Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-05

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naelt Oh he waS g he psison s. told
me Following extEaoFdinarY aeorF, which
i maag Respects Il eoEru6oFasiVe af tha
statements made b. Mendona il 1874 /,
wa4 ID santa Barbara be said, Sin
1855, and there lsii il with Absiares
AendozA. We bauams infimata. and
one daY when BE had been driakinq 3
nlsle ioo muah be said that Be- knsw
wnNfe thsRa vas . mint 81 money.
pressed him for particulars, bnt fer &
time be weuld nof tell me any more.
Whiskey 1Baliy opened hig haaFs, and
he said tai when Joaqain Marietta
ief3 for she fuinre piafns--a trip Ghaa
resulted II his death Is the hAnds Of
Harry L0ss-he fMsndosa) uas len b.
hind, being 81 With . fever. Bet Ioa-
quin LETT theae inassaetions vita him
~ sueh sid snoh q place. be said, IL a
plant q gold and jswelFy; Il en- kill
81 y belongs % ny son. Wien yon are
certain 81 ny deaib, fnd my son and
piaoe the plnndeF IL fhs h4nds Of ehoss
who will care for it fer him, bnk on no
aoo0unt touch The treasure 30 benolEa
yourself. II yoa Do viii have the dew
1 come on earth, cat youF ears e, pull
oat y0uE tonRne and ding yoa int The
ga 70 Be eaten % b the shhKks.' Altar
exaetinR tAFfible oath that ths in
slfuctions woald be faithfully carried
oal, MuEietta LEFT him forever. when
Mendoza sol veil be tried 70 ind his
dead leaders sou. bas without success.
II 1850, he wandered into Texas, and
while theTe cot ints . difficulty and vas
eent % The paniteBtiary for twenty
years. Altar bic release be cane 70
Oaliiofnia. and up 20 1880 made three
trips into Santa Barbara County for
the purpose Of locking up the hidden
treasure. Do, his heart failed him miles
from The spot % every occasion. OF q
supeFailtioas nature. be feared IL be
disregaFdea Muristta's injunnsl0n be-
uoald be g0bhled up by tne devil. ]
tried 10 oonxinoe bim that Marietta
dead vas pouefless 70 Dc him harm.
and at lest be consented 70 make . trip
20 tho plaea II my company. Two days
affeFward We aot oats We travelled
along tbs stage road fer some twenty
miles ID q sontherly direction until We
came 70 = point Of the mountain. Here
Ne turned o4 and took dina trail that
led up the e0ast side through tie brush
for about half q mile, aniil Ne came ID
sight Of thKee white rocks nenF the sum
mit Of the ridge. From thess rocks We
crossed directly ovar 10 she eastern side,
lhon descended the bill 3 ehoEi distance
natil We eAma % 8 spring. Looking
then 10 the south, We saw three oak
trees standing In line and about twenty
I'VE yards apart. We went 20 the trees
and e the bottom Of tue drsi, about
thfee fees underground. found box,
with the hinges al rested, containing a
eollection Of pistols, halves. spurs, etc
lander the second tres bet zen tive
roots We upeaFthed another box. flled
With ieuelEy, gold uaReets and $50 slnRa.
We took away klE~9. intending 10
cons back when the money vas spent.
nendozt swoFe that be would never 20
back 10 tha place Wilhout me, and /
lhink be kept bis woFk. went back
last ring alone aud took away &l5c0
more. There must be EiB.c10 left, but
q Il not for me, for shall never leave
san Qaentfn alive" The sheriff took
doWn the description u the spot, which
tallies il most respects With the ole
above given, aud may sometime take q
tRip Of inVeeffnation.