The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
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~ fa1 = sxrsat,son which brought MIS-.
y Sns r. fne United states
NJ ssu ieave seaslls oh Saturday.
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/ - e go = contlnussd ". Bryant. AT
s. - 49, Ii essa s,xe TO the Alaska Com
~ ...-rauxss steamer Dora. which
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~ a -, - si;ka- From shis pcsnt ne
l = - Our ascent. We expect
= s ss.~x h Seattle by September TO-
.re 10 ae SIX IL ms party. IT.
/ -.seH Mr.. 8 J. kn.riEin. who Ia
go rssrv expedition veteran will be
- re government Is sending f.
$50 AZ Atlanta. who is q member
r--sssd States coast and geoS@tic
cxrr,s to take official measure
ia aaea. The remaining three
- n nv party viii he taken from
80. sra on Of these VIII De WIN Nc
- Nh, has made previous trips 10
rs.,r oye q which 1s.R as "a MEM
9. = prof. RnHgfi.'s party In 1891. The
=. sshrs~ have no; yet selected"
~<.,s Il no official connection be-
- ~ Bryant's expedition and the
I v~rr.r,rx.s other th@n that a represent
-. ~ the latter has been invited to
..s.ssanr the party Mr. Bryant has
- = ascpnt OF ST Elias ia view for
- :rass two years. but was deferred
= ar froan the attempt By the refu-
Il - the government to send a repre-
s-.ssise He decided 10 wait until this
=, sse,;Cx that The government would
..srr,tls,e ,ha importance o. the proposi-
- xhleh II did IL The detailing Of Mr..
r.ssaam. Tie exploration Or St Elias
/. l,,ss,sfirg. AZ the mountain lies In the
assasca territory.
4Ysv people are aware that the Indians
:, JAMESTOWN. near Dungenegs. CiaiiaEl
,assg have d weii-deflred traditional
sxrnd among themselves that two Span
- vessels we're ones wrecked near Sc
sam eav. otherwise Known as Washing
en- bssfur sore go or 3fs years ago and
nat there Is q vast amount of buried
ssSssfe aecreted acme where IN the yicin-
H.
fae speaker was sn old Gland gger
ksnesB and had been on the Sound since
~ psarecr days Of Indian warfare with
Ae whites He had livsd with the ma
ssse for many years and thoroughly un-
afssood their language and habits.
according 10 their primitive method Of
4,sulation the wrecks must have &C.
aired In the fifteenth or sixteenth cam
ny Tie vessels were at anchor near
Aessetion island when great storm
zne on and dashed the ships into
rlislers against The shores OF SeqUlm
ky. They were the first vessels the ma
tsss had seen. and In terror they flew TO
~ mountains for refuge. Then the OH
ssxrder bird became angry and clapped
IL wings No rapidly tina. a great storm
eass and dashed the intrudefs to
mjshsrcens. But not, however. before
same Of the crew had landed big, heavy
Fsa chests. which they took ur into the
hsef.cr and buried near . pine tree Then.
sas swarm OF avenging hycnas. bent
epan eraairating ar intruder from their
ns.st the likes OF which they had never
ssn before, the Indians swept down
.rrn their places OF concealment I'm great
sanders and slew the strangers. Tradi-
Ton has II that they disinterred the
esssts which they broke open and found
e enn.ain large quantities Of bright met
a The wise men of the tribe decreed
lat the Invaders were ouens II great
svfll ana they commanded that the con-
eass AMI chests be again buried and
ssssr again be disturbed by the hand OF
rad man
Vince then. II the event ever really oc-
erred serres Of years have heightened
.nta . cansury or more and ali trace Of
- pace where the treasure Is suppose.
p se hidden 10 lost in the oblivion OF In
Ear tradition
a few years ago n weli-known store
tfper At pungeness. who has since
hessernAs! ont into prominent capital
1T hs-sd the story, and in company with
Gentleman Who Was then county audi
's determined 90 make search Tor the
a59ien sreasure they had found an
'sfian who had gotten from hts ances-
lsss Some so-' of traditional directions To
De so. where the chests were buried.
*fHsNihA AHt toNtst Nf.N}- FiNf+t, ana IN
ne spot pointed out hy the Indian guide
zoe. Sasuid the expedition b. successful.
sss 70 receive all the money he could
farry. and who had already been i'm the
.Atsf 81 getting all The gju BE could carry
rem he siorekeerar as Nols-an iron
80 ass driven 10 the depth of a few feet
Z s'FueS something OF hard substance
sfn refused 10 go any further.
believe we've found it, Billie. end
We iron chest was the excited COM
Isai q ~ storekeep.r. whose narne was
sfails, and great heads az perspi-ttion
ssst cut or his forehead.
guess you're right was ihn forlv.
sha TIE IVES those twe fellows shovsle,
sfs and gravel for few hours even
aids The iHtian turn away ara smile
tse'h shere be vas sitting under q shade
we eaiesiF enjoying the fglneS 81 4 GEAR
sssa hlsN tsy ere two treasure hunters.
ssFsefer. taep verc Su.cesaful Trey
'ess'a hat The steel vsd had sir1Srx. II
sss : boulder Hing more TIE lrdta1
) ssls*d Rome without his iaa3-ef rolf.
alter tie 8 srekntner gave the rhlid Il
.~ saTest severe rcprimaal uaoa TITO
s's's II iniHgnlss rtuoo ana tho DANCER his
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