Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-20
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AcLUE TO HIDDEN TREASURE.
The Discovery Of a Mystical Inscription
Causes Excitement In Nevada.
Virginia iNeYA Chronlcle.l

Last week party Of boys roaming in tho
vicinity of Sugar-Loaf mountain, in Six
Mile Canon. discovered the following
figures cut in the solid rock at certain
point on the mountain slope near the old
quarry:
IS. s. N-5-E-1O."
On returning to town the boys men
toned their discovery in the hearing OF an
old resident. who made arrangements with
them TO pilot him to the spot. remarking
that he thought he could translate the
significance Of the mysterious characters.
After inspecting the letters and figures
the old resident informed the boys that
they indicated the place whore the $4,000
was secreted by robbers who stopped the
Austin stage on its way up Six-Mile Canon
road many years ago, and the letters =. =.
denoted the brand on the bullion bars.
The significance of the figures puzzled
the translator. who is not certain whether
N-5-E-lO denotes that the bullion was
secreted that many feet, yards, or rods
north and east of where the characters are
cut in the rock.
The explanation given TO the boys ex-
cited their cupidity, and as they could not
keep it n secret there WAS soon sn army at
tracted 70 the vicinity where the bullion IS
supposed TO be cdrhed, equipped with
picks. shovels, and crowbars, and excava-
tons large enough TO bury town have
already been made in search OF the hidden
treasure The searchers' labOrs are not
confined TO daylight. but continue far INTO
the night. which accounts for the strange
lights recently observed fitting about
Sugar-Loaf mountain.
Several experienced prospectOrs have re-
infOrced the hidden treaAure-seekers, and
searching for It is now being conducted
systematically by running numerous cross
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the carved inscription. Until the dis
covery Of the latter il was thought that the
bullion being sought for was secreted IN
the vicinity Of the former residence of
Jack Davis, the notorious stage-rOhber
killed at Tvbo four years ago. who was tine
Black Bart of Six-Mle Canon during the
early history Of the COmstOck.
Davis selected rs his rendezvous the spot
now known rs the NOTth-BOnauza Spring,
three niles north of the SiX-Mle Canon
road in FlOwcrv district. The locality -
admirably adapted fer q rendezvous for
robbers, "a il commands view of the en-
tire country on the east, west. and south,
so that no person can approach within two
miles from either Of those directions with
out being observed, while on the north
rises abruptly the range dividing the Car
son and ITuckec-river valleys, ahording
an opening for escape In case OF pursuit.
Altar the 0eatn or DAVIS lue ground IN
the vicinity Of his rendezvous was dug up
10 a depth Of several feet, including an
area Of ten acres by persons who supposed
Davis had secreted some Of bis stolen bull
lion there. A resident If Six-5lile Canon,
familiar with Davis. says the bullion Sc
cured in the lattors stage robhegies WAS
disposed of by melting it over again IN the
old De Land mill formerly located on the
present site Of Hully's lower mill IN Flow
cry district.
Davis had this mill leased and crushed
ore in it from the Brophy and Davis mines
in that district, and the bullion stolen in
transit after being melted and deoased
was disposed Of az the product Of ore
crushed in the mill.