Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
HIDDEN TREASURES.
The Discovery of an Old Chart In St
Augustine Defines the Location.
Frolat he Feraaadina tFlG.l Nlrror.

From ne Fernaadiaa tFlG.) Mirror.
Somewhere about the year 1910 pratt
cal cram, which had been cruising along
the Spanish main, having met with con-
siderable success among the spanish mer-
chantmen and obtaining some rich haUls
OF specie, WAS running up aions the lower
Florida coast when she was caught IN a
sudden gale Just below Hilsboro inlet
and wrecked on corral islacd. Nearly
all the crew got ashore safely, and be-
fore the ship broke up they succeeded
In geetlHRi out Is OF the 20 casks OF geld
they had6aptured. The casks being too
heavy TO carry easily, the Captain ordered
his men 10, make bags OF the sails, and in
these the gold was carried to n spot in
the centre of the island and there buried,
the Captain making rough chart OF the
location, after which all hands went TO
the 4Oweren of the island and camped.
The same night they were discovered by
th411dfans and all were killed excepting
one person the Steward Young fellow,
who happened to be,a little apart from the
erSWhen the aidwas made and thus es-
capped the fate of his companions. But
evehl ne was discovered the next day aud
was kept In captivity for several weeks
when he escaped, and, wandering along
the coast, dhaliy arrived In St. Augustine.
The steward OF all sailing craft at that
time also acted as the captains clerk and
kept AL ships papers, etc, and he, among
other papers Kept the chart which the
captain had made OF the hldins place OF
thar gold. be continued to reside in ST..
Augustine, and for long time intended
to take some good opportunity to
go and take up the treasure,
but circumstances prevented: the Indians
were trOu blesome, and the Spanish settle
ment was in a turmoil aud the chart be-
came mislaid or lost, and then came the
war of the Coniederacy; in the meanwhile
the steward was getting 10 be an old man,
and having accumulated considerable
wealth, be gave up all idea Of going after
this treasure.till a few mOnths ago, while
he was shpWipg come old documents
which he had concerning SONS portion
of n So. Augustine, he unrelled the
lost chart from inside another an
cient parchment, but he was now about
80 years old, with no near relatives to
benefit by this money and himself not
needing it, he calls on an old friend who
had once done him great favor and tells
him, as the sole survivor of That affair, all
the particulars, and gives him the chart
and promises to 90 with him in an ex-
petition TO find 1t if his health would adj
nit.
The friend has rugged up small sloop
and, with provisions and several compan-
ions, is now On his way to the location.
The old man was too feeble tn 20 with
them, but the chart is so clear in its
description and the information given
by the old man and cOrrOhOrative evil
deuce of location has been found by one
Of the party who, at various times
found gold coin on the beach
at the precise locality Of the
wreck presumably from the several
casks that the pirates failed to remove
from the ship, gives the party assurance
that their trip will be a successful one.
The amount estimated by the steward is
near a million OF Spanish dollars, and the
principal party, the man who befriended
the old ste ward, and who has his chart
and information, is a well-knowG and
popular citizen of Fernandina, therefore
we will wish him all success.