The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-02-23
A Great Treasure.


precious stones, rare jewels, fine cloth and
utery of any on earth. Viii e the poor
we're miserablv poor the rich we're immense
ch. This was SO even up to the time 81
.he breaking out of the great mulinY. When
ne British troops were fairly in line 10
trike At the rebellion the watchword was
Revenge and loot" 1t was understood
u through the service that whatever a
older could Law hands on should become
his plnnder. They didn't fight anv the
sorse for that, hut they struck double
low at the Indians. They crippled them
financially as well as In a military sense.
md the people have never recovered and
,eyer can. The amount of lo1t taken out
4 India during the REBEL on and drectl
.fterward has been estimated at 5000, 900,
100. AS much more was contributed to the
ebel cause by those who could give Twice
4 three times as much was lost bv fire and
word. England reasoned that an impoy
'rished people could not rebel, and loot was
part Of her war policy.
Zen years after the mutiny was talking
with maharajah in the district Of Punjah
bout the financial change in the condition
the people, and he said:
AT the outbreak OF the war our people
.uIied or hid away at least hundred mill
on dollars. | do not believe that a te:Itb
art of This great sum has yet been recov-
red. Those who secreted it were dead
,efore the close of the war and this vast
reasure is lost to us"
did not tell him that had put in ear
and speit pSards Of $1,000 looking for
oaie OF that treasure, Such was the faci,
owever. A couple Of Englishmen and
II self, forming an acquaintance in Bonn
ay and having spirit of adventure, pooled
,ur cash and followed up several pointers
cooking to buried treasure. We had thu,
;Ar failed to make any discoveries, and ouI
artnership had been dissolved, the men re-
turning to Bombay. l was in the Punjsl
II business connected with an American
house and had giver up the treasure bust
ess in utter disgust. The words of thu
uaharajah recalled all INV enthusiasm, now
4,eI. and within an hour after left him
was determined to have one more pull fol
oItune and to go IL alone. This determi
lalion was fastened and solidifed by an.
her incident. was talking with the cap
t,in of native infantry regiment regarding
ome ruins had encountered, and he said
"You may have left dozen fortunes be
ind YOU. AT the outbreak Of the war tn,
eople concealed great deal of their wealll
a caves and temples and big share If i
there yet. When yon stumble on pil,
f ruins again give the place a good lookin:
over for loot"
= nj the natives have done so hundre,
times over, shoul say"
You are wrong, Where they knew o
treasure they may have unearthed it, bu
they fight shy of rambling about hap haz
rd They believe all ruins to be haunted
| ,nd even If they are not. you will be certaii
o find hyenas and serpenls about"
"Hsve you ever heard of any treasur
being recovered?' | asked.
Half dozen instances, sir. TIE forme
'aptain of this company went home wit
s50.0 after doing two hours work in lh
uins Of temple near Bhaulpul."
The next day started for Delhi, an
here bit Of good fortune awaited me.
tell in with German naturalist who wa
making a colleclionfor national museum
nd when he learned that had had col
iderable experience in that line he engage
ne as assistant. He had two young me
With him, thus making party of four, an
hen we struck to the southwest of Delh
Intending 10 take to the plains and jungle
,etween that city and Jodpur, we had 81
lative servants to carry the baggage. o.
rogress WAS slow and easy, as II was ID
attention TO make a very fu COLLECTION
rhe country over which we passed had u
mes of railroad then and was unknown
White men, except as they hunted throuG
l. There were tigers and other wild gan
N plenty and IL seemed to be the nursel
|
,hen we could not march except as Il
ground was beaten b, the natives in OF
front There was q thin population, vii
he villages far apart, but as an Offset q
,aiiyes were glad to render any aid, esp
1ally as soon as the learned that we d
not belong 10 the ruling race. The ha
hey felt for the English was something te
ib.e. This district had been almost depo
Hated and qul,e impoverished by the va
Petty rulers had been Opposed, taxes levi
With heavy hand. and the natives work
themselves up to the highest pitch of ind
,atinn as they talked about it.
My one object vas buried treasure, a
while doing nv duty BY the professor b
y tunity for extensive rsmbles off
line of march, and never failed TO ma
nquii les of natives. This, as aflerWai
learned. was lie worst policy I could ha
adopted Every ruin was sacred TO the
everv white man was detiler One nil
" well have asked them TO forgive caste
TO have expected them 10 locate the ru
Il religious temple for white man.
,ad been out about twentv days, aud at
line were in permanent camp in Sr'
: jf mango trees on the bank OF a rver,w WI
, ryot OF common laborer passed Ihro'
:. ur camp on his way 10 his village, alb
i've miles away. He had had a narrow
! ape from tiger and was greatl' exeil
and when asked him TO locate the u
~ placed him among the RUNS OF an
pmple TO the west of US and not more &
I two miles away. The ruins we're in he
Jungle, but he told me how to strike I
II which led near them. Blu: for his exc
W. nent he.would not have betra' ed the i
on. In about three hours he returned
Tell me that he had been mistaken in
D location. which was to the south insiea
rhe west, and il he had said ruins he M
rocks. l was not deceived by his sec
statement. He wanted TO keep me a