The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04
DIGGING HOLES.
TAE SUPERSTITION OF rAEM.
Hunting for Shadov-rhe End OF tile
Blended Rainbow Will-O'-the-
Wisp-Wbat Ignorance and
stupidity Wiil Lead to.

LoNav Ew, April 2.-lCOrrespond-
ence.l Much excitement is agsin mani
tested over the yearly renewal Of
treasure hunters near this place. a brief
account OF the why's and whereiores Of
the numerous holes dug in the woods
and old fields near this place-the first
is accounted for by some Of the oldest
inhabitants is this way: Previous TO
1913, right where Longvlew now stands,
stood small vii age of Cherokee In
dians, who subsisted upon fishing in
the Sab ne aud the numerous lakes
near her, and by Iobbing on the only
wagon I adj in that time in north Texas,
which tassed directly past This place.
the Ind sus became so very offensive
that in L. Is and 1919 Gen. BurlesOn and
and Ger. Jim Smith drove them all
across tiie Sabine river and fought the
decisive cattle near Henderson, Texas,
in which Gen. Jim Smiths son, Col.
Smith, IS killed. The story runs that
the Ind were unable TO dig up their
tIeasuiC and now that the land marks
have tlout all disappeared, makes
treasur hunters Little uncertain
Another account is that Mexicans
banded 10 with these marsudlng In
dians, nd that tho wealth was all
owned J. Y the MeXicsns, which Is sub
stantiat d by The tinds all being Spanish
doubloOns. As To facts, We can state
only theses Three years ago three
Mexicans Tor Indians unearthed a pot,
about % yards east OF the International
Il Great Northern railroad, and nearly
where the whistling sign now stands 10
sound the whistle for the Graoio's creek
crossing and again last February two
years ago, three Mexicans, or half breed
Indians, camped ut Grace's ereell, near
the Texas Il Pacific crossing, about
two weeks, anu employed their
time in surveying that portion
OF the creek bottom; they were seen at
night to dig hole about seven feet
deep and Ike out tin or lion can,
which was very heavy, and place IL in
their wagon and drive westward on the
old Tyler road. They left the can at the
camp which fitted the hole where it had
been taken from. These are the only
signs OF successful hunt, though these
treasures have been dug for in every di-
rection near this place for over four
years. In pany with W. Flana-
! gan, postmaster, wo visited the eXcaya-
ton made last Saturday night just out
side OF tho city limits, where digging
has been done each year for th past
three years in close proximity 10 each
other, We found hole about 10 feet
long and about four feet deep with no
signs Of finding anything, and found a
place near by where mulberry tree,
which must have been 30 years old, had
been dug up by the roots and a deep
hole under IL, About % places were dug
on what is known rs tho VIII Campbell
place, Just recently built, In the forest
another lot of holes were fOuGd about
two miles east Of this place In the
woods, but none bore any signs of ex-
humed treasures. Several parties have
taken it upon themselves 10 watch in
hopes OF gaining information or wealth
which undoubtedly lies hidden in nu
merous quantities near here as II is evil
dent more than ono gang Is digging for,
II the whole force was combined we
could soon complete narrow gauge to
Cline to connect with the st. Louie y
Texas narrow gauge.