Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-17

Unearthed by German Farmers Pillow.
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st, Louis. No, May 16.--Another find
OF buried treasure has been made on
Cabaret Island, above Bissells Point.
The spot ~ also known us Pirates
Island, and al kinds Oh stories are told
Of 1t. IL was known as resort Of
river pirates In earlier duys-men who
lived by theft and plunder. A wreck
was their natural booty, their share
OF the salvage was what they could
carry away, and the personal effects
Of the dead were deemed their righttul
peruulsltes. Nor We're their rightful
operations confined to the river or the
robbing OF the dead, From the hills
a watcn was kept Tor the wagon trains
of emiBrants, ana they were robbed OF
their money and portable valuablcs,
Resistance often meant death, and
that In those unsettled times went un-
punIshcd. The island was the strong
hold OF those freebootcrs. There they
enjoyed the fruits of their predatory
excursions In all kinds Of orgies, and
no ordinary sherlff's posse could have
taken them,
Tho history Of the island goes back
TO the days OF the Spanish settlement,
and the typical Spanish pirate made
II his lair. Now 1t h given over to
market gardening and such peaceful
uses, ana Is Inhabited by inOffeusivc,
Industrious yeomcn; but from time to
time the old stories of the past are re-
vived by the finding OF hidden treasure,
generally In small amounts, but always
In coin, Al u rule, the dates OF the coin
nnte-date the war, sometimes by many
years, and occasionally old spanish
gold and silver is found with early
United states and colonial money.
This has given rise to eNtrayagant
tales about buried treasure on the
"a mo u.
search for IT, There Ia no record OF
any studied search being successful,
however; Industry has proved its own
reward In the fact that all finds have
been made by accident, In digging
wells, or by the plough,
The latest find was made by Chris
Kramer, German farmer who rents
part OF the Niedrlnghaus property on
the Island. The find was made in a
peculiar way, Kramer had just finish
ed iurrpw, and was cleaning his
plough share when he though he heard
the naturalization of the dinner hell.
He though II a little early for the mid
day meal. but unhitehcd his mule and
went to tho house. lie was surprised
70 ma no signs OF dinner and asked
his wife why she had rung the bell.
she declared she had not done, so, and
told him he might as well 70 back To
MS plough, as the meal would not be
ready for an hour or two.
Kramer went back to his plough. He
saw something lying on the ground
by rock. Picking Il up It proved 10.
pc a coin and he Understood what he
had mistaken for call to dinner. Tho
com mad dropped from the plough and
IN striking the rock had given out n
metallic ring which sounded to him
ilhe the sound OF distant bell.
Nralner lost no time In investigating
ne hGu heard the stories Of hidden
gold on the island, and the 1ndinT
OF one coin gave promise Of m r,ro'p T.,
the immediate vicinity. He went over
the newly ploughed furrow. and i'm n
teW steps his search was rewarded
ne hAu ploughed up n rich deposit a
quantity of gold and silver coins law
AT ms teet TO the left OF the furrow
where II had been turned over BY tho
noush share, He had just skinned
the top Of the flnd, and digging 4 fsn,
the treasure. ""''e ot
ne procured sack and carried his
| ma TO the house. The coin on tor was
lncrusted with dirt, but that below
Vas comparatively clean. on counting
nus treasure he found he had over $500
N kolu ana silver coin. all OF II ante.
dating the cos, some Of much earlier
Gave, ana among Il We're several span
iSh silver pieecs. The news was loo
good fortune "'s
Ar, Hanson, employed az foreman
LOT me Nlodringhaus rolling mills al
granite City who Is superintendent
tne putting IN % the machinery, maae
some Inquiries, lie wanted 10 know
MhetheF the money was found on Inc
NledWnghaus land. aud. very naturailv
,he people ON the island got to specn.
lAlns on whether the nnder or tho
owner. A'''A"'
As q matter o. fact. allhoush Kramer
Is tenant OF the Siedrlnghaus. lie
treasure was found 'on the Popplnpole
tract which does not belong to them.