Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-11-22
IN midas DARK JUNGLES.

Before the occupation Of India
by the British it was the richest
country IA gold, precious stones
rare Jewels, fine cloth, ana cutlery
Of any on earth. While the pool
were mirerably poor, the rich were
immensely rlch' This was so even
up to the breaking out of tue great
mutiny. When the British troops
we're fairly in the line to strike at
the rebellion. the watchword was
"Rcvenge and loot :" 1t was un
deg>;cod all through the service
that whatever a soldier could lay
hands on should become his plum
der. They didn't fight any th'
worse for that, but they struck
double blow at the Indians. They
crippled them financially as vel
as in a military sense, and the peO
pie have never recovered, and nev
er can. The amount Of loot taker
out of India during the rebellion
and directly afterward has beer
estimated at S2OO,OOO,OOO. Al
much more was contributed to th'
rebel cause by those who couIC
give. Twice or three times as
much was lost by fire and sword
England reasoned that an impov
erish people could not rebel, an(
loot was part of her war policy
Ten years after the mutIng L was
talking with Maharaiah in the dis
trict Of PeDjab about the financIa
change 10 the coDditltion CT the
people, and he said:
"At the outbreak of the war ouI
peop bnried or hid away at least
hundred million dollars. 1 do
not believe that the tenth part Of
this great sum has yet been recov
cred. Those who secreted it was
gead before the close of the war
and this vast treasure is lost tC
us"
| did not tell him that 1 had put
IN a year in India, and spent up
ward Of $1,000 looking for some
of that treasure. Such was the
fact, however. A couple Of Eng
lishmen and myself, forming an
acquaintance in Bombay and bav-
ing a spirit 'of adventure, pooled
our cash and followed up several
pointers looking to buried treasure.
We had thus far failed to make
any discoveries, and Onr partner
ship had been dissolved and the
men had returned to Bombay.
was in PeDjab on business connect
ed with an American house, and bat
gwen up the treasure business iu
disgust. The words OF the Maba
rajah recalled all my enthusiasm
however, and within an hour afteI
{ lett bim / was determined to hav'
one more for fortune, and to go /
alone. This determination wa
hastened and solidlfed by auothe
incident. 1 was talking with Z
captain Of q native infrantr,
regiment regarding some ruins
/ bad encountered, and he said
"You may have left a dozen for
tunes behind you. At the O tiresl
Of the war these people c0nceaIe,
a great deal "a thor wealt'
10 caves and temples, an
a BIC share ct itis there ye.. Whel
yoi stumble on a Pile OF ruin
again give the place a good look
ing over for loot"
aBut the natives haved one tDat
hundred times over, should say.
"You are wrong. When they kne
: Of treasure they may have uueartE
eG H., but they fight shy o. rant
ling about haphazard. They b
lieve all rmus to be haunted, an
Iegeu If they are not, YOU will b
leertaiu to fnd byenas aud serpen
ABOUT
"Have yon ever heard of ar
treasure being recovered ?" | as
sd.
"nall a dozen Instances, sir. III
former captain OF this cOmpal
vent bome with e5O,OOO after d
inc two hoars' work IN the ruin s
q temple near Bhaulpul."
The neSs day ! started for Dell
and there a bit of good fortur
awaited nc. ] fell in With Ge
nap naturalist who was making
eollectioa for the national museuI
sod when he learned that l hS
had con iderable experience IN to
line lie engaged me as assistant
lIe had Two young men with hl
anus N ilSIng a party OF four, ar
hea We struck to the soHthW'
lefDelhl, intending to take in q
.,aips and jungies between tn
sitr aud JodhpuT. we had SIX U
ace s9lvants to carry the baggag
Inor pibgress was slow and eas