St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-24

room, which extends upward through
the hilltop. and the light of day
streams in. Here the camp was made.
To guard against the possibility of
being surprised and the money falling
into the hands of an enemy, Capt.
Hall looked about for a secure hiding
place. A short distance up the ravine
another cave with a very small en-
trance was found. Hail. with two of
his men bearing the cash, crawled
through the opening, when they were
able to travel in an upright position.
a pine knot was lighted and about
fifty yards down the main passage. ON
the left deep niche in the wall, over
a shelving rock six feet from the
ground, was selected as a, desirable
spot. The treasure was in five strong
buckskin bags and the captain himself
slowed them away in the crevice. The
bags We're covered over with dirt to
the depth Of a foot and over this was
placed layer of sort or cave moss,
which gave the appearance of never
having been disturbed by man. Hall
now gave minute instructions as to
how to find the princely sum, the figure
of a man upside down, cut on pine
tree on the Wilderness road, three
miles from the cave; on protrudlng
root Of a giant elm on the hillside op-
posite the cave, a star; and on another
tree few feet away was carved an
index, which pointed directly to the
entrance of the cavern.
Being an expert draughtsman, DR..
Bushay made sketch of the locality,
giving the relative positions of the
above mentioned landmarks, which
Hall pronounced to be correct. This
valuable drawing was made on the fly
leaf of a prescription book. Hall died
during the night, his last words being
hope that the money would be
found and given to those from whom
it was taken. The body of the fallen
chieftain was inferred in a burying
ground on South Campbell street.
Having "a large number of patients IN
his charge, DR.. Bushay did not think
much about the story that had been
told him, and about a week afterward
he was succeeded by DIR. ChenneyS-
worth as hospital surgeon.
THE PRESCRIPTION BOOK
Had been stored away with other war
records of that sort, and DR.. Bushay
had no right to look for it. In day or
two he packed his effects, and departed
for his home in Baltimore, Md. He
afterward held a position in the war
department at Washington, d. c.,
which he filed for many years. He is
thought to be still living.
When DR.. Chenneysworth prepared
his first monthly report, he caused a
large bulk of old records, etc, to be
sent to the war department at Wash
ington, and the now famous prescrip-
tion book, with dozens of others of the
same appearance, was probably stored
away with other war rubbish and
afterward destroyed. At least all
knowledge of the whereabouts of the
book was lost when DIR. Bushay drew
the sketch and tossed it aside.
Only one attempt is SAID to have. ever
been made to find the hidden wealth,
and that was in 1872. At the time the
story was narrated by Hall, man of
the name of Joseph Jones, now resi-
dent of the state of Texas, occupied
next bunk to the dying robber. and
heard most of the talk. In 1872 Mr..
Jones had occasion to pass through
Stone county, when he concluded to
make a short search for the cave.
He found all the landmarks as de-
scribed, except the index which pointed
out the proper cavern, and as there
are several caves thereabouts he gave
it up as a hopeless task to undertake
to explore all of them. If the money
has been found no mention was made
Of the fact, and it is reasonable to as
sumo that the fortune now lies safely
hidden away in that Stone county cave
and at some time in the future will
doubtless be accidentally discovered.