The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-17
NEW TREAsURE ISLAND.
A ROMANTIC STORY TOLD
ABOUT TWO AMERICANS.
Sailors Who Stole Two Million Dollars
From the Peruvian Government and
Hid 1t on an Island In the Lonely
PRcihc-The Search.

AACAhS- hO ScdECh'
There is a gentleman in Detroit
who, according TO the Free Press, is
known as liberal speculator, one of
that GLASS who are always ready to
look into everything and weigh every
possibility knowing that chance plays
an important part in the battle for
money. This gentleman is broad
minded, conservative and shrewd.
He has accumulated quite for
tune by his admirable business meth
DDS, and the chances are"that he will
| add materially to it before he dies,
| as he is as energetic and active as
ever. The other day he received
| communication all the way from Pan
ANA asking financial assistance to
promote a scheme, which, on the
face of it, looks like fairy tale, and
yet which tho writer holsters up with
as many alleged proofs as are en-
| ployed by Jules Verne in one of his
most fanciful romances.
During one of the Peruvian insur
rections the government, seeing
itself in serious danger Of being
overwhelmed. had conveyed to fort
| situated on the coast $62, 000, 900 in
gold. AS there was some danger of
the fort being taken the gold was
| placed on a small schooner. Tho
| crew was colored people. while the
| captain and mate were Americans.
| During the night a storm came up
and the boat was blown out to sea.
The captain and the mate. according
to a manuscript left by the former.
held a consultation when the weather
moderated. What happened is re-
| lated as follows by the captain;
Il asked the mato if he knew what
was in the boxes in the hold.
lead said he, 'or ammunition
from the fort
"'Does lead weigh as much as one
| of them boxes?" l asked.
".They do seem mighty heavy for
lead he replied.
"'Heaviest lead you ever heard
OPP l says.
with that he sprang to his feet.
"What are you driving at, cap
tain?'
".What would you say if every one
of them boxes had gold in them?
"'You don't mean it?' he ex
claimed. 8
"'Hush! those-niggers!'
"'They know nothinSP'
Ono
He lighted his pipe and gazed
meditatively toward the east.
'Where'd they come from?'
We've got the government treas
ury aboard
/" What we're your instructions"
To lie in the harbor and await
| orders II the fort had been taken
some of the officers would have
come aboard and slipped off and hid
the treasure.
''.Then the storm drove you off,?
"'Yes; providence interviewed.
The mate chuckled.
"'When are you going back cap'n"
"'Sea here. matey, what is the use
of going back''
mo use at all
The government is going to
smash.
Yes, it'll bust all to pieces
'What'll we do with it?'
"'Bury it and scuttle the ship.
Then they'll think it's at the bottom
of the ocean
'Wherell we bury it3
{" On an island.
"'But the niggers?'
"'Know nothing about navigation.
Well sight the island at night and
hide it in the darkness.
The two modern Monte Cristos
carried out their plan. The money
was buried on an island in the Pa
cific. and then they sailed off. When
near a habitable place the mate
went down into the hold with an
augur and bored number of holes.
The water rushed in and caused
stampede among the rats. The crew
rushed on deck, and every one put
off in the boats The mate grum hled
good deal at the boats being
crowded. for he had calculated on u
number of the crew being lost and.
| therefore. put out Of the way, but
upon reaching shore the captain
mate and crew were arrested and
placed on a gunboat Several of the
crew were hanged, but could give no
information rs TO where the treasure
| was.
The narrative states that the cap
| tain and mate were not watched
closely. as the harbor was full cf
sharks. and that one night, having
won over a guard by promises of re-
ward. the two worthless were enabled
to throw themselves overheard. 1t
was not far to the shore, and yet un-
pleasant swimming, as every moment
they expected to be nipped by the
sharks. The subsequent tragedy is
thus described in the captains msnu-
Escript:
| 1--WE hadn't gone far when the
matey. says he: