Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-01
SEEKING SUNK MILLIONS.
MODERN ARGONAUTs IN QUEST
OF TREASURE TROVE.

Ot IhE2S hE Il(ON h.
An expedition TO Raise Fleet OF
Treasure Laden Gallons from the
Bottom OF Nigo Bay-Millions OF Gold
that Has Lain Two Centuries Under
the Mud.
Tho e+aurcb e,.boo,,ar A,,sti, n E-,t,,r+
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q :" i'm ~ "''e pm" i"9V H'sN' """
ued up al the Gun railroad lumber wharf.
she comes here to load 2o0.oo) feet Of
yellow pine lumber and will sail hence 10
Woo Snain ua,ot;o,.t a., ,-,.s,,., ,t,..-.. g..
- "''e "09e ~ u c'71 NesS9ls "h'0u
were sunk 10 40 Bay IN l'O2. Ihe gal
Icons were laden with the riches OF the
Mexican mines trihuta money IA Snsip
mat b.d 49,, .,,,,,,,,t,tir.. t,~ .h,..
,aare
H., ,.e,,t,i.,., ,1,o s-.,;.h o,o.+ ,,o
,on,,C, 80 -, . T--,if.h n.y.
Hot Tn ,,sIlao1. a - ~, w. ~,
M vortt 60, 80, 81 l,.et "a 49,,
escane impossihie t5e me-, ~ tbe vessais
Vyere scnttlad erd snrt ~ f.lI into
The hands Of the English and their allies.
the Dutch. Considerable gold and an i'm
mense amount ofsilyer were found aboard.
FIVE MILLIONS IL GOLD.
Tba +,o,s,,r,., ,.tf.t, ..,,,,,, .,.rri,.,t moo,
~ ro,,nb a. SH san 6Gn - = odo o',6
Ne,lico ygas - trs+ ,i,9o tno r.ct,o., nv,
1,,o1.ir,ca, - ~ r,iti'o, ,-,,,itr,,
men erS.o, 90 m 10 49, Of 10 ,,.n,et
sucnessio6 jUs - s ~, tba doatt NJ Chsri
IT 4 80 s,1,, - L. ~ liz L.,,,li.,'
ana tho s;I,.o,- I,,oe roclivad
Tba Uord I-ie,o yVas etaTI,.,, ,,r,o,, as.,,
niece in co,r,9o,rro 80 - th. hs,tio
ssnecj,nens Of thesa 90 ara froo,,,e,tl,'
f6,,,,d ar1or,- ~ ,oif.,.ti,r- - ,I,i,,i.,,,,
For elnost two centuries tho rossal.
have lain tbera an rho hoftoTp ~ the ionaT
bav ~ Viro in an, ar sevap f,tn(r9s X
Vote tn 80 ,f - b,,,,ir1.4 -
bave carriad Snrs, 80. ~ l,,tb f~r,,,
H. ,,fna,rardg ~, ~. I,fIs;,,,o 80. -
coast IN tides bsva ygssEsd tbis mud
over the vasseIa and NAV hive men
orsduaIIv coverad deener and daepar
Sucb rich treaeilra trova tempted
severoi n attamnt ~ recoverv
An English party is said 10 have re-
covered the contents ofone Of the galleons
on which was a million pounds sterling
The party thought they had
AGOOD THING OF 1T.
hut the snon,sb government forbade anv
further efort 6tber nroiacts ,vare Iess
successflI. The LAST aftanut was under
+be diraction If "a Fro,,b C,lvernn,..nt an.
gineer INST hafora the outhraok a. m.
Franco prnssisn war when uar vs.
declared he was recalled and fbe avne61-
fion was abandoned
This last nr0iect ia a pbiladolnbia
scheme. Quaker civ cauitalists raised
s50 OOo casb ara orgayilad tho va IA,
Treasure COMPANY. Ono-tbird of the
stock is held nv me old submarine Com
many. which nj one time was M yorl, an
an old English vessel sunk in tha Dala-
ware Raw. of Lpwos Nr.J ! Rovle Il
the engineer Of the comnanv. and he Is
now al Won Tast oun,mer ~ ,yart do,,,r
in A diving hell. and went ON hoard If
seven of the vassels
The deck Of one was blown of with dv-
Mantle and the CARGO REVEALED Tho f.an-
eraI cargo consisted of large logs an ma
hOgany and logwood which wore found In
a state If norfeot nre-arvation ne rirlaJ
up from the DECKS several coins and iron
halls. relics ot the
-, -. 100 ...-...-
- n hAi'' AO'
lne DUN OF lhe treasure was usually
secured IN heaVy chest, boiled iast TO
baI,a &C. u riiJ ~ 'a' y 81 yea as
location Of the gaIIaors so that thor u,iII
be no further trouble in locatino them
The lumber with which sba viii load
herr IL intended far the constrnction If
pont0ons. The pattern of these il some
thing new and is tbe invention M Mr.
Charles = pate praeidont ~ ~ or,,,
many.
A News renorter was shawn q neet
model Of one by can't Perry in bis cabin
Jast night Two Its of chain win ,o
yyorhed IN aach nontoon anI - r,n,,,o,,,
will he nlaced On each sIde If tba yeseei
10 be raised Four n0ntoons each "a foot
long. win he hum Tba scboonor -
ALREADY loaded win two mo- XVo-thi,l,l
ION DuInns 10 wash ayyav tbe NINA rroI,
The shin.
When il is cleared a,rov cboipe win no
slipped under the Keel fore and AFT and
by means of iacks and numnipo tho air
on ~ INC r,ontoons 10 Sae,1,s7 I'm e.
raised and flowed asbore at bioh ,Tator
When the tide ehbs the treas,1ro.laCo,
vessels win he left bigh ana a. Tba
mud covarin , hos ION, ~ ~, na..,ts
CAM. Perry states ma ts yyae ebc,r, d,
niece Of rimher from ono ~ the vessals
that was nerfectlv soun1 ma co,ny,a,i,,
secured mo rriyiia.eo az atto,,,,,,i..,i ,y
WIN " az 20 pay