The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
THE BURIED TREASURE.

I'tplN Ahb bNNNI'dNlpu VI 1iulu ny lut
Br tish it was the richest country IN
gold, precious stones, rare jewels, fine
cloth ana cutlery OF any on earth. While
the poor were miscrably poor, the
rich were immensely rich. This was so
even up to the breaking out of the great
mutiny. When the British troops were
fairly in line to strike at the rebellion,
the watchword was: "Revenge and
lootn 1t was understood all through
the service that whatever soldier could
lay hands on should become his plumber.
They didn't fight any the worse for that,
but they struck double blow at the
Indians. They crippled them financially
as well as in Il military sense, and the
people have never recovered, aud never
can. The amount of loot taken out of
India during the rebellion aud directly
aftcrward has been estimated at
$500, 600. 600. AS much more was
contributed 10 the rebel cause by those
who could give. Twice or three times
us much was lost by fire and sword
England reasoned that an impoverished
people could not rebel, and loot was a
part Of her war policy. Ten years after
the mutiny was talking with a Mahara-
IhlA III wv ] VI az hbDub llit iluullilbl
change in the condition of the people,
and ne said:
al the outbreak of the war our peo-
pie buried or hid away at least n hundred
IN llIon dollars. ] do not believe that
the tenth part Of this great sum has yet
teen oIcr,d. Those who sccrctcd it
were dead before the close of the war,
and this vast treasure is lost to US"
did not tell him that | had put in n
year IN India, and spent upward of
$4,000 looking foy some of that treasure.
such was the fact, however. A couple
)f Englishmcn and myself forming an
&C iuaiutancc in bombay and having a
Ipirlt of adventure. pooled our cash aud
followed up several pointers looking to
buried treasure We had thus far failed
20 make any discoveries, and our part
lcfship had been dissolved aud the men
lad returned TO Bombay. ! was in the
Pen Gb on business connected with an
American house, ana had given up the
treasure business in disgust. The words
If the Mahara jah recalled all my enthu.
liasm, however, and within an hour after
| left him was determined TO have one
more pull for fortune, and to get it
lnd solidiiicd by another incident. |
vas talking with a captain of native
infantry regiment regarding some ruins
had encountered, and he said:
~ on may have lett dozen fortunes
behind you. At the outbreak OF the war
,hcsc people concealed great deal of
!hcir wealth in caves and temples, and a
DIG share OF IL is there yet. When you
stumble on pile OF ruins again give the
place a good looking over Tor loot"
"}ut the natives have done that n
hundred times over, should say"
"lou are wrong. Where they knew
IF treasure they may have uncarthed it,
but they fight Shy of rambling about
napha ard. They believe all ruins to be
haunted, and even If they are not, you
VIII be certain to find hyenas and scrpcnts
about"
Have you ever heard Of any treasure
being recovered ~ asked.
"iialf dozen instances, sir. The
former Captain of this company went
home with so, 900 after doing two hours
work in the ruins of a temple lear
lhaulpul.' >
The next day ! started for Delhi, and
NANiR % Wv ~ ES''bh l'l ANut W llltAl lllt.
fell in with u German naturalist who was
making collection for Il national
museum, ana when he learned that had
had considerable experience in that line
he engaged me Il assistant. He had two
young men with him, thus making q
party Of fou aud when We struck To the
southwest OF Delhi, intending 20 take in
the plains aud ungIes between that city
aud - dhpur We had six native servants
to carry the baggage. Our progress wa.
slow aud easy, as j. was his intention to
make very full collection. The coun.
try over which we passed had no lines oil
railway then, and was unknown to white
men except as they had hunted through
Il. There were tigers and other wild
game in plenty, and it seemed to be the
nursery of al, Ind u for serpcnts. Their,
were days when we could not march cX
/ cept ms the ground was beaten by the
| natives in our front. There was q thir
/ population, with the villages far apart
/ but rs an offset the natives were glad q
render any aid especially as soon us thel
learned that we did not belong to tn,
ruling race, The hate they felt for tn,
English WAS something terrible. Thi
] dlNAllNL nav dilllpob
= and quite impoverished by the war
Petty rulers had been deposed, taxe
{ levied with hea y hand, and the native
worked themselves up to the highes
pitch of indignation as they talkeC
about it.
! My one object was buried treasure
While doing my duty by the Professor
| had opportunity for extensive ramble
or the Line o. march, and never faile'
to make inquiries of natives. This, as
altcrward learned, was the worst polio
could have adopted. Every ruin wa
sacred to them, and every white ma
was a dciler. One might rs well hav
asked them to forgive caste as TO hay
expected them to locate the ruins of
religious temple for white man. w
had been out about twenty days, and a
this time were H. a permanent camp