Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-23

In length ana bfcantn-lt bclug nearly
sanafe. II was covered with tho verdure
ei The tropics. and while the trees seemed
10 lie ;nll II biuls Jaw neither scrpents
nor wild animals.
The schooner LAY exposed 10 the westerly
gale, and seas, and Il would only be qnea.
ton ~ week or Two when she would
lruak up or b. buried In the sands IL
therefore stood me ia hand tn ret all out
81 her thnt eould before this disaster took
place. began right after dinner, aud 70
would surpri.e you 90 know how much
accomplished IN the next four days. by
use of the captain, winch, and q block aud
pnliry IN the main rigging. got out twen.
iy.one BARRELS Of -four eight Of pork aud
i~ef, thre. " sugar and Of n.sl, and he
sides these got ashore all tn. Falls. cabin
furniture. cooking utensils, etc. Thern
wereaxos, shovels. picks. hoes, rakc.. gard.
IN sc-ls, carpeu'rf~' tools, aud y hcs. NJ
ether things which could be handled. aud
/ 10, out enough boards TO make me
cabin aud floor H. On the evening Of tho
nth day a strong Wind came mp from Tho
west. accompanied By VERY high tide, and
instead Of the schooner breaking mp she
fioatetl aud n current pulled her OF. aud
lho driited down the coast about mile.
She then struck on sunkcn ledge, turned
over, arl the seas broke hcr up.
There was no prominent point on the
island where could set signal there
luro oontsnted myself with keeping look.
ont 10 tho west. Twice during the first
ixo weeks saw ships afar oil by the aid
" the glass. Then six weeks passed with.
out my sighting anything. Meanwhile
had erected my hous, back about forty feet
from the shore. Rot all tho goods under
cover and Wis more satisfied with my lot
than some men would have been. had
TO way " knowing whether fathers brig
wen, down IN the collision or not, but was
satisfied thsi " be escaped with his life he
would make search for me.
had besn on the Island for three months
when I Que day made n wonderful dis.
covery, wis on the south shore. where
the forest was more open and the soil com.
posed u sand and shell. aud | stopped for
moment under the shade Of tree n
did W n small animal only about half al
large ~ hare ran past my feet aud into
It, burrow, only yard away. A. | fol.
lowed II with my eye saw something gilt.
ter In the fresh dirt thrown out. aud
picked II up TO hnd that II was m English
sovereign. Raking over the dirt with my
iingcfs. soon found four Others, together
with some small pieces Of moldy canvas.
NJ once jumped 10 the conclusion that
there must b q storr Of treasure below,
aud ran ior shovel. II wa. easy digging
there. aud had not gone down over two
feet before was throwing out more money
than dirt.
The treasure had hem contained entirely
Il. .auN.a haze Th.s. LaI f...a .t.t,t
enough NJ the outset, bat the dampncs. ~
the earth had finally rotted them. could
could not 1T a single one ~ tho bags out
by Itself on this account, but brought
down piece OF sailclo,h and spread IL on
tho ground, and then piled the TREASURE
on Il ~ ! freed u from the dirt. There had
been twelve bags Of money. every piece Of
Rold. ] know tho value only In English
currency. There were pi-..,s | know To
have bcsn coine'l IN India. Spain. France.
Holland and the United States, and CAV.
guess at tho value by the weight alone
found the treasure about so'clock IN the
morning, and TWAS after noon before
had all the money on tho sailcloth. was
stout, healthy boy. but could not have
lifted n tenth part Of the total weight.
doubt u stout man could have dragged IL
u foot
The hnt thought was to get the money
TO my house--a milo away got stout
sack, and planned TO carry the pile away In
such loads a- could lift; but then began
10 argue that. rs was the only person ON
the island, the money was IA safe where Il
was as u would he In my house. I there
fore illle'l my pockets with the larger pieces
NJ specimens. and contented myself with
spreading piece Of canvas over the heap
and throwing on some branches. I was
not greatly rAttlUl over the big flnd, nl.
though know there must be- tens Of thou.
sands of dollars there, WIS simply a lit
tie more anxious TO slight a sail. aud for the
next week did nothing but patrol up and
down the shores and look seward. 1 Wis.
tied the money every morning and evening.
aud now and then paved the heap over aud
carried away such coins as | desired to
more closely Inspect.
IL was, l believe. On the morning OF the
thlrteenth day after finding the money
that walked down TO the water for my
morning dip 10 see whaling bark hove
10 about nils away and one VI her boats
pulling In. Il WIS the English whaling
craft Grampns. and father had met her
captain Ia a New Zealand port aud asked
him 10 call Mt tho Islands n he boFe away
aud look for traces OF me. When II was
found that Twas alive aud we'll the captain
came ashore. .Hs would not promise 10
carry me 70 New Zealand under nix months,
~ he was bound 20 the banks Of Brazil,
but no listed all my property oil at fair
value and put IL 70 my credit. When
everything had been taken aboard /
showed him ny pocket pieces aud told
him Of my Ind. What I had brought up
20 the house counted up nearly 100 Eng
ligh money.
lstarted with him for tho spot where tho
treasure was lying. accompanied by three
OF his men, and we reached IL to ind that
everything had disappeared. There was
/ the hole had dug-here were the withere,l
branches which had covered the heap
there the tracks OF men leading down Ia
] the waters edge. | had been there at sun.
down the night before. During the night
party had landed and removed the last
silver Of money. From whence they came,
Y In what craft. how they knew the treasure
was their, which way they sailed, all thes,
wete queries which all could put but nc
onu answer. A day after leaving the island
the bark encountered British gunboat,
aud We told her captain tho story. lie
crnlsed In search Of the mysterious craft
for several days, but did not sight her, and
all Official Inquiry made by the New Yea
land government failed to trace anything
furthcr.-New York sun.
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