The morning call., 1892-12-03
APPEARING IN LITERATURE.
Its Rewards, However, Not Sufficiently
Substantial.

when Be was poor the mfIllOnalre 1Ou1Q
time to dabble in literature. He wrote
book. Most books are written by poor
people. and Gould showed his wisdom by
getting out OF the business when he saw his
way clear to other mines of wealth. Yet he
made money by the publication of his
work.
The book was entitled "Gould's History OF
Delaware County, or the Border Wars OF
New York" 1t told of buried treasure,
early hardships, fights with bulls and bears,
aud other interesting tales told In the
authors best vein. Many of the stories
were of humorous nature, and altogether
the book was an interesting one.
As relator of histories, Of daring and ad-
venture especially, be gained eneomiums
among even irreverent newspaper critics.
In his Delaware County history the author
described in a graphic fashion the act of
two daring hunters. one Of whom crawled
into a hollow tree and captured a wolf
The following is a verbatim extract from
this work. displaying in a remarkable de-
gree Gould's singular grasp OF detail,
brought more particularly into relief. per-
haps. by the congenial subject of a buried
treasure.
Among the early settlers within the lmItsl OF
Delaware County were few Scotch pioneers
who located themselves In the valley OF Wright
Brook. within short distance of the site of Ihe
present village Of Bloemyille. After the war
broke out the murders aud lawless depredations
committed upon tie lives and properly OF the
frontier settlers gave them timely warning.
They saw safety only In flight. Although favor
ably inclined TO the British Government, a heavy
bounty had been offered for scalps. ard the In
dians as likely TO sacrifice friend as foe
and they consequently prepared TO leave. The
arrangements were soon completed, their goods
htarf
recognized by themselves through the agency OF
marked trees, intending 10 return and possess
themselves OF tbetr property as soon as peace
should be restored.
One Scotehman fearing 10 take much none
with him in his flight, pondered long ana ear
nestly In what manner most efeetually to con
ceal bis "pile." At last he bethOught hlmse' 4
TO bury II. Selecting spot favorable to his pur-
pose. he sank an excavation at The roots of a
hollow tree, In which he deposited the wallet
containing, as he asserted upon his dying bed,
500 guineas, and carefully replaced the dirt aud
designated the spot by marked line of trees 10
the junction of Wrghts Brook with the Della
ware River.
The narty sought refuge In Cansd a, and while
there the family Of this Scotchman became the
fated victims of a contagious disease. One by
one was consigned to the grave until lie alone
remained. AT last he was taken III himself, and
when upon bis dying bed he called the pny ysIcian
who had kindly attended him during his Illness,
and revealed to him the secret of his hidden
treasure aud all The attending circumstances.
Immediately after the declaration OF peace
the physician. not doubling from the minute
statement OF the dying man but that he cou Id
easily discover the concealed treasure, made
journey into the country In search OF 1t. He ar
rived al the place then and until recently known
by the appellation OF -Four Corners" conceal
Ing the object OF his mission from every one,
and accounting for his strange conduct by pre-
FAoa To-
cinal properties which friendly Indian had told
him abounded In that region. He readily dis
covered the line OF marked trees-but, alasl he
had come too late, aud the improvements OF the
Scorchman were now occupied by an enterprls-
ing settler, and upon the Identical spot where
the treasure concealed years before was
now waving heavy crop Of wheat.
The physician made careful inquiries OF the
present occupant, who stated that In plowiug
the field over there (pointng TO The same loO,
the Dlowshare had struck aud smashed In the
end Of wooden box. which, upon examination,
he found to have once contained clothing, but OF
which only few decayed remnants renamed
be also powed up set OF harrow teeth and an
iron wedge, and that these were all that lie had
discovered. After a futile search OF nearly a
week the physician was compelled to abandon
the enterprise and return 10 meet other engage
ments. Before his departure. however. he made
revelation of the facts TO one Gregory, mer.
treasure remains undiscovered, although many
persons have searched for IL since that time.
He also expressed good American doctrine
in the following statement OF vndication OF
justice:
SO far as legal and persuasive means would
prove effective, we have ever deemed IL duty
and privilege to raise our voice uniformly on
The side OF the oppressed against the oppressor.
Error may flourish for a tlme and
justice, but Americans still adhere TO the prin-
ciples OF our free institutions, whose noble
destiny may Tor time seem perverted and for
gotten, yet they possess principle which in the
END VIII work their signal triumph.
He was not twenty when his book ap-
peared, and the venture did not determine
him to adopt literature as life pursuit
unless in the form Of railroad scrip and de-
tachable coupons.
In his family life Gould was fortunate in
having sons Of business aptitude.
Mrs. Gould died some years ago, leaving
four sons and daughter. Helen, who is as
yet unmarried.
OF the sons, George, the eldest, and Ed
win. the second oldest. are best known.
Both have accumulated large fortunes by a
natural turn for dealing in stocks. and the
advantage OF their fathers inside know.
ledge.
Socially. both sons made themselves
famous by their marriage.
George Gould contracted romantic alli-
ance with Edith Kingdom Of Daly's com.
pany. He couried her while she was en-
| gagged In a theatar on this side of the
Atlantic and then followed her to Europe
That same year. 1886. Miss Kingdom, her
mother and George returned to this country
and one day in August the trio repaired to