The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-22
TALE OF A TREASURE.
uExICAN'S STORY OF A FABU-
LOUSLY RICH CAVERN.


COins-Why They Did Not Take Possess
SION of the Find.
If Adam Fischer of San Antonio,
Tex, meets with the success that he ex-
poets in a project which he now has OF
foot he VIII be one of the richest men
in the world. Several months ago he
met a Mexican named Antonio Marti-
nez This Mexican had just arrived from
Monterey, and in burst Of confidence
he related marvellous story OF hidden
treasure to Mr.. Fischer Martinez is at
present employed on the street commits
sioner's force
About ten years ago." said Marti-
nez, Il was teamster in Mexico. On
this memorable trip we were on our
way back from Catorce, and late one
afternoon we found ourselves camped
in deep canyon. One of the members OF
orr crowd Of teamsters, while exploring
the canyon for firewood, came across a
large opening in the side of the almost
perpendicular cliff. He entered the
8ening and found himself in a large
cavern. He hurried back to our camp
and told us of his discovery, and as the
nights were very cool we decided to
spend the night there.
after entering the cave one Of the
members of the party proposed that we
indulge in social game of cards. After
playing an hour or more one Of the
members Of our party announced that
he was going TO explore the cave. He
lighted a torch and started out to search
the large chamber. A moment later he
frantically called to us that one side OF
the chamber was filed with gold and
silver coin.
1--WE dropped our cards and rushed to
where he was standing, and, sure enough,
his statement was true. There, piled up
In great cords TO a height of ten feet, 30
feet long and eight feet wide, was gold
and silver money Of Spanish and Mexi-
can coinage. We were almost wild with
the excitement produced by our discoy-
cry, but when some one proposed that
we resume our card playing and gamble
for money we all agreed.
eve gambled till long past midnight,
and then lay down TO get few hours
sleep. We were all awake soon after
daylight and discussed the best plan of
removing the treasure. We finally agreed
that we should all share the treasure
equally, and that each man should be
allowed to carry away all he could in
his pockets, and that Immediately after
reaching Monterey return to the cave
with cOnveyanCes to remove the money.
This matter having been agreed upon
each man loaded his pockets The sun
was shining brightly, and flood of
light came into the cavern through the
opening, lighting up the interior. After
we had filled our pockets we started to
leave the cave, when suddenly the open
ing seemed to close, and the cave became
intensely dark.
Suddenly there appeared just before
us an object the blackness Of which
was so very great that we could easily
distinguish it's outlines It had the APP
pearance Of a monstrous man Of the
most hideous cOuntenance. Uplifting
one Of its long arms, this object, in
tone Of voice that echoed throughout the
cave, warned us not to attempt to leave
the cave with one single coin that we
had discovered.
Put all of the money back in the
place from which you took it, said the
object. : If any Of you carry away a
piece of the money, you will leave your
soul behind
In great trembling we returned
every one of the coins to the pile from
which they had been taken, and then
we silently left the cave and resumed
our journey. I made note Of the exact
location Of the cave and am ready to
20 back and point it out to any one who
will go with me, but I will never enter
the place again.
Martinez gave Mr.. Fischer the names
Of other members Of the party. Mr..
Fischer was so much impressed with
the story told him by the Mexican that
he went to Monterey recently and call
ed upon the parties whose names Marti
nez had given him. They corrobOrated
the story related by Martinez in every
particular, but none of them could be
prevailed upon to again enter the cave.
The most sensible theory is that the
Mexicans actually did discover the fab
ulous amount of money in the cave, and
that they celebrated their good fortune
by drinking large amount of 'mescal"
and other Mexican liquor When they
awoke on the following morning after
breathing the foul air of the cavern and
with the fumes Of the liquor still on
their brain, one of the befuddled men
probably imagined that he saw the