Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-16
CAPT. KIDD's WEALTH.
Another Search to BE Made for the Hidden
Treasure.

treasure.
With brilliant visions of fabulous riches
buried deep in the marshy meadows in and
about Chester bay on the coast of Nova Scotia
waiting patiently for some hardy hunter to
come to be enriched with its possessions, a
bold band of toilers has just sailed away from
Halifax on still hunt for the untold wealth.
This is but another chapter to the long and
tedious annals Of continued searches for the
wealth Of the bold pirate king, Capt. Kidd
Almost every nook and corner of this western
hemisphere has been visited for this purpose,
and so many expeditions have started out dur
ing the last decade on q hunt for the buried
treasures and 30 many ignominious failures
have been scored that in these advanced DAYS
each new expedition is looked upon a COM
bination OF eranks with more dollars than
sense.
OF the new band that has left Halifax many
were comparatively poor fishermen, who had
given their savings Of years to further the sue
cess OF the project.
Capt. Bertram II. Herbert Of the Merritt
Wrecking Company of No. 40 Wall street. New
York. is interested in this new project. He ex-
planned on Saturday why the projectors Of the
scheme felt confident Of success. Capt. Her.
bert is a young man of learning and sound
sense and resides in Hoboken. He is connected
with the executive department of Merritts
wrecking organization.
Among the prominent residents of Belmont
near Truro. u.s." said Capt Herbert. ''is
Charles johnson. He is q young man holding
! trusted position. Some time ago he was Wis
tied in dream by two figures. who introduced
themselves Capt Kidd and Red Beard the
famous pirates first mate. They explained
that they were going on short journey and In
vited johnson TO accompany them.
Now, johnson was "a sensible man, even in
Lis sleep, so, still in a somnambulstic state, he
accompanied them on their rambles. They led
him to Chester bay, and JOhnson's first i'm
preston of that neighborhoOd was received
when he alighted on Oak Island, one of q
large group OF small marshy knobs johnson
was ordered to dig. which he did, and pretty
soon a huge stone was struck some feet below
the surface.
This was soon rolled away and q deep pit
was revealed. Through a tunnel leading off
from this pit the trio journeyed, and at its end
| they found u large square box. When this was
opened gold and jewels in plenty were revealed.
Locking uD the box they descended another
hole and into a second tunnel thirty feet long.
Here was found another box filled with gold
and jewels. as before which the mate claimed
was his. creditins the captain with the owner
! ship OF the first box.
still another hundred feet they descended
| and a third larger box found equally we'll
| filled with precious stones and clothes. The
three then returned to the surface and the
pirate chief offered the treasures they had left
| leow to Johnson il on recovering IL he would
donate half OF it to the church. johnson prom
| Used and returned home.
"A short time ago he had . second dream,
in which Capt Kidd appeared alone and told
him it was time to get to work OH the treasure.
On the strength Of these dreams u company
was Incorporated at the last legislature to
search for this treasure
| Two small bands started out short time ago
| to prepare the preliminaries for the search,
and the party that has just started out is the
| main body OF the hunters.
Oak Island is o small marshy knoll, called an
| island presumably out of respect to its superior
size to the surrounding knobs. 1t is in plain
| view Of the city OF Chester. but 1t 10 never
| freduented by the villagers. There are no
houses on it. Capt Herbert feels confident OF
| the success Of the expedition, and says that the
main part Of it was not set to work until some
thing reassuring was developed by the work Of
| the other men.