Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-04-05
HIDDEN WEALTH


The cupidity OF the Spaniards who land
cd With Cortoz upop The shorcs of Mexico
Nas srst iucitc3 lr 'ho eohlen frnlea
whlch she lhdana b.oo.ht Be- tf.a id es-
change ioi European iawdry. II was the
love Of the precious metals that led them
to deeds Of bravery far eclipsing anything
Of modern years and equaling the exploits
Of the olden knights. The history Of the
torture Of Monttzuma for the purpose Of
ascertaining The point where the kngly
treasure OF millions upon millions in gold
en- treasure was buried substantiates the
fact Of the real object Of the spaniards in
eenquering the valley Of the Anahuac.
Where was the vast treasure OF wealth,
which it is claimed exceeded anything
then possessed by any European monarch,
buried? Some say it was buried beneath
the waters Of Lake Texcoco, and others
claim on the present site OF the Iturbde
hotel. Wherever it was stored its hiding
place still remains dead to the world.
Probably in no other country in the uni
vene are there more buried treasures than
in Mexico. Nearly every week cases of
uaearthing treasures are reported in some
part of the republic Banks in Mexico are
Of recent origin, which fact, with the
former insecurity from revolutions, proLa-
bly, In a measure accounts for the present
Snding of so much coin and jewery The
custom Of sinking money under bricks in
de floors and plugging it in holes in the
walls commenced with the occupation Of
,he country by the spanisrds. Even until
to-day the cu}tom is in vogue in many
paris Of Mexico.
The fr"qtnt revolutions with " hieh
Mexico was cursed up to twelve years ago
made it necessity Tor the priests to have
secret vanls to store the ornaments Of the
wax images. the service OF the church and
The tithes. That 10y death, sudden de-
partures aud other causes the vaults with
their treasures in time should have been
lost to the world is not Miraculous. The
latest discovery OF a treasure has Just beon
made in this city. A woman OF advanced
years has lived fer a short time in a room
in the old Regina convent, on Regina
street. She paid no rent. her quarters be-
ing given her by charitable person whose
name is not known. One day while the
old woman WAS driving a nail in ore Of
the walls she noticed that il went in very
tdsllY, roi giving the required resistance.
lmpelled by curiosity the woman COM
mnced to make an excavation in the wall
and with little labor soon opened cavity.
in which she found a number of pieces Of
slyerware. which, it is supposed, formed a
part Of the convent church service. The
wrman made ine discovery known to her
benefactor, Who took out the pieces Of
plate, severely repriinanding her for her
curiosity, aud also telling der that they
belonged TO him and that she must keep
the secret pronnsicg that he would give
her piece OF lana whore she could live
peacefully the real Of Lcr days. She
continued living ia the roam, howcv5
and soon after maae epotLar excavation il
tie wall, in which she iilo9vorid a sealed
ola She brole it, and in it dis-overe3
50 Or SO 10 oid eein a rebqaary -
Which woe tac way bust Of molk oa
Which vss hardly ltgbio Inscription
ana. moreover, seme documents and deeds
10 hOuscs, aud one telling Of a hidden
TREASURE with all descriptions whore it was
to be fouud. This time the old woman
Lid moi tell the charitable person Of her
discovery She went and consulted a law
yer, to whom she tosk all the documents
found with the exception Of the one telling
Of the place where the treasure was hidden.
II Is said that gentleman who learned
OF the discovery made by yhe old woman
purchased the hand where the treasure is
supposed te be buried, and has already
commenced hunting for IT.