Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-02-27
Treasure TroYe.

MT. Dave Bur-ow brought in a c0u-
 pie of Spanish silver dollars on Friday,
 taken from a mine that Col White and
 himself are working, about seven miles
 southwest of Tucson. The coins bear
 date respectively I72I and lSy6, and
 when first found they were corro1ed
 with age and exposure. They are now
 in the possession of MT. s. II. Drach-
 man, who will be happy to ezhibi: them
 to any one.
 From the b,st information attainable,
 Mir. Burrov having a. once returned to
 continue his investisstious, the follow
 Ing are the circumstances attending the | discovery. The m.ce, or rather pros | pect, being worked by MT. Burrow. | gave some evidence of prevICus | workings after the top earth had | been removed. The b1uldc-s were
 of c diiereut character from the | surrounding country ro,z auG were evi- ! den;ly placed ID position with the in- l teutlon Co wall up the aperture, TEe curiosity Ci the workers vas vsry great | ly excited upon realizing that such care
 
 traces e t.e former work, a1l they re- doubled their CxertIons Co penetrate further into the LI.l. At las- they open ed a veEi;ablo tuu-el. PATTON and low. -a-k and dJsc-L-.4- --to tae Lll!. For tlr-e tEeiF courage He'd them, ss the task Of penetrating ;Le ny ,terous drr.hs upcc hands and knees, CT In st0op.ug posture, was trHuEEt with possible dan .Ha= MH.s Hr.. r..H a
 forth, and only damp and musty odor ot decay vas Ie.ceptiU.s They had 10 candles. and fiusIIy torches were :mp-1vised vith bacon grease, stri"s Of clothing and em,,-y cans. The EgL; sFu.terlI aad tiicker5d 6s they entered. and tEe air grew more oppressive as they descended. although the opening grew larger. The Lyhts grew dinner and q was becoming usi1. fully evident that the air wgs .oul and l unfit to breathe. They had grown Quits gIddy and almost delirIICs when fnev I discovered some scattered silver c1Ius | lust Gas sd, and beyond them severa. ! Ollas, one or two Q. wl-cd were broken. allowing the cons they had probably l contain ., Co r1.i e. t.. ground. Trl- ! WAS IT an enlarged pat 0f the cave OF tunnel. and the men had only tiu.e enough Co take !- the l..-.y lighted su-- roundiuCs vi b a single glance when d., lights ceased tO burn teca.sa Cf the bad sir. and. nearly sutiucstei themselves. they male faint grasp ai t-e tr- lsl-e and succeeded lD getting Cu-y tE1 Ot the coI-s. How tlsy gain T-lch6 T tho open Gii tEey C1r ELrI-y ex, lam them selves. Their heads seemed Co be swollen tO tw.cs the natural =ize, tLtrr was ar1ariuc sound as Ct great watsr- ,ailing, thCu5CrI-E Ia tLcir elrs: every thing was dark before them: theI- breasts Essved as though rauseEled or poisoned, and l. waS Cuiy tLe ilst!nc- 1 tive CT rt Gt s..i-q-- srryasila that sometimes eEe-is Its-G even when the | 'enses are pa.-i1i and the blood I- riot Ing n frenzy through tLe q ds.anted -e!ns, that brought them out from the iepihs Into the bright sunshine urd | resh ar. For hours they lay sick and : iRrt Ot the time unconscious. until the | 'oo!lng shades of nIghtfsII restored hem sufficiently Co permit them 10 2 each their crude beds, but the rext -orning they were again ia health, , sith OUly % sPssmai.c syup pt0rl Of weak g .ess tO remind tlsm ot their uarroyg es- ape from a terrible death. What the result of their further iuves. igations will be, no one can even surmise ! { this tune. Ih=y have prepared to force -esh EI- !ltD the tunnel and are proyid- n q with lights and ropes and will thor c ughIy explore the wonderful treasure 2 0use before the public Is made aware It's extent and c0E'eut.. 1'