The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-20
AN INTERESTING CLAIM.
The Man Who Cantur.d santa Ana's
Tra,sura w,ntx . share.

Tho Man Who Captured santa Ana's
Treasure Wants SNARE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. -Sena'or cameron,
of Pennsylvania. has introdnoeo olll Tor
the relief of George Rushbufaer' VINO Gap
tured the treasure of Ge1. Ssnta Aua IN the
Mexican war. George Rnsnourger en-
listed during the Mexican war at PittsburR.
in Company A. Pittsburg Jackson Blues,
First regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
After Vera Cruz and castle were taken
march for the City Of Mexico. The battle
of Cerro Gordo was fougan.t. on Sat Sat,
urday and Sunday. the 1o'n and lSth
OF April, 1874. After tbe oestle: on
the road and after taking .ne MeAioens
prisoners, the troops were pns TO breaking
ard burning those implsnents OF war
which they could not take WIN tnem.
Rushburger asked leave of spsenoe OF MS
colonel, which WAS granted 70 nimsel1 ana
comrade. They took IA sfrosl over the
battle ground. The moon WIS shinlns
very brightly. They went up the National
road on the Cerro Gordo side ana on from
the road through the chapsllsal. Me1-
ican prisoner gave them iniolMs.lon IN
regard to SANTA Aua's carrisee ana money.
They came upon it in lonely placs among
the chsparral. The Mexican fusta was try,
ing to get away with 1t. Rusnpu ger coms
pnnlon made dash for the tnu!es ana was
shot dead. The Me1icsps then men took
through the ohapsrrsl. 1be alarm was
raised. The American aoldlets we're scas-
tered all over the hills. but Rushbereer eo'
help and took the carriage ana money IN
front of Gen. scott's qunrnIshr;s n ,,.ue NV;
Gen. Scott had the money c", rieu 'nso MS
quarters. There were several sNaAs OF Goia
and silver in An old-fAshioheu oSal-hd
trunk, covered with deer skih, "hloh was
filled with silver dollars, and sSo nohes OF
gold wsre in wagon with Gov MeA'c"n
colonel. Several sacks tilleo with money
were on pack mules.
kushburger claims that he Maue the ols-
covery of Santa Ans's monei' shu tne
MeXioans could have gotten away with ~
and the United States govsI In"ens Wouia
not have obtained u cent of ". zen. scots
WAS surprised bv the cspnsosre csdno OF the
money, supposed to be $500, wy, ana whieh
Rushburger claims WAS expehoHsWu ~ puiia-
ing the Soldiers Home At "asnlhR.on: %
He was among the exhausten troops % .hat
were besieged twsnty-eight dhys IN fuepIo
by Santa Aus, and in attempting TO assist
In the repulse OF the Mexicah troops WAS
shot in tho right leg below TIE Knee bresk-
ing both bones. He was neafly one year on
crntches, unable to bear his weight on shs
fractured leg after he arrived nome;
RushhurRer failed so prefef ms olaim ne-
fore for the reason that he oio NOV Hno"
the disposition that had been "noe OF tne
captured money delivered 70 uen. sSott
until Gov. Andrew q. Curtin learned tnat
Gen. Scott had paid the mohey, or pars OF
it. into tho United States tressery' ana thas
1t had been expended in the pahher STATED;
The netitinn with tha hill 10 accompanied |
nv !. Isr,a nnmhs, ~ .f9;asvits of com
rades having ooHnizance of she event. ana
by a letter from Gen. Curtin IN Whieh he
saws. ~ oannot .t.ta tha ru unit that you
but do know that You behaved
very Rallantly and surrepdeseu All tho
mhney that Won then onptured to the gov