Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-04-02
PIRATE IfOARDS.
Wealth Concealed on q
Pacific Island
An Expedition from tho United States
Will Visit the Island md sIako an
Extended search for the
Hidden Millions.

Hidden Millions.
Tho yacht Haysccd, under tho COM
r,aud OF Capt. August Gislcr. recently
sailed fron Stockton. bound for Coeos
island, four hundred miles southwest OF
Panama. The object of Capt. Gis!cr's
visi: to the distant isle is TO cnlcavor to
dis >ovsr the spo: where gold and silver
coins, plate and jewclry to the alleged
valuc Of SIXTY million dollar5 were
buried By pirates nearly seventy years
ago.
Capt. Gislcr, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, expects To rca:h his dcstina-
tica after thirty-two days sailing. Ttc
lcasth OF his stay At the island will de-
peGl upon the work undertaken. The
Island will frs: BE- surveyed under the
direction of Capt. Gisirr, who owns coa-
siderable property on the place. The
b3-ica treasure will bc hunted FOR Oh y
sccrc. plan in the captains possession.
Capt. Gislcr spent four years on tho
Island, and during that time rnadr =
vigorous search FOR the gold. lic IL coz.
ficnt of success, and l. determined II
keep up his search. This Will bc his
fourth trip 30 the island. lie Lett tEcro
In May. 1880. On That visit he and tl.rcc
companies subxistcd FOR five i4c1ihs en-
wild hogs, fish and sea birds white
awaiting the vessel sent 10 Valparaiso
tor supplies.
The captain made Z contract witt: tho
Costa Eica government 10 populate ;hc
barren Island within FIVE years, and l:o
proposes TO DO this work il connection
with the search for the hidden wealth.
y month c he went 70 Stockton to
meet =. O. Nicr;car, who claims 20
hare q gold indicator" by which t!ia
Presence OF the buricl gold ~ h. di--
covered. Capt. Gisler looked upon the
indicator" iavorably, and made an
agreement under which N~ier:ons Will
accompany him to Cosos island.
Capt. Gisler will have with him
Joseph RENE. n blncl;emi;l:; john
~lIazaiin, IN EngiishInan, and an Oil
sailor, who Will be the mate OF tho
NaysccA; AuSuTt Wcistr, The cook, c3i
Andrew johnson, Al cblcscauian. 1hcc-
men, with The exception OF Ecinc. haze
accompanied CAP. Gisier to CSu1
island on several previous trips, Gni
l!cy know What 20 expect ca such IN
expedition. They believe they will bc
successful. end are willing 10 male tie
trip without n dollar Of wages ari
take chances or urcGGihirg the gold.
The cook, Wc!stc, Is 50 certain OF snc-
cess that h. came = roun!aSy2: way
nom Germany 10 join the t-sa5Irc-
seekers. lie learned tEat Gialcr was
organizing = company, aud - reach
California ne sailed to Australia, aaA
i:on there worked his passage ID Cali
fornia. When he arrived in this port
he va told TO- the GS--H.a consul that
G!S.cT was IL Stockton, and he found
the captain there 1t work on the Hay
sccl. Two Iaea who could rot b. ne
coCnodaici on the yacht will 60 by
the Faeilc mail steamer 10 Costa Tea,
where the uaysoel Will stop aad pick
them up.
GiSlcr will carry nbout fifteen tons Of
supplies He purchased in Stockton
eh-ut two Thousand pounds Of Hour.
dried fruit aa5 canned meats and other
articles. 4 lot Of supplies will 10
shipped by steamer to Costa Ri,a to 10
Sent for rs required. The cost OF citing
out the liayse2i and supplying Capt.
Gis!cr with = snail fund 10 dcDosi. in
Costa Rica was two thousand dollar.
The expense was divided among NOR,
than twenty men, and consequently
;hc speculation will not distress Gry
z::lbc. Of the company. When Car.
G!S!cr lett S;oc,;ton he was in q happy
mood and seemed almost c~cr:-in Of
tnainG the treasure. lie gives Ia.
::nc the same rs the rrs: OF his r.r,v.
sad cannot make a dollar unless SUI
C~c-s;al.
The story Of the buried treasure has
been told nacy times and IL maur
tongues. The treasure was buried by
pirates who opcratel in the brig Rcla.n-
paEo in 1922. Cocos island vr.-s selected
IS the treasure repository utter the nj
rate ship hai bScn driven in the racil>.
The island is about four miles acro4s
I'D contains sixteen thousand acres Of
!oct;y and rolling land, well watcrNi.
The pirates, after capturing . Elul.r
OF Spanish gall:o9s, buriei churcl,
plate, jewels and coin in two places. on
the northeast end of the island the rirato
crew buried ono hundred Grd s,TCntr.
five tons of silver dollars. At another
Sp7: gold.hilioi and jcwclcl sworl,
were deposited. In n third excavation
:hey deposited fifteen million dollars
worth Of gold bricks. The CAPTAIN hi-,-
self buried a large number Of cncralds,
diamonds, rnbies and pearls. Tho
whole treasure, placed in various vaults
in the sandstone and hidden In III, sand.
is estimated, according 70 the story Of
two OF the briggs pirasical crew. as
amounting in valuc 20 more than sixty
million dollars The pirates were
killed. OF before they could return TO
Cocos island. and the story Of their
buried riches came from two English.
men who were the only mon left 10 tell
OF the hiding place of many millions Of
stolen sold. Their stories came GU, ss
dcathhcd Confessions
4 Derd ,Iau Living.