The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-29
FOUND GOLD IN A PIRATES GAVE.
Wonderful Tale of a Rich Treasure
Discovered by Two Poor Hstters,

wonderful Tale OF Rich Treasure
Discovered by Two Poor Hatters.
From shs Nete York Herald.
There is a wonderful tale Of treasure
trove floating about in the Orange
mountains, the heroes Of which are two
1ourneymen hatmskers who, strangely
enough, have vanished from their ac-
customed haunts since making their
alleged extraordinary find. 1t is supposed
thae they have stolen away TO celebrate
Christmas after the manner Of princes
bearing their wealth with them.
Ihe story goes that James Still well and
Michael Sanders, both of whom st one time
worked at the hatmsking trade in Liv-
lnRston, q village in the Orange Hills,
started out on hunting trip some weeks
stead or netting game they discovered bags
OF gold coin, most of IL OF ancient Spanish
make.
The value OF the treasure discovered is by
some estimated at $30, 900. while all agree
that even il 1t did not reach that figure
there was enough Of 1t TO make tidy bank
account for both men.
The unsatisfactory part Of the story ia
That no one could be found yesterd ay-with
single exception. and he was In such
state OF mental and physical paralysis as to
be totally unable TO describe his experiences
who had seen the treasure. The people of
the Orange Hills, however, had heard all
about it and we're more than willing to
repeat the wonderful things which had been
told them.
SPANISH PIRATES CAVE.
About mile and half from Livingston,
which lies about six miles from West
Orange, there lived, about Swo years ago.
an old SpaDiard, whom everJ body feared
and OF whose origin not even the Oldest
inhabitant had much 30 say.
Pedro Valdero was the Spanierd's name.
His hut was not cheerful place to visit
even in broad daylight, and therefore he
spent most OF his time alone. except when
he walked to the village to replenish his
store Of whisky. One night there was fire
on the mountain which the villagers at first
thought a blaze in the dry underbrush OF
the forest. In the morning, however, iu-
veStigation showed that the Spaniard's hut
was in ashes and that hs had disappeared.
Now, ''the piraten had always had plenty
OF money, and as be did no work aud never
left his hut except for the reasons already
explained the notion had long prevailed that
ne subslsted upon hidden treasure.
DISCOVERING THE CAVE.
Stillvsll and Sanders had had no Iuck in
their shooting excursion. They sat down to
rest on slab Of &c" K not for from the site
OF the old Spenisrd's hus, but farther up
the hill, and directly under g palisade OF
overhanging rock.
Srillwsn called his companions attention
to curious looking hols in the side of tbs
hill. Investigating the hole they found a
cave, and in the cave four canvas bags and
an iron barred chest, all full of gold coins
Of Spanish mintaae.
There were enough coins in tie bags and
the chest to turn the heads of these two poor
fellows who had been working twelve hours
day most Of their lives for a wretched
pittsncs..
Itis at this point that all trace Of the
men and their treasure trove is lost The
spot where they fell upon this fortune lie go
wild and 50 lonely that they would have
had little difficulty IN secreting it again aud
then bearing itaway piecemeal.
at Pat" Collins hat factory in Living
ston it was said yesterday that Sanders had
knocked of work there about Month ago.
Nobody knew what had become OF him, but
- Tom" Whalen. one of the hands, said he
understood that Sanders had STRUCK it
rich" Whaisn had heard all about the
treasure and SO had numerous other people
in Livingston.
went up on the mountain side and took
look at the cave. Ii is a very ordinary
affair as caves 60, and it is a wonder that IL
bags OF gold wers concealed there they were
not found long ago.