Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-11
HE FOUND A POT OF GOLD.
Treasure Trove Unearthed by q
Virginia Farmer I'm Place o.
Skeletous.

Treasure Trove Unearthed by q
Virginia Farmer In n Place OF
skeletons.
Lorenzo Mears recently exhumed
large and valuable treasure on an old
farm in the southern part of Accomac
County. Virginia Mears is tenant
on the farm. situated on Nandua Creek,
belonging to the heirs of the late John
Pitts. OF Baltimore. A tradition in the
neighborhood says large amount of
money was concealed on the farm
during the American Revolution by its
Tory proprietor. who, having gone to
England during the war, died without
fixing the spot where he had buried
the money. Not many years ago some
of the descendants of the old Tory pro-
prictor came over here and spent
several hundred dollars in making ex-
cavations in fruitless search for the
money. All the ground around the old
house was thrown up and deep trench
es were dug around the yard. signs OF
which still remain.
1t is said that these Englishmen
brought over with them an old colored
man. who had been a servant OF the
old revolutionary proprietor, and who
professcd to know where his master
had buried the money. The English
men finally gave up the search and went
back to England. Nothing more was ever
heard of the treasure till few DAYS
ago, when it leaked out that Lorenzo
Mears had accdently struck upon 1T
while planting some fence posts around
the yard. 1t seems that Mears tried To
keep the matter secret, but little
boy who lives with him went TO the
nelghborng village Of Pungoteague
and let the secret out He Informed
some persons there that"Uncle REM"
now had piles of money. having re-
Gently dug up an iron pot full OF gold
and silver. which two stout men could
hardly carry. Mears is said to be re-
llcent on the matter. and. while ad-
nnttlng that he had found a buried
treasure. says that the quantity is not
so large as has been reported. He has
shown several of the gold coins TO some
of his ne ghbors.
These cons are reported to be old
| English money. some of them being
sldlnDtu with TIC VI N<hhi iOo -
others with that of George III. The
affair created considerable talk here,
and the story is generally believed by
those who have had the amplest oppor-
tunities for investigation and are best
acquainted with the locality and its old
traditions.
! The place where the treasure is
reported to have been found is one of
the oldest of the eastern shores Of
Virginia. Two hundred and fifty years
ago it was the seat of the Queen of
Nandua, an Indian beauty who ruled
over the savage tribes inhabiting that
region. Near by is the burial ground
of the Nandua Indians. The creek has
cut away the earth till many of the
skeletons are exposed to view. an as
/ the bank caves in from time 10 time the
| bones fall down into the water and drift
with the ebbing tide out into the bay.
! Some of the skeletons are of giant size,
and many of them are buried II collins
/ that were hewn out Of solid logs. These
whitening skeletons as they protrude
/ from the side of the cliff present a
grim and CHASTITY spectacle. and rarely
can the belated negro be seen in that
haunted region after the sun has gone
down and the shades of night have
fallen on the earth. baltimore Amert-