land, but the wealth OF Monte Chris,
to was absolutely nothing as com.
pared To the ineaIculable riches
which have lain within this treas.
ure. house of the ancient mound bull
ders for thousands of years; riches
simply sufficient to buy a continent.
Diamonds, beside which the great
kohinoor seems insignificant, stud
the walls and emit a glare that is
positively dazzling. A throne OF
beaten gold inlaid with diamonds,
pearls and precious stones, over
hung with golden canopy, and q
footstool of the same precious met.
al, with diamonds as large as wal
nuts Mt each of the four corners.
Silver chests filled with rolls of pa.
pyrus, On which is written Egyptian
IhyerogIyphics and Hebrew eharac,
tors; others of gold filed with the
precious stones, Eight pillars, four
on either side of the throne, support.
ing two slabs of gold, each two IN.
ehcs thick, three feet wiue and six
feet long upon which stand two gol.
den Egyptian winged bulls. Shields
OF silver and gold. Two golden
urns, three feet high, set with daz-
zlng diamonds, stand near the
throne, and seated on the throne it..
self, is a mummy encased in gold,
having a crown upon its head ablaze
with diamonds. A nations ransom
Cutters in that cirelet. Words are
inadequate to express the wonder IN.
spired by glance at the splendors Of
this chamber and figures are mean.
| ingless when we seek to estimate
the wealth therein. How this I'm.
mense treasure was discovered lei
the following letter explain
Fort Smith, Arkansas,
August Bird, 1880.
Dear Brother:-
After years of patient toll ard
study | have discovered the treas
ure-house of the mound builders
and lts riches are greater than | ev,
err deemed they could no, nay, they
are beyond computation.
You have often laughed at me fol-
my persistence in the statement that
the mound builders had treasure
house wherein was kept all that was
valuable, but now can laugh at
you. have visited the hidden
chamber, which is literally ablaze
with diamonds; passing between
two winged bulls, the sacred idols Of
Egyptians | have stood IN the pres
ence of n mummy seated on throne
of beaten gold, that was perhaps the
king or god of the mound builders
| have seen and handled riches more
than enough to trebly pay the ma
lional debt, and It's all NINE, nine,
mine. No moro toll, no more priva
ton, nothing but one eternal round
of pleasure. | am another Monte
Christie, only an hundred fold great
err in point Of wealth. | am almost
mad with JOY and delight.
A paper published in this city fell
into my hands while | was IN Kan
sas, giving an account of mound
located near here, and on consulting
a map | found that il was nearly
equi-distant from the great circle O
mounds discovered in Illinois. Ohio
Missouri, Mississippi Kansas and
New Mexico.
felt satisfied, then, that my toll
was about to be rewarded, for wat
sure that this would prove the sa
cred place of the builders, wherein
dwell their God, and into which ev.
cry tribe would pour its propitiato.
ry wealth, the mound proving its sa
crednoss and security.
came here ana visited the
mound and examining closely, found
it to be conical in form, and about
three hundred feet in circumference
Being IA nation of fire worshippers,
it was natural to suppose that
would find the entrance facing the
east, and | found this to be the case
but where | found the we'll that "A
to the chamber in which these
calaulable riches lay, will M
known to you 90 your arrival -
for without full knowledge 0 u
cont Egyptian customs, it won WbC