The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-26
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Captain GiIsen of the HaySeed
Will Play Monte CristO.
The Stockton Explorer Discerns Possibilities
Of Fabulous Treasures on Coeos Island
Water Front Notes

7. foo. Alexandra Dumas the elder and
six skilled literary coadjutors eight years
to bring forth that most realistic OF modern
romapees "The Count of Monte CristO."
The moor prisoner Of the Chateau d'lf, the
er-fsberman. marooned sailor, lone wan
6prpt. millionaire, plotter and self-avenger,
has been an obiect-lesson and an IDEAL ID
certain respects since the hftles.
CAPTAIN Gnsen Of Stockton, who has
brought down the yacht Hayseed, formerly
tba Ida from the still secusion Of the
Slough CITY and launched her on peril0us
enterprise. in which the possibility Of
death or glory are represented by big and
little o. was interviewed on Howard
street Pier No. 2 yesterday by CALL re-
norter. II Captain Gilsen succeeds he will
lie richer than Monte CTist0, the count OF
the holy Roman empire, ever dreamed OF
beIng. for there is the certain participation
in a haul Of SEQ, COO 1t would need but
very small amount of financial skill on
the mart Of the chief In such an enterprise
70 buy Of the participants in season for a
million apiece and then get himself elected
to the L nited States Senate from New Jer-
sev or Texas. After that his career would
be fraught with untold contingencies OF
greatness.
This is precisely the situation as revealed
al Howard wharf yesterday to the re-
porter, who obtained sketcby crude
outline of the schemes Of glory Ia captain
Gisen's brain.
By the way the captain was little bit
angry with THE CALL for publishing an
insinuation on the part Of certain Stock
toniaus that his craft, the Hayseed, IS not
fit TO 20 outside the heads, much less TO IN
dertake journey Of 1900 miles. Captain
Gilsen is strongly Of the opinion that his
Yacht is like the Duke Of Wellngton,s
description Of the old Fiftieth Regiment mt
to go anywhere and do anything"
A PROPHECY.
The seamen and landubbers who con-
stituted themselves committee OF iDspec-
tom at HowaTd-street wharf 2 yesteT-
dav found one thing TO agree upon, X they
could agree on nothing else. 1t was that
CAPTAIN Gilsen wouldn't get there, II he
got there would never get back. Ihey
eheerfully and unanimously pledged them
selves to the prediction that the craft would
not survive the first gale II encountered on
It's 1000 mile journey.
II NAV be mentioned parenlheticslly that
the alleged object Of the yachts trip IS to
recover buried treasure to the amount Of
SEC. OO0, 600 secTeted on tie Island oil C0cos,
which is located 400 miles from the Costa
Rica coast, making the apex Of an equiate
raj triangle, Of which Panama and C0Tlnto,
Nicaragua, very nearly represent the other
angles.
Captain Gilsen claims to have three con-
cessions from the Costa Rca Government
to tie island in question, and on the Drinci-
pie that the major proposition includes the
minor he Will be entitled to any treasure he
NAV find. II is not denied that in the days
of Spanish rule in Central America the
gold aud silver Of the Cordilleras, from Cali
fornia to Peru, were poured into the
America Hispanian treasury, and That
Nicaragua, Guatemala. Costa RIGA, Colon
bia. Honduras and Salvador then repre-
sented a principally of vast and IN fact ua-
told wealth. The outsiders did little
money-gettIng Oh their own account, ana the
sToTy of Captain KIDD on the Atlantic
eoasf could be Implicated and multiplied
many times on the Pacific.
CAPTAIN Gilsen takes this view OIL me
matter. and will, If nothing HAPPENS 10 me
shane Of a TEN pest or mutluy oil MS
CREW. make his way down TO Cocos lsiahd,
',far out in tile ocean blue" aud come BACK
IN dispute precedence Ia the local AGO.
TIE TREASURE.
His premises are simply stated In the be-
lief that Of all the Islands adjacent 10 the