The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
FOR N ISLAND OF GOLD,
nosroN EXPEDITION come n"
- .I,BCU TUE SOUIH PACIFIC.

r.o,u,r story Of Its Discovery and the
80, practical Attempt 20 brinE Away
anc a, Its Trcaaure-How the Srent
.ncrrt OF the Ore Has Been Trnns"it'eo
y,om ne Boston Erentno Transcript.
,...Is , real story Of n search for gold when
.or. ~ the fascination that the hunt Tor
-. shining ore itself seems to exert over those
sto s,nr, on the quest without knowing whether
w.. ,oraed. for treasure 10 really TO be founu
.'h,r. they intend to look for 1t or is only a fg-
ut NJ the Imagination. Apparently, the ex-
..II,ion that Ia now being fitted out here In
80 conservative Boston Is OF this nature;
ND on the other hand. the gold may be exactly
vbere the searchers hope that II may be found.
The expedition, one OF the members OF which
,.G n. Railey OF IL Boyls;on street, Is not aiter
.h.hprlet doubloons " some old buccaneer VINO
,oyed the Spanish main, or the spous 81 one OF
,bos, spanish explorers who plundered the
w., ot the southern Pacific In the fifteenth
century. There Is real piracy In the STORY 10 10
sn,. and hanging, and all that, but this comes
,r .yrry different way. The object of the ex-
n.d,,iop is to ind a certain Island. the po-
.nion OF which is pretty accurately known
,o those most concerned, which is supposed
"a h. 40 infested with gold that one can ecrapo
M in larg. heaps. The secret of this island
No. h.,n transmitted from one man to another,
I'D ieaiously guarded for nearly . quarter OF
. century; but 70. various reasons none
| OF them has been able to avail himself
Of His knowledge until 1t came into the
no.,ession of-but this 10 one OF the .mys-
lteries Of the story, that the name OF the
originator Of the efpsdInon a. vel az 81, spSe *.
Ssland. arc to bc kept strictly secret until after
lhe expedition has started. and tho chances of
GsnS Of possibiiity. With the omission Of
ffsw details which might lead to identiheh'
bn, this Is the story which has led to tho,or-
Anization Of the expedition. as related to the
Miter by an old sea Captain living at Melrose.
[bont 1877 u carpenter. whose home was In
Mine, stopped at Panama on his way home from
ofGccess in the god fields. In such places men
Ardnot discriminating as regards the aeouain-
feiItn With a coupis Of rough looking sailors,
Wild had deserted from q whal er that put into
pornfor provisions. Que evening. upon learn
familiar with metals. they took him ono side
and howed him N strong bag hlled with sone
hardsu bstance, which they asked him 70 e.
amtp and pronounce Judgment upon. He OK.
nnlted the con, ents, which he found to be gold
of ne nnes, quality; whereupon. after having
S en- imp, @Pass sSo an g't be! Ss e'r afri sfpssI AZ PAY PSSs sDaS
their ship had touched at an Island to take
on water. The casks were RATED ashore and
quickly filled, the ship meanwhile stand ms, of
xd on. While waiting for the ship TO stand in,
AsHe two sailors strolleu along the beach for
tbut two miles until hey came to a place where
IL u >NAh-S ~ p. bfNA
~uhuntain. passed under a natural. stone arch.
a emptied into the sea. Here they, noticed
tt the sand Of the beach wa nlled with
a&mber Of shining particles resembling gold
an that the %crevices or seams of the water
cotse also seemed full of 1t. Not sure whether
1t ~ gold, they gathered n small package and
retkced their steps 70 the boat. saying nothing.
hoSver. TO their companions OF the discovery.
B,nK assured by tbs carpenter that they had
disdyered genuine gold. the sailors proposed
thathe three of them tit out a small vesse! and
retuh to the island. The plan was agreed to at
oncdh vessel IVES purchased. ard ak or eight
murtnen were induced 10 Join the expedition.
TheHwere so few men available that they had
TO tae such as they could get, and they got
as pitious q lot of rascals rs ever went I'M
hangA. There were two big negroes, two vii
lainotlooking Spaniards who could not be
lookin fellow. who. it was afterward learned,
was aescaped convict from the penal colony in
F~renclGuiaua, and q surly. Scared old fellow
who hi been warned out OF California by . vigil
lance dnmittee. He was feared by every mem
Der OF he crew. and even before the coast
linas ha sunk below the horizon he had let out
premonfons that he was goinE TO make Sc
rioux treble. Surly and morose, ne slouched
about IN deck without u word to anybody. The
Other m abers OF the crew were Indifferent.
ing PURSES. with mining tools. provisions for
two or thee months, and a couple Of barrels of
run. Anan and woman weso TAX en- along as
ths secod day out they sighted the island.
Il was lonesome. Notwithstanding spot,
with a pugh. IRREGULAR hesch, along which
cre,my Joan. and a i.tlle further in upon
the r'cas were groups of Shiny. black crea-
turs whch gave voice to tho desolation with
their hoarse barking. There was n sporadic
crowA OF palms on the island which dwindled
awaypnto u sCraggy growth of underbrush
upon be slopes OF two mountains y hirh rosa
small bve bordered by n sandy beach offered "a
Aate Anchorage, and into this the vessel was