Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-08

Ese Dreams of Ridden Treasure on
saog Island. Esut Fails TO Find AZ.
Nj fra News d Advertiser.
Six years ago youog man residing in
Wilmington went to slaughter Beach and
thence 60 Hog Island, point on the
shore two miles south, where he made su
industrious search of several days for
hidden treasure. He had been reading
dime novels, and ono night after con.
Guiding "Llrhoard Eyed Bill, or the Pr
rates OF the Southern Seas" he had q
vivid dream. In his fancy he saw Cap
tain Kid steal around Cape aeniopen,
past the Silent town OF Lswes without
taking on pilot, up the bay to tine point
rejoicing ia the classic name OF Hog
Island. Hers boat YVES lowered, which
by the Uncertain light of q ehustly young
moon shining through lifts in the clouds
of mosquitoes that hung over the marsh,
made three trips TO tine shore. Z .ch
time the boat was loaded TO the Runwaie
with Spanish doub.oons and jsselry.
A hole was dug 40 strides from large
pessimmon tree, the treasure deposited
IL iron chests and all the pirates took
tle awful blood oath not to reveal the
hiding place Of the treasure.
At this interesting point in his dream,
Cur hero was called to go Oh duty, for he
is a brakeman on the Delaware railroad.
He determined 10 search fer the treasure,
| and. getting leave OF ab,enoe, went to
Slaughter Beach and hog Island. Armed
with pick and shovel, and q revolver to
defend his wealth, he was ready to begin
work. He found persimnon tree with
| CROSS cut in the bark but not till then
! did he reslizs that his dream had failed
| to give the direction from the tree where
the millions were buried. He measured
| 40 strides from the tree, all the time won
dering whether Captain Kidd took short
or long strides. The first few carloads
of earth revealed no iron chests, and net
| sven bit OF teak wood; but remember
ing that treasure ia only obtained by
effort our hero continued work, and Ding
great trench around the psrsimmon
tree, 40 PAGES distant from it. Three
days work revealed nothing and the
search was abandoned.
This summer, after SIX years Of walt
ing, our hero had another dream, which
was repetition of the first, save that the
spot 40 PAGES distant from the tree would
be indicated by the furthest shadow of
| the tree at 10 O'clock, p. m. on the day
when the moon was full. Hope was re.
newed again in ths breast of the dreamer.
REQ ,ntly he had gathered many points on
| the proper and profitable methods of
Bearching for treasure, aud SO, in consid-
Grafton of $40 each, he sold to two of his
fellows one halt interest in the prospect
aud related all his dreams and e1pscta-
tions. Friday of last week the party
Of three went to Greenwood, where the
father OF one OF the young men resides.
Taking team they drove mysteriously to
Hog land by way Of Slaughter Beach.
There they displayed sharp IRON rode for
sounding the earth and borrowed b
shovel. But the moon did not shine on
Friday night, and the treasure was not
located. Saturday the We lther was moro
prrpitious, The moon shone and the
party located the spot at 10 O'Clock. It
was mound about 10 feet in diameter
aud two fest high. An iron rod thrust
into it was stopped at a depth of six feet
| by some hard substance Then there
/ was excitement. Goats were thrown of,
shovels were put in use, and while the
sand tiew and the sweat rolled, many an
| air castle was built. At the very witch.
ing hour of midnight, when no signs of
life were seen except the winkiug lamps
in the lighthouses along the coast, and
nothing was heard except the gentle mr.
mur of the waveletH rippling on the peb.
bies of the shore, the shovels produced a
sudden and startling sound. They bad
struck pile of shells and Indian pot
terry, the last records OF the noble red
m ms clam bake a. hog Island.
Mr.. Edward Reynolds OF Slaughter
Beach will attest the truth of this story.