The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-09-19

cation and amount of prccious me
tals-gold and silver, but woulC
not distinguish between them. Up
on their arrival at the Gran. Qui
ware, the said bottle was brought
forth, and to the satisfaction of the
party concerned demonstrated q!
that the hidden wealth was con
cealed beneath the sulfaca, about
20 feet in front of the church tn.
trance. and that the amount was
/ $32, 600, 900. Well. they dug. as
men will who feel that such a sum
was almost within their grasp, only
requiring few days to be lifted
from gaunt poverty to fabulous
wealth. Days, weeks. and months
passed the wealth was just be-
yond their reach but their pile ot
grub had vanished. The chemical
god detectoi was again put to use,
and they were assured by it that
( what thcy sought was but 10 feet
from the bottom OF their SHAFT -
They hastened to this city, contid-
cd the secret to few friends, OBJ
tained Il new supply Of provisions
and giant powder, and returned to
their work. Three weeks brought
them back, dead broke, with the
report that they he'd got off the
trul, or gone by the treasure. The
two men who had joined the Silver
City bottle holder, very sensibly
" shook the job, and lave plant
ed a patch of POTATOES on top of
the Manzana Mountains, about 40
miles from this city. They have a
foundation on which to base hope
for the future. The first, and en-
thusiastic party, ran across cou-
pie OF tcnderteet" here from To-
wa. lie painted in glowing colors
to them what could be secured by
a little further effort. The hook
had been wisely baited, and they
swallowed hook, bait, yarn ana all, |
put up $500, and after arranging
with party here to send out II lot
OF teams to bring in the treasure.
and a guard to accompany it, as
soon as advised, as he was to be by /.
one of the parties coming in on
thpfr fastest mule as soon as it was
discovered. Sinking a hole thro' |
sienite rock requires hard work. -
Three weeks OF that, in connection
with hauling water for camp use
and stock, nearly 40 miles, suthced |
to relieve the two tenderteet of
their romantic enthusiasm, as the
thrilling stories Of traditional trea-
sure had Of their $500. They a.
bandoned the fruitless scheme, and
returned from the ruins of an un-
known race, to civilization. In or
der that their trip might not ap-
pear too ridiculous, they gave cur
rency to the report that they had
struck an inexhaustable supply Of
water. Had they really struck we
ter, It would have been OF more
value than all the buried treasure
Of lpeople who inhabited this
once popuIous pueblo, whose streets
some centuries ago, a Jesuit father
reported, were paved with gold.
| had intended giving your read
ers Il description Of the Gran Qui-
vera, and its surroundings, past
rom theory, present from fact, but
his letter has already encroached
.oo muce upon your space, and the
description will have to be relegat-
sd to another letter, viii ii will be
sent you in the future if it shall be
demanded, =
Another outfit are now in the ,
'alley Of the Gran Quivera, dig +
ring for real hidden treasure
water, If found, they have a boz q
lanza- They are already down a
considerable depth, with no indl-
ations Of what they seek. will .
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