The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
SOMEWHAT ROMANTIC.

May BE just as True as Any Novel.
Delaware, o., Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
In the year 1902 the land that now COM
prises Delaware county, o., was the
hunting grounds Of the Delaware Indians.
The Sachem Noohestree, Moon That's
Full" had two wives. Laughing
Brook" who had a daughter named
wild Flower" whose lover was young
chief Of the Wyandot tribe. The second
wife was named "Old Woman That
Scolds." She also had daughter, Fleet
as the Wind" who was also in love with
the Wyandot chief. who preferred Wild
Flower.
The old sachem possessed a great treas
ure, the secret OF which he connded to
Laughing Brook. OLD Woman That
Scolds and her daughter attempted to
murder Laughing Brook and Wild Flower
to get the secret Laughing Brook died,
but before her death told her daughter
that the treasure was buried in cave
on the east bank of the Scioto river,
about one mile south of where the village
of Belepoint now stands. Wild Flower
fled after her mothers death, married
the Wyandot chief, and went west with
him.
In the fall of 1872 she adopted a white
girl baby that the tribe had stolen from
wealthy family in Illinois. The baby
never knew her parents, and believed
herself to be a true Indian until the fall
of 1893 when Wild Flower told her the
story Of her birth. and also the story of
the treasury cave, which she had never
before told to a living soul. The girls
name among the Indians was 'Deermee-
dia," meaning Like the Dove" but the
name her parents had given her was Nell
lie King.
After hearing the remarkable story of
Wild Flower, Miss Nellie made up her
mind she would in the spring, seek out
the cave on the banks of the Scioto, and
with the money try and find her parents
among her own people. Nellie had a good
education, having attended the Indian
school for many years, and was, BESIDES
very pretty. She had a friend, an Indian
about IS years old, who had been her
| companion from childhood. lie would
not listen to her going alone, so she told
him of the treasure cave, and they came
to Delaware on April T. 1894.
After resting in Delaware for a day or
two Miss Nellie and her old friend, the In
dian, went to the country in the vicinity
! of Bellepoint, and procured board and
looking at a farmhouse close to where the
supposed hidden treasure was to be found.
They spent most of their time on the
river in a canoe, examining the banks
and looking for the cave until they were
regarded with suspicion by the good coun-
try folks, for they kept their secret. one
morning after a heavy rain they went in
their boat on the river as usual hunting
for some trace of the cave The river had
risen to a great hight and was bank full.
4 floating log demolished the frail craft.
The Indian was thrown out of the boat.
and, striking on his head against a float
ing log, met his death
Nellie would have been drowned had she
not been seen by one of party of camp
ers who had strayed from his camp at
Millville, to float down the stream in a
boat watching out for wild ducks. Before
she sank the second time the hunter pull
ed her into his boat. Her companion in
PRODUCED himself. Dave Norton of Della
ware. He took her to his boarding house
and promised to find the body of the In
dian but was unsuccessful
Dawes acquaintance with Nellie ripened
into love. Nellie reciprocated. They took
up the hunt for the cave together, but the
! high waters had washed away all traces
to the cave and to this day the treasure
is unknown. Shortly after this Dave and
Nellie were married and with the assist
ance of Ben S. Lee she has been able to
find her relatives who are prominent and
wealthy people of Chicago