The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-18
INA PIRATES CAYy
TWO JOURNEYMEN LAWMAKERS
FIND GOLD.

covered by Two Poor Men,
From the New ork Herald.
There is a wonderful tale OF treasure
troye floating about in the Orange noun
tains. the heroes of which are two jour
newman hatmakers, who, strangely
enough, have vanished from their ac-
cIstomed haunts since making their al
legged extraordinary find. 1t is supposed
that they have stolen away to celebrate
Christmas after the manner of princes,
bearing their wealth with them.
The story goes that James Stillwell
and Michael Sanders, both of whom at
one time worked at the hatmaking trade
in Livingston, village in the Orange
hill, started out on hunting trip some
weeks ago, which had marvellous results,
for instead of netting game they discov-
cred bags of oold coin, most OF 1T OF an
Gent Spanish make.
The value of the treasure discovered
is by some estimated at $50, 900, while all
agree that even if it did not reach that
figure there was enough of it to make
tidy bank account for both men.
The unsatisfactory part of the story is
that no one could be found yesterday
with single exception, and he was IN
such state of mental and physical pa
raIysis as to be totally unable to describe
his experience-who lad seen the treas
ure. The people Of the Orange hills,
however. had heard all about 1T and
were more than willing to repeat the
wonderful things that had been told
them.
SPANISH PIRATES CAVE.
Abont a mile and a half from Living
ston, which lies about six miles from
West Orange, there lived, about two
wears ago, an old Spaniard, whom every
BODY feared and of whose origin not
even the oldest inhabitant had much to
say.
Pedro Valdero was the Spaniard's
name. His hat was not cheerful place
TO visit even in broad daylight, land there
fore he spent most of his time alone, ex-
cept when he walked to the village to
replenish the store of whisky. One
night there was a fire ON the mountain
which the villagers first thought was a
blaze in the dry underbrush of the for
est. In the morning, however, investi-
cation showed that the Spaniard's hut
was in ashes and that he had disap-
peared.
DISCOVERING THE CAVE.
Stillwell and Sanders had had no luck
in their shooting excursion. They sat
down to rest on a slab of rock not far
from the site of the old Spaniard's hui,
but farther up the hill, and directly I'M
der palisade of overhanging rocks.
Stillwell called his companions atten-
ton to a curious boxing hole in the side
of the hill. Investig ting the hole they
found cave, and in the cave four can
vass bags and an iron barred chest, all
full of gold coins of Spanish mintage.
There were enough coins in the bag
and the chest to turn the heads of these
two poor fellows who had been working
twelve hours day most of their lives
for wretchsd pittance.
1t is at this point that all trace of the
men and their treasure trove is lost.
The spot where they fell upon this for
tune is so wild and 50 lonely that they
would have had little difaculty in secur-
ing 1t again and then bearing it away
by piecemSal.
AT pat Collins hat factory in LiVin-
ston it was said that Sanders had knock-
ed off work there about month ago.
Nobody knew what had become of him,
but Tom Whalen, cne of the hands, said
he understood that Sanders had struck
it rich" Whaleu had heard all about
she treasure and so had numerous
other people il Livingston.
Poor Msn's Belly Becoming Rich.
Few geographers mention the district
in the south known as the Poor Man's
Belt" Il ID a tract of country generally
very sandy and producing little timber
save the long-leafed pine. 1t begins not
far south of Richmond, Va, and extends
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts into
Texas. It's length is not far from 1900
miles, while it is from sc to $50 miles in
width. The soil is poor, but the fore SITS
produce not only lumber in abundance,
but also large quantities of pitch, tar
and turpenine. 1t got its bad name
during slavery days because no cotton
was raised on it, but since the south lie