The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20
CAPT. KIDD'S WEALTR.
Another Search to be Made for the
Hidden Treasure.

hidden Treasure.
From. the PHILADELPHIA Times.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-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 sailed away Saturday from
Halifax on a 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 during the last decade on hunt
for the buried treasures, and so many
SYNONYMOUS failures have been scored, that
in these advanced days each new expedition
is looked upon as a combination Of cranks
with more dollars than sense.
HOW THE SCHEME STARTED.
OF the new band that left Halifax Satur-
day many were comparatively poor fisher
men who had given their savings of years
to further the success of the project. Capt.
Bertram H. Herbert, of the Merritt Wreck
ing Company, of No. 40 Wall street, is in
terested in this new project. He explained
why the projectors of the scheme felt
confident of success. Capt. Herbert is
a young man Of learning and sound sense,
and resides in Hob ken. He is connected
with the executive depar sment Of Merritts
wrecking organization.
Among the prominent residents of Bel
mont, near Truro, n. s." said Capt. Her
bert, is Charles johnson. He is a young
man holding a trusted position. Some time
ago he was visited i'll dream by two fig
ures, who introduced themselves as Oapt.
Kidd and Red Beard. They explained that
they were going on a short journey and in
vited johnson to accompany them.
SAW THE TREASURE IN HIS SLEEP.
NOW, johnson was a sensible man, even
in his sleep, SO, still in a sompambulistic
state, he accompanied them on their
rambles. They led him to Chester Bay and
JohnSons first impression of that neighbour
hood was received when he alighted on Oak
Island, one Of small group Of 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 a deep
pit was revealed. Through a tunnel lead
ing off from this pit the trio journeyed, and
at its end they found large, square box.
When this was opened gold and jewels in
plenty were revealed. Locking up the box
they descended another hole and into sec
ond tunnel thirty feet long Here was found
another box filled with gold and Jewels, as
before, which the mate claimed was his,
crediting the captain with the ownership of
the first box.
THIRD BOX FOUND.
"Still another hundred feet they decended
and third larger box was 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 below to johnson if on recovering
1t he would donate half of IL to the church.
johnson promised and returned home
- short time ago he had a second dream
IN which Capt. Kidd appeared alone and
told him 1T was time to get to work on the
treasure. On the strength Of these dreams
company was incorporated at the last
legislature to search for this treasure"
SOME REINSURANCE GIVEN.
Two small bands started out a short time
ago to prepare the preliminaries for the
search, and the party that started out Sat-
urday is the main body Of the hunters.
Oak Island is a 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
It is never frequented by the villagers.
There are no houses on it. Capt. HERBERT
feels confident of the success of the expedi-
ton, and says that the main part of it was
not set TO work until something reassuring
was developed by the work Of the other
men,