The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

30. and then returned 20 hls Vlfe In
Chicago. On account Of bis broken
health the woman would no, lel him
return. 10 the man waited for a son 10
grow large enough 10 20 after the gold.
on ne sons attaining manhood the Old
man fitted him out and cent him on
the journey. but the tad went aatray.
and. spending an the money. turned
into a ioaicr On the marriage Of the
daughter Of the veteran with the son
Of Pcnnoyef. the veteran told Penno-
yer ne whole history % the affair and
faFe him a plan Of The spot where the
gold was buried. as well "a full dlrec-
tlons how 10 locate the place.
when Pennoyef told May the story
May offered 10 90 and get the money
for a share IN tho result. SO, equipped
with a map and full history OF the
event. BE- reached Vera Cruz. shd set
ont on bic journey toward the dlrec-
ton u Jalapa. lie found that the Do
scriplion given BY Pennoyer was cor
rect IN he main. but there was a slight
error In bearings that Al hrut puIlled
him greatly. Pcnnoyer had made a
mistake IN the placing Of a landmark.
but the general loea AS right. and.
knowing the spanish tongue perfectly.
May began 10 CLEAN information from
the Nsxlcans who lived At the place.
He found one old man who had lived
IN TIE same adobe hut for years. and
who remembered distinctly the time
that the American troops had crossed
the stream ne gave an accurate de-
scripiion Of the event. spoke Of the
breaking down Of the wagons. and said
that the Americans had lost some
rfofes. though none Of the Mexicans
understanding English. none was
aware that two boxes Of sold we're
among ,hc things spilled. nor would
they ever have known OF their being
buried there by the sergeant. even had
they known the money tumhled out
From this old man May got such an
accurate account that. by putting n
with the one given him by Pcnnoyer.
he vas able 90 locate a spot whose de-
scrlpilon Tailed In every respect with
the story given by the veteran as the
placc where the coin lay.
re learned that the troops had left
.Vgfa Cruz for a march north and on
reachlne the hanks OF the Guadalupe
river thc Infantry had crossed over an
ancient stone bridge while the calvary
ana waeons vent down one side 10
cross by a ford. on the left hand Of
me bridge on the south hank was a
for and on the right hand on the other
hank vas another fort. while at short
distance stood a HILL Pcnnoyer had
ala me waeons holding the money has
crossed the bridge and in this lay hls
error Tho truth was that the horses
h,d besn taken down about a quarter
"a mile from the hrldee aud crossed
who're ihe water was shallow. The
ueucln pointed ont the ford where tho
vsron irsli crossed and even the spot
vhore one wagon had broken down and
lost wheel
on looking about May saw at once
that Il was the very spot described by
pcnnoyer
rhero was no doubt In Mays mind
that he had found the treasure AZ last
put one thing stopped him he was
watched. For days there had been
men dorrlng bis footsteps. persons who
had evidently heard Of the object of
ma search. and Il would not be sat,
A. a,e. with men coSnlHant Of every
wovemont 4 would have been lmpos'
slblc 10 DO anything or set the money
nm, AZ the country. so he slipped away
coming back here to make better prep
aratlons for bringing home the treas
urc
ON reaching homo May found his per
sonai business IN tangle. hls landl
wound M IN legal tangles IN his old
r,.ee IN california and his ships which
MAI sel out for trade In the Gulf Of
wexlco wrecked. Then came lega
somnllcatlons with the government ans
,he hard times Of the Last two yearu, q
,h., me captain has been detained from
,s,urulne to the place to s., the sold
nm, he has met men who vsEissd III