The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
PIRATE HOARDS
Enormous Wealth. Concealed ON q
Pacific Island.
An Expedition from sho United States
VIII Wait the Island a1d Make IN
Extended Search for the
Hidden MilltoaA

Hidden MilltoaA
The yacht Hayseed, under the com
mand of Capt August Gisler, recently
sailed from Stockton, bound for Coco.
island, four hundred miles southwest o.
Panama. The object Of Capt. Gisler',
visit to the distant isle Is 60 endeavor tc
discover the spot where gold and silver
coins, plate and jewelry to the alleged
value OF sixty million dollars were
buried by pirates nearly seventy year.
ago.
Capt Gisler, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, expects TO reach his destina.
ton after thirty-two days sailing. The
length of his stay at the island viii de
pend upon the work undertaken. The
island will first be surveyed under the
direction Of Capt. Gisler, who owns con.
siderable property On the place The
buried treasure will be hunted for on q
secret plan IN the captains possession.
Capt Gisler spent four years on the
island, and during that time made a
vigorous search for the gold He is con-
fident OF success, and is determined 70
keep up his search. This will be his
fourth trip to the island He left there
in May, 1890. On that visit he and three
companies subsisted for five months on
Wild hogs. fish and sea birds while
awaiting the vessel sent 70 Valparaiso
for supplies,
The captain made a contract with the
Costa Rics government to populate the
barren island within FIVE years, and he
proposes to do this work in connection
with the search for the hidden wealth.
A month ago he went to Stockton 70
meet A. o. Viertong, who claims to
have gold indicator" by which the
presence of the buried gold can be dis
covered. Capt Gisler looked upon the
Indicator" favorably, and made an
agreement under which Viertong will
accompany him to Cocos island
Capt. Gisler will have with him
Joseph Refine, blacksmith; John
Hanlin, an English man, and an old
sailor, who will be the mate OF the
Hayseed; August Weiste, the cook, and
Andrew johnson, an able seaman These
men, with the exception of RENE, have
accompanied Capt, Gisler to Cocos
island on several previous trips, and
they know what to expect on such an
expedition. They believe they will be
successful, and are willing to make the
trip without dollar of wages and
take chances on unearthing the gold.
The cook, Weiste, Is SO certain of sue
cess that he came roundabout way
from Germany to join the treasure
seekers He learned that Gisler was
organizing @ company, and to reach
California he sailed to Australia, and
from there worked his passage to Cali
fornia. When he arrived in this port
he was told by the German consul that
Gisler was n Stockton, and be found
the cap6ain there at work on the Hay
seed. Two men who could not be &C
commedated on the yacht will 60 by
the Pacific mail steamer to Costa RIGA,
where the Hayseed will stop and pick
them up.
Gisler viii carry about fifteen tons Of
supplies. He purchased IN Stockton
about two thousand pounds of -four.
dried fruit and canned meats and other
articles. A lot Of supplies will be
shipped by steamer to Costa Rsca to be
sent for as required The cost of fitting
out the Hayseed and supplying Capt
Gisler with a small fund to deposit IN
Costa Rica was two Thousand dollars
The expense was divided among moro
than twenty men, ind consequently
the speculation win not distress any
member of the company. When Capt
Gisler left Stockton he vvtls In happy
mood and seemed almost certain of
finding the treasure he gives his
and cannot make dollar unless sue
cessful.
The story Of the buried treasure has
been told many times and IN many
tongues, The treasure was buried by
pirates who operated in the brig RelaIn-
page in 1924 Coces island was selected
as tho treasure repository after the pi-
rate ship had been driven in the Pacific
The island is about four mikes across
and contains sixteen thousand acres of
rocky and rolling land, well watered
The pirates, after capturing number
Of Spanish gallooDs, buried church
plate. jewels and coin IN two places. On
the northeast end Of the island the pirate
crew buried one hundred and seventy
FIVE tons Of silver dollara At another
spot Eold-hlted and jeweled swords
were deposited In third excavation
they deposited fifteen million dollars
worth of gold bricks. The captain him
self buried q large number Of emeralds,
rubies and pearls The
wbole treasure, placed in various vaults
in the sandstone and hidden in the sand.
is estimated. according 70 the story OF
two Of the brig's piratical crew, as
in value 70 more than sixty
million dollars. The pirates were
killed OF before they could return TO
Cocos island. AID the story of their
buried riches came from two English
men who were the only men left 10 tell
IF the hiding place Of many millions Of
stolen gold Their stories came cut as
Heath bed confessions
4 Dead nrAa Living
At late meeting Of q workirgmen's