Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-23
BURIED TREASURE.
Dallas Is Thrown Into Excitement BY a
Few Fortune Seekers How
the Story Runs,
Years aud Years Ago Caravan Of
spanish Gold Transperters mas
Attacked by Bandits.
thirteen Bnrro r.oRds OF Spanish Hsoubloons
Were Buried In Dailan County and
Ara There xetf

Special TO tho Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, Nov. 2a..--Intenso OK.
element prevails two miles west o. Dali
las over the belief that big bonanza Is
about TO be struck on the plantation Of
Samuel Sect, The tradition has existed
back TO the tlmc when the memory Of tho
oldest Inhabitants runueth not that In tho
early part Of the present century CARA
van Of Spanish gold transporters In pass
ing across the continent was pursued
by bandits somewhere IN the sec
tons now known as Eaale
Ford, Mountain Crnek aud Cedar
Hill, all in Dsllas county. They were 40
hard pressed that they were compelled
10 bury somewhere Ia the ravinca among
the hills thirteen bnrro loads OF Spanlah
doubloons. Search has az various times
In the recollection OF tho present ponor-
alton been made by believers 10 the ira
dition FOR tho hicden treasure, Recently
party Of three mon went prospecting
through the country, exploring carefully
all the raylnoa from Cedar Hin on tho
south 10 Eagle Ford on the north, They
conducted their operations with an IN.
strument which works in the same ca
paciiy on minerals, particularly gold, as
II Il claimed the witch hazeI works when
striking favorable location for finding
water Early last week they struck the
Sam scott plantation, and the antlca az
the inHtfumout were 30 pronounced that
the prOHpectots wore 90 cor ildont they had
struck close ON 70 the golden burial spot
thai they went 10 digging, employing
number Of white and alaek men after az.
ranging perInlssidn mattNrs satisfactorily
with MIR. Scott, The excitement nnally
spread ana people for miles around Visit.
ed the RcRue OF operations. Immense
quantities OF dirt wora removed aud the
Indications OF the Instruments on SAtur-
day last were SO positive that all wCra
sure the hidden precious trraturo would
he found by Sunday night A quuerly
shaped thin iron utunsil WAS un4
carihed and two old rusty coins found, also
large piece OF partly petriAed material,
| which IL supposed 60 be part of budalo
skin, IN which II IL believed part Of tho
donbloons or other ELECTS OF the caravan
were carried. Late Saturday afternoon
TO The great disappointment OF the ex-
plorers qulcksand was struck and later
on water. largo suction pump was So
cured and has been kept working yester-
day and to-day pumping out the water
and allowing the digging to proceed, but
very slow progress 10 being made, The
parties engaged arg more confident than
over that they will nnd what
they are searching for The whole SUR
rounding country Ia worked up over the
reports that have gone abroad from the
dlggings. The news was not believed at
Dallas when nrst brought hero, several
days ago, the general sentiment being
that some one vas circulating baseess
senaati0n but to-day quite a number OF
city people went Out 10 the scene and
found operations progressing Just az rep.
resented, The diggers duolare their de-
termination 60 dig away III they hnd tho
thirteen buried burroloada Of spanish
doulsoons.