Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-31
BETTER THAN A NOVEL.
Because 1t Is shorter, and 1t May he
Just as True.


In tho year 1902 the land that
now comprises Delaware county, o.,
was tho hunting grounds of the Del
aware Indians. The Sachem No
chostree, Moon That's Full, had two
wives. Laughing Brook, who had
daughter named Wild Flower,
whose lover was young chief of
the Wyandot tribe. Tho second wife
was named Old Woman That Scolds.
She also had II daughter, Fleet as the
Wind, who was also in love with
tho Wyandot chief, who preferred
Wild Flower,
The old sachem possessed great
treasure, the secret of which he con-
fldod to Laughing Brook. Old Wom-
an 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
treasure was buried in cave on the
cast bank of the Scioto river, about
ono milo south of where tho village
of Bcllopoint now stands. Wild
Flower fled after her mother $ death,
married the Wyandot chief and
went west with him.
In the fall of 1872 sho adopted u
white girl baby that tho tribe had
stolen from Il wealthy family in H.
linois. Tho baby never knew her
parents and believed herself to be n
true Indian until tho 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 II living soul
The girls name among the Indians
was Deermcedia, meaning Like the
Dove, but the name her parents had
given her was Nellie King.
After hearing the remarkable sto.
ny of Wild Flower, Miss Nellie mado
up her mind she would in tho spring
seek out the cavo on the banks of
the Scioto and with the money try
and find her parents among her own
people.
Nellie had q good education, hav.
ing attended tho Indian school for
many years, and was besides very
pretty. She had a friend, an Indian
about Gj years old, who had been
her companion from childhood He
would not listen to her going alone,
50 she told him of the treasure cave,
and they camo to Delaware on April
Z, 1894.
After resting in Delaware for Il
day or two Miss Nellie and her old
friend, the Indian, went to the coun-
try in the vicinity of Bcllopoint and
procured board and lodging at a
farmhouse close to where the sup
posed hidden treasure was to DO
found. They spent most Of their
time on the river in canoe, exam
lining the banks and looking for the
cavo until they were regarded with
suspicion by the good country folks,
for they kept their secret. Ono
morning after Il heavy rain they
went in their boat ON the river as
usual, hunting for some trace of the
cave. The river had risen to n
great height and was bank full. A
floating log demolished the frail
craft. Tho Indian was thrown out
of the boat, and striking on his head
against a floating log met his death.
Nellie would have been drowned
had she not been seen by one of q
party of campers, who had strayed
from his camp at Millville, to float
down the stream III u boat watching
out for wild ducks. Before she sank
the second time the hunter pulled
her into his boat. Her companion
introduced himself as Dave Norton
of Delaware. He took her to his
boarding house and promised to find
the body Of the Indian, but was I'M
successful.
Dawes acquaintance with Nellio
ripencd into love. Nollio roCipro-
Gated. They took up tho hunt for
the cave together, but the high Wa
tiers had washed away all trNTcs to
the cave and to this day the treas
ure is unknown Shortly after this
Dave and Nellie were married, and
with the assistance of Ben 5. Leo
she has beer able to find her reln-
tiyes, who are prominent and
wealthy people Of Chicago ,-Cincin-
natl Commercials Gazette,
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There seems to be very little re-