The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13
NEW STORY OF HURRIED TREASURE.
Citizens of Lafayette County, Miss,
Digging for Gold I'm Indian Mounds.

Citizens of Lafayette County, Miss,
Digging for Gold I'm Indian Mounds.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Oxford, Miss. Sept. 25-Almost the en-
tire population of Lafayette county have
been in daily expectation of unearthing
large amount of buried treasure. all in
gold The people in the northern and
northeastern part of the county are abb
solutely wild on the subject, aud firmly
believe that if they keep on digging in
the Indian mounds which abound near
here they will find wealth beyond the
dreams Of avarice.
The excitement was started nearly
three weeks ago, when there arrived in
oxford a woman bearing unmistakable
traces of Indian ancestry. She was ac-
companied by two small children. She
engaged a conveyance and drove out to
the place belonging to Mr. w. S. Dooling.
She told Mr.. Dooling that she was the
great-grand- daughter of Tohi Tlbi, a
Chickasaw chief, who once lived in this
section, and was reputed to be immense-
ly wealthy. She said she had maps and
charts giving all necessary information,
and that Deer Lick mound on Mr.. Dool-
ings place, was where Tohi had Sc
GREETED 100000 worth of gold.
OF coure Mr.. Dooling assented when
she proposed to dig for the treasure, and
give him one-fourth of the amount
and 1t was signed, giving her the right
for two weeks to dig on Deer Lick mound.
She then commenced active operations.
Twenty-Five negroes were nired by her,
and she promised them 81 per day. In
| stead of beginning work on Deer Lick
mound, she leveled smaller one, about
| a quarter of a mile distant. When she
| was ready to begin on Deer Lick mound
her force was increased to fifty men.
| The news of her project had reached the
| country people for miles around
Negroes left off cotton picking and the
| white men dropped whatever they had in
| hand and went to the scene of operations,
| and last Saturday there were not less than
| 20 men at work and twice as many more
idling about out of curiosity.
| The woman, Mrs. Daniel, had about 5000
| She paid that out, and borrowed as much
more from some of her devoted adherents
| but last Saturday night she owed 81 $50
| for wages alone. The men began to
| grumbe loudly, and she left Sunday morn
| ing, saying that she. would return with
| the money to pay them off with. But
she hasn't, up to the present time. re-
/ turned.
Deer Lick mound was probably fifteen
| feet in hight and 100 feet in diameter. 1t
/ has been RACED to the ground, and the
/ excavation carried beneath the level of
the soil Nothing has been found in the
| mound except few Indian trinkets. some
broken pieces of pottery, and a consider
able amount of charcoal and ashes.
| The Times-Democrat correspondent yes
| terday went to the scene of the work
| There were probably 500 men and boys,
white and black ,loafing about the i'm
mense hole in the ground. They have not
| vet given up hope, but their faith is badly
| shaken When it was announced yester-
/ day that Mrs. Daniells option expired at
/ noon a rush was made for picks and
shoyels. and each man began digging for
/ himself.
The men are awaiting patiently for her
/ to return and pay them off There are a
few Doubling Thomases" in the camp,
| but the majority are firmly convinced she
I will find the hidden treasure yet