The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
THE COCOS ISLAND GOLD,
An EXPEDITION TO SEEK RrPTyn
TREASURE IN TIL p.iCiEJC.
Capt. Gould Knows Where N Enmous Itonrd
Il Hidden nud Has Persuaded Sor,
Iandiubbcrs TO Advance the None, ~,
Nceds-A Cnps Breton Mans ,t,,,,,..

IL Hidden aud Has Persuaded Su,,
Iandlubbcrs to Advance the None, ~,
Nceds-A Tape breton Mans adventure.
VICTORIA, Il. c., March 22.-Fof many yc,,,
the Captains who sail the Pacific u cen ami .,
adventurous folk who go with ihym or llf,Ytn
their tales ashore have talked and ,rhrnrI and
dreamed about tho Cocos Island and g. .....I
treasure. Tho men of the sea all know. arI r,.,
have convinced many lnndlubbcrs. ly... r.,,
there is much treasure buried in Cu,.s I...,,
Many an expedition has been plir4.l %,
there In search OF 1t, but it is un. i.f,
TO plan an expedition 10 20 i'm .r.b -
buried treasure and quite another go ga. u,,b,
ncxt morning and put hard-carH.. cash nm
the scheme. so the sea folk have tal,,I,rlrlrI.
lubbcrs with money have listened ana b..,u.d
and the expeditions have come 'p uIg.., 80
the treasure still waits in Curus I-,,l I'm,
next week an expedition IS reals .....
start In search Of II, and is p'n..,.l.r O.. r..
turn until tho treasure is fouuI. ur ,..r. Loo.
Of ground on Cocos Island h.. '..n ...,.l
upside down.
The scheme has been directed o., r.,,. n.,,L.
who has persuaded half Il dozen i.,l ...... a
put $500 each into the cNprl'..... T.
chartered tho schooner .AurOra. .pH ....,
with hin several other sea cap'ai. n'...
In the buried treasure OF Cocoa ....
dauntlcss as his own. They have 10
they will bc able TO ind II nj once, a. V
have charts and maps of the island H' -y
exactly where the treasure Is buried. f. ... q
reach it-charts made by the only iuan So ,
ever been TO the island and found tho r,. ,
lie was a sea Captain from Cape B"a' ... 10
owned a little trading schooner. an. rru
the coast Of South America and Mexico. I...s
OF his trips he heard OF the trcasurn, ami ,.-
studying over The matter for a vus -.u-
concluded that he was just the man 90 -a.
anybody could. 50 the next time he ..,' lu.. .
cleared ostensibly for u trading yOy.... =
as soon as he was ont Of sight ur .rl
turned the bow Of his schooner to",'' q
golden island OF his dreams. And a,:.r 80
had sailed and sailed FAR down tower .I,
equator. he found the golden island r.I ,
golden treasure, too. But he was % prua, .
man. was the Cape Breton sea Captain. mud p,
know that his little schooner wa, none too -
worthy. And he figured the matter out TIM
he took a little Of the treasure he could "a D..
10 san Francisco. get a much better crlu'. ami
and his ship should happen TO 20 to the 3sOrton
Of the sea. that would b. the end II The 'ree-urs.
scheme, and started for home.
And sure enough. so the tales Of the sea folk
all say. on the third night from C0cOs Islani
there came II sudden storm 50 furious that ;na
ship was driven far ont Of her course; And \
t brsak middi and o. , she , PiSn cra he e heard be the roar =.
through the rotten hull of his little ship. III
night long the storm ragged and the waves -OI.i
oyer the vessel as she pounded on the. ry.-%
The next morning all on board had L.a
drowned except the Captain and two OLE
ers. The schooner had struck on the O~Etiy..r
rocks of a small island, from which the ua- ;
soon came out in small. boats and tG1k thn 80
tain and his two comrades ashore. They ..o-.t
everything the waves had LETT on the s~Lr...-
and took from the mon everything they go
s"sScd, even to their last stitch o. g.u'L NJ. >
three were subjected to such brutal Ire. me-
THAI The $50 seamcn died after a few wa-.S.
and the Captain, in final DESPERATION. s'a.~ :
out UPON the pin: Grsan. He pa: ,
a, small sail and took Rfvantas
iron muscles were, worth. and at the end Of -"
second day he made "a landin: on u small. w..
habited island. where he rested fo- q lew
days. rcpleni'hei his tiny stock q wn-sr iron ,
spring. and gathered sunc etihlc fruits a..
roots. Then. daant!c>s soul that he was. 10
took 10 the sea again in his siuallfIa..
After ten days OF thirst and uun-cr and HOOD.
was picked up by = sailing vcsso, Juuud for
London. Down about the Horn MAJ .air was
wrecked. and The Cape Breton Captain a second
time endured the horrors OF the open go in IN
and a. last, by way OF half q dozen ports. hs
reached his home in Care Breton. too much
broken in both body and mind ever to tread the
The few remaining years az his life hr spent IN
making maps and charts most minute in their
details and directions Qf, C0.os Island and its
buried gold. Capt Gould. who had been very
friendly With him in former ygtr- went t2se
story from the old mans lius and from his hand
the maps ANA charts Of thu island. Capt. Gould
engaged 10 do everything he could 10 Ind Tn.
treasure and 70 snare with the wrt- koi
whatever was found. Pat l4I
luck befcil him before he reached 10
nor ship for rho scheme. Since then h. has .--al
shipping as he could ami doing hi b--t to .rdute
men with mcnCc 10 help him in his venture. He
has a: last succeeded. hut the Cayc Breton
died TWO months ago in hi horne Ur5
the Cocos Island gold Is not for him. But whether
or not Capt. Gould and the schooner .Apr7-l
find what they are going for, the expedition W..
AT leas; settle the most widely believed tale Q:
huriciNcaSure that Is talked about IN all tbs
regions washed by the Pacific Ocean.