Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
SEARCH FOR A TREASURE.
1t Results in the Finding of a Hus-
band by a Chicago Girl.

In the year 1902 the land that now
comprises Delaware county, Ohio, was
the hunting grounds Of the Delaware
Indians. The Sachem Nochestree,
Moon That's Full" had two wives.
Laughing Brook" who had a daugh-
ter named wild Flower" whose lover
was a young chief of the WyandOt
tribe. The second wife was named
"Old Woman that ScoldS." She also
had a daughter, Fleet as the Wind"
who was also in love with the Wyan-
dot chief, who preferred Wild Flower.
The old Sachem possessed great
treasure. the secret of which he con-
tided to Laughing Brook. Old Woman
that ScoldS and her daughter at
tempted to murder Laughing Brook
and Wild Flower, to get the secret.
Laughing Brook died, but before her
death told her daughter that the treas
ure was buried in a cave on the east
bank of the SciOtO river. about one
mile south of where the village of
Bellepoint 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 a wealthy fam
lily in Illinois. The baby never knew
her parents. and believed herse.. 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
treasure cave, which she had never
before told to a living soul. The girls
name among the Indians was Deer
media" meaning Like the Dove"
but the name her parents had given
her was Nellie 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 peo-
pie. Nellie had a good education, hav-
ing attended the Indian school for
many years. and was, besides, very
pretty. She had a friend. an Indian,
about Go years old, who had been her
companion from childhood. He would
told him of the treasure cave. and
they came to Delaware on April Z,
1894.
After resting in Delaware for a day
or two. Miss Nellie and her old friend,
the Indian, went to the country in the
vicinity of Bellepoint, and procured
board and lodging at a farm house
all TO +ho
treasure was to be found They spent
most of their time on the river in
canoe, examining the banks and look
ing for the cave until they were re-
garded with suspicion by the good
country folks, for they kept their Sc
cret. One morning after a heavy rain,
they met in their boat on the river as
usual, hunting for some trace of the
cave. The river had risen to a great
height, and was bank full A floating
log demolished the frail craft. The
Indian was thrown out of the boat,
and striking ON his head against
floating log, met his death.
Nellie would have been drowned
had she not been seen by one Of
party of campers, 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 pulled her
into his boat Her companion intro
duced himself as Dave Norton of
Delaware.
He took her to his clearinghouse
and promised to find the body of the
Indian, 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 assistance Of Ben s. Lee
she has been able to find her relatives,
who are prominent and wealthy peo-
pie of Chicago.-Delaware (O) Letter
to Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.