Telegram-herald., 1891-09-17
CAPTAIN KIDS WEALTH
Another Search 70 bs Made FOR
the Hidden Treasure
A foasg Msn Of Bsiwsas. Nova Scotia
10 Waited in uis sleep by the kins
of fsroses And Gssd scsss -
Where its Hidden

WIN btt4tSIt Slo4Sas VI ia~~
riches buried deep in the marsAy
meadows IN aud about Chester Bay on
the coast of Nova Scotia, waiting pa
tiently for some hardy hunter to come
to be enriched with Its possessions.
hold hand of toilers sailed away last
Sunday from Halifax On still hunt for
untold wealth.
THIS is but another chapter to the
long and tedious annals of continued
searches for the wealth of the bold
pirate king, Captain Kidd. Almost
every nook and corner OF this Western
hemisphere has been visited for this
purpose, and % many expeditions have
started out during the last decade on
hunt for the buried treasures, and 90
many ignoninous failures have been
scored that IN these sdva need days
eaca new expidetlon IS looked upon a.
q combination OF cranks with more dol
lars than sense.
How tn . Scheme Started.
OF the new band that left Halifax
Monday many were comparatively
poor fishermen who had gwen their
savings of years to further the success
OF the project. Captain Bertram II.
Herbert. of the Merritt Wrecking Com
pany, of No. 40 WaIl-st.. is interested
in this new project. He explained yes
terday why the projectors of the scheme
felt confident OF success. Captain Her
bert Is young man of learning and
sound sense, and resides in HobOkcn.
He is connected with the executive de-
partment of Merritt's wrecking organiz-
alton.
among the prominent residents of
Belmont, near Truro, N. S." said Cap
tam Herbert, lis Charles johnson. He
is young man holding trusted po.
sition. Some time ago he was visited
in dream by two figures, who intro.
duced themselves as Captain Kidd and
Red Beard, the famous pirates first
matd. They explained that they were
going on short journey and invited
Johnson to accompany them.
saw the Treasure in His Sleep.
"Now, Johnson was sensible man.
even in his sleep. SO, still in somnam-
bulistlc state, he accompanied them III
ter Bay and Johnson's trst impression
of that neighborhood was received
when he alighted on Oak Island, one
of 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 tue surface.
This was soon rolled away and .
deep pit was revealed. Through tun-
mel leading of from this pit tho 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 de.
scended another hole and into second
tunnel thirty feet long. Here was
found another box filled with gold and
Jewels. as before, which the mats
claimed was his, crediting the captain
| with the ownership of the first box.
A Third Box Found.e
"Still another hundred feet they de-
scended and q third larger box was
found equally we'll filled with precious
stones and clothes. The three then re-
turned 10 the surface and the pirate
chef offered the treasures they had
| left below to Johnson if on recovering
| it he would donate half of it to the
church. Johnson promised and re.
turned home.
ga short time ago he had second
dream, in which Captain Kidd appeared
alone nd..tOld him it was time to get to
work OH the treasurer. On the strength
of these dreams company WAS ill.,
corporated at the last Legislature tc
search for this treasure"
some Reinsurance Given.
Two small bands started out short
time ago to prepare the preliminaries
| for the search. and the party that
started out Sunday is the main body OF
| the hunters.
Oak Island is small marshy knoll
called and island presumably out of re-
| epect to its superior size to the sur.
rounding knobs. 1t is in plain view oil
the city of Chester, but Is never fire..
9uented by the villagers. There are nc
houses OH it. Captain Herbert feels
very confident of the success of the ex
petition and says that the main part OF
| it was not set To work until something
reassurlng was developed by the work
| Of the other men.