Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-15
HID UNDER a TREE.
an Aged Georgia Negroes rails Of a BlE
Fortune.

Fortune.
There is said to be mine of wealth
buried under the trunk of tree in
the Big Hurricane Creek in this coun-
". says Waycross, Ga, special to
the Savannah News. The exact Local
tion OF the treasure is unknown, exc
cept 10 an old negro, who is blind.
This old negro has told the story to
hundreds of people, and they say he
firmly believes in his story. Old
Uncle Ike Williams. the negro re-
ferred to, is a cripple and has not
walked for many years. The story Is
familiar TO the farmers Of the upper
part Of Ware county. Many efforts
have been made 70 explore the region
Of the treasure without avail. II is
believed by some people that Uncle
Ike knows where the place is and will
not tell them. but is waiting 70 get
well Of his rhuematism so he can 90
there and secure il all for himself
The following Is the story briefly told
by the old negro.
'.Befo' de war my old massa died.
and den his son John bo's ms massa.
When de war sot in Massa John ser
to me, seq he: Ike. come erlong Wild
me ter de Big Herricaue, and iOtch
dis heah box 1t WAS none er my
bizness what was IN der box. so / DIES
walk erlong wild de box kinder tucked
erway under my arm, and We sailed
inter de Big Herricane dat night er
bout pitch. Den massa seq, seq he,
Ike, des grabble er hole under dat
dar gum tree and dig il deep or nutf
to bury all de Yankees. / grabbed
or way wild my hands and Wild sticks
till he said TO stop. Den massa SCI.
he. Open de box. Ike. When
opened ub it | was scairt. uc box
was full ub shinin' yaller gold Den
massa tole me ter nail il up er gin,
and put il in de hole. ! kivered il
up and den / takes or good look cr
round me and sees how de place looks
and put my ole clay pipe what had err
long stem in dc dirt on top or der box
wild de stem stickin' out er der
ground. Den Massa John sOt out ter.
tight de Yankees. | wos taken wld
de rheumatic and coOden walk er
stop. den gifts kinder blin and arter
a while gifts sho nuT bliu'
"Alassa John was kilt in dc war and
] nebber see him err gin. I wants ter
20 ter dat spot er gin and git er peep
at my ole pipe stem and den win git
de money. 'kase It's right under %
pipe stern. ] nebher was tor dat place
erfO and as ! is blin' | coOden lind de-
way dar Ct Good walk. d. gum tree
IL near dc run NIB do creek and dar
amt a nudder sich a gum tree in de-
state. I'se been offered rr heap ub
money br Do white folks ter shD' em
de say ter de gum tree. but condsn
see de route dat night. Na-sa John
seq erfO' he went ter de war dat Ole
massa had er heap nh gold, and dat
dar was thousands ub dollars in do
box. alters wanted ter III er hold
nh dat money.
1T wood make cr man outer me ter
Fit sich or rich pile ub money as dat.
10 j. de rheumatic, aud my eyes j.
done gone blin's dat's what keeps az
gold outer my pockets. II Good tell
yer whar II is wi'dout az doubt wood
do il, II Good git half ub il. some
body tole me ter 90 wild EN- d. way
and dey wood pay me. Anudder white
Teller whispered ter me dat 81 hen dem
fellers found de gold dcy wood kin
me and take all ub dc gold and run
erway wild il. OATS de reason ub de
gold lyin' dar widout bein' doin' ub
some good II J Ibis ter git ter walk
erg in ] will lind my way dar wild ~
cane can't see or wink.