The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-08
PIRATES TREASURE.
HIDDEN OF A DESOLATE ISLAND
IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

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The other day stalwart German,
hisgais and complexion savoring strong
Ey of the sea, told the story of great
hidden treasure that lies in an uninhab-
itsd island of the south Atlantic.
The man is Carl Badendiek, now
prosperous inhabitant of Jersey City.
Badendiek's story may be told in his
own words:
''In May 1880, shipped on the
bazkenGine John for Santos in Brazil
After leaving Santos the crew believed
that the ship was bound for Bull River,
N. G.
''At the end of eight days we arrived
off an island which turned out to be
Trinidad Captain Piper told US that
we had been steering east instead of
north. He told us that the owners of
the ship had information that great
quantity of money and valuables was
hidden on this island.
Among those on the ship was pas
senger, a young man whose name was
Polly, as we'll as l can remember it. 1t
turned out that he was to take a lead
zng part in the search for the treasure.
There was heavy wind, and when
we neared the shore we found that
laundering surf made an attempt to
land the same thing as suicide.
eve made another unsuccessful at
tempt to land in the boat on the second
day. Then young Polly asked the cap
tain to take him as near shore as posi-
BILE in a boat and let him swim ashore.
1.-The captain had orders from the
owners of the ship that Polly should
not he put ashore alone and told him
So He asked the crew if two men were
willing to swim ashore with Polly, and
Mccarthy and I volunteered.
ION the third day we were taken in
a boat to the southeast bay. When we
had got as near as was safe, Polly
Jumped overheard, and we followed
him. All of us reached shore safely.
''It was dark when we reached the
highland, and young Polly told me it
would be useless to look for the marks
which were to lead us to the treasure
till morning. We wandered about the
island all night.
1.-The place where tho treasure was
said TO be hidden was the Sugar Loaf
a high pointed cliff on the southwest
bay. 1t was not more than six miles
across the island at this place, and we
got to the base of the Sugar Loaf early
IN the morning
South of the Sugar Loaf there is a
deep, dry gully which leads some dis
~. Il Dill I Il L,o%
we were to follow this for certain
distance, looking for marks described
in papers which he possessed. We
should at last come to a hole leading
four feet into the base of the Sugar
Loaf. The treasure would be found
buried three feet deep at the end Of the
hole.
"We followed Polly some way into
the gully and found all the marks as he
said they would be. At last we came
TO a place where a large part of the
cliff had given way and fallen into the
gully. Polly said he believed that this
covered the entrance to the hole. We
had no tools, and there was nothing to
do but to go back.
1.-The ship put off boat, but she
could not get near shore So we swan
out to a rock in the bay with young
Polly and were taken off by the help of
a cable.
1.-THE captain consulted US about con-
thinning the search, and we told him it
would take a good force of men, with
plenty of tools and provisions, and that
they ought to remain ashore at least
two weeks He decided that he could
not afford the time and the risk. There
was no safety for the ship as long as
she remained near the island
For three days after returning to
the ship young Polly was very sick
When he got better, he told how US he
was connected with the enterprise.
''His father, about 1877, was captain
of the ship Aurea and went to Callao,
in Peru. On the return voyage he ship
ped sailor named John Smith. This
man was taken very sick. Captain Pol
~ had his young wife ON board, and
she cared for the man.
He was grateful to her, and when
he felt sure that he was dying he gave
her some papers, which, he said, would
make her and her husband the richest
people alive. But she was not to look
at them until - hours after his death.
He died, and 10 hours later Mrs.
Polly gave the papers to her husband.
One of them told that Smith had been
one Of the crew of a pirate ship during
the war between Chile and Peru. The
others on the ship were Is Spaniards