Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-20
"A ROBBERS GOLD.


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related lust 81 obtained.
some time In 1879 there returned 10 this
esty from Mexico young man, hall Span
ten. hall French, bearing pretenttous
document and the romantic name OF IIec.
tor de Clairmont. The document was o
maety. worn, and ragred paper, written 10
spanish, aad almost crumbling under the
touch. Ills possession Of the paper was
accounted COR aud some history In couneo-
sion with II told to Robert Bell, OF this city,
A noicd robber chief, named Chepe Che
quito, helped 10 make life atventuresomei In
Mexico during the last century, and ms
son. bearing the same euphonicus name,
followed the same profession into the pres,
ent century and until! bis career and head
we're both cut OF BY the sword OF q Next
can army officer. The second Chepe Che-
quito. with bis band Of moving robbers,
was captured by party OF pursners, ana
the whole band, With the exception OF tne
robber chiefs wife, bride Of 10, were
killed. The bride
LIVED TO BIZ VERY OLD WOMAN,
and II was she who, m 1876, gave TO Hector
az Clairmont, who was with her when she
died near Tepec. Mexico, the document
written by her robber husbands father,
Cbepe Chequito, first. This. or rather
these documents. for there were two OF
them, Hector showed TO Mr.. Bell. who kept
them some time before having them trans
lated. When he did so he was amazed az
their contents and showed them 10 pis
father. The latter Interested some mer-
chants IN the matter, and one OF them deter
mined 20 submit the letter 10 some spsr .tsal-
istic mediums. Several mediums were con-
suited, and all protested TO be aole 10
clearly see the place referred to IN the iet-
tiers. One medium, who conid not reau
word OF Spanish, snd had no previous
knowledge Of the contents or even the
character Of the letters, placed one OF them
In the sealed envelope. and In tue presence
Of some Of the interested merchants ana
Young Clairmont placed her left hand on
the envelope. and with her right hand
wrote the following, said to be an exact
translation OF the inclosed letter:
THE LETTER.
You will 20 up the hill called Ca luton
until you arrive 70 the old mans cross, and
from there you will descend to the false
corral. Going up you will arrive TO a
sprIng OF water, where you will find two
~ large stones, which were used fo- wash
ing purposes. Under each stone you WIZ
end six (8) hide-bags OF silver pieces. On
one side there is large orangc-tree with
another Fat stone, on which we made
cement to fix trough TO water horses
From here you will 60 up until
YOU get TO the door OF an old adobe hut.
standing IN the centre OF the door.
locking toward the inside OF the
hut. YOU will count four steps and you VIII
come TO the door Of the cave, which Is CO.
yered with rocks and cement. This being
opened, you will see two large boxes OF
clothes. some firearms. and ,ittle money.
The most part is above the door OF the
cave. Here you viii find steps to go up. II
not you will place some there. Having
opened said door YOU will see the treasure
10 the right-band side, In four ~ boxes OF
cold pieces. A little more on you VIII see
four (D more OF silver. In one OF The
boxes you will find saint which belongs
10 San Luis Potosi. Further on you VIII
find twenty train-loads OF gold bars and
twenty cargoes OF silver bars, ana great
many other things Of value on the
floor, but for the love OF God tnat TWO
uicees az candle which are in with the saint
be returned 10 San Luis PotoS. But you
will make an oratnsy IN the town OF san
a sci
our SOILS. IL YOU do not want to go by
the short cut YOU eau go by Borraras. You
will mass a large tree OF the chapulis and
then one OF the tepjuaiis, then one OF the
iessamjpc and then one OF flowers, but the
last one, which Is the orange.tree, Is all
what l have promised. One side OF tue
door Of The kitchen Is large tree, around
which IS a vine Of cuanetate. and on the
other side l. one Of iessamine. Given at
the Goth Of January. 1853.
is,enedl CnEPE CHEoUTO.
ANOTHER LETTER.
When this translation was read GAR
mont became very much excited, and seiz-
INC The envelope containing the worn old
letter Of the robber chief, tore it 10 atoms,
declaring that the spirits should have moth
ing more TO do with the matter. The other
Spanish student, as follows:
OCTOBER s, 1914.
You will start from the Holy Cross, and
Won will 90 up the hill trail called Carbon
area until YOU get up 10 the top oil the
tail from where you can see the town OF
San Bias. There YOU leave the town OF
San Bias to the left, aud then you take the
trail 10 the right, by the back of the bill,
uptii YOU arrive at the hill OF San Joan
Whey, and then you will 60 up until you
arrive at spring OF sulphur water, in which
are two little bags Of gold pieces which
we threw in because Justice had over
taken us. Standing IN the spring You count
forty paces toward where the sun rises, aud
Won will find fiat place dug by bars; in
the middle II Is covered with stones In the
shane of a cross, under which is q ring OF
iron covered with pitch; this is the top OF
a cave; this opened, you will see forty
trains Of silver bars, and number of trains
Of gold bars.
This leitel ia supposed to have been writ
ten by Chepe Chequito second, the husband
of the old woman, who on her death-bed
cave fhem TO Clairmont. The letter eX-
planned that the words "train " and
.cargo" where they occur in either le,teI
mean pack-mule load, or about two hun.
bred pounds. The subject was discussed
from time 10 time by the merchants and
spirimaiists having knowledge OF It, the
latter insisting on their supernatural know
ledge of the Information conveyed by The
letters.
VENTURE.
II was August, 1879, before anything de
cisiye was done, and at that time Rober
Bell was fitted out to make prospective
tour TO Tepie. Accompanied by yonnI
Clairmont. he reached San BlaS on tn
steamer Saragossa, 10 find the country In
state OF rebellion and the road TO Tepi'
held by the rebels and considered partieu
larly dangerous. Captain Chambers, o
the Saragossa, urged Bell not 10 At
tempt the tip to Topic; but he de
term,ned 10 attempt II. Before leav
\ ing Fan Bias, Bel gave q public exbi
ton OF snap AID fancy shooting with
Remington rifle, and 10 this fact he believe
be owes bis safety on his journey to Topic
as the fame Of bis skill with the deadl
rife preceded him along the road. A
Li5ertad be was warned by an old woman
10 look cut for rebels at the foot OF th
hill, aud at that point Clairmont, who rod
ahead. signalled danger. Bell rode on wit
his Remington In readiness, Dut party o
rebels he encountered there treated hin
with the marked consideration OF inatten
ton.
PBRILoUs TRIP.
At Navarajito, on the same road, part,
OF travellers had been robbed the day before