The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-04
Vain QUEST FOR WEALTH.
BRITISH TARs GO "kL0NDIkINe'
on Cocos ISLAND.
H. VI. :. Imperi~ase Returns FROM
search After Hidden Treasure
Runner That England VIII send
Guard shin 10 oecupy the Island.

VICTORIA. b c. Nov Ill M = LEI
perlegse today returned from south ALsasI-
lea after al unsuccessful search iol -,
81 ss IL gold silver and precsoas stones
which Charles Hartford VINO arrived from
Cacos island On the sealing schooner Al
rora in August last. claimed 10 nAFe -
Gated on the island. Lieut. Lee and IL"
men spent swo days digging Tor TIE tFSAs-
ure under the direction q aartora- -
was the rainy season. however, and -
fast as they dug hole the water ran u
and filed IL up. Digging continued from
r,Iare % place bat without success, a.
though several of those who were engaged
tn the searen say that The slate covering
the hiding place Of the treasure was uls-
covered. The weather being very bad ana
the anchorage entirely unsuitable Tor
sach a large vessel. the Imperleuss. ssstns
a vessel q : 49, tons Admiral Pallisef de-
ciaed TO abandon the search and, stooa
northward.
some Of the crew say that H NJ ;
Ampnion has been ordered 10 Cocos isiand
70 search for tne buried millions out llisS
"a Senled By Admiral Palltser- The ad-
rnfraf saws that TIE Amphiou Is going -
san lose Dc Guatemala 70 relieve the h2g-
shio. and il her services are not wanted
there she viii 50 southwark. buf 10 FUR
Their than Coguimho. II she goes 70 Go
COS island she viii b. acting without o.
ders Hartford landed Al Guatemala On
sa~s. he wfn ht out an expedition % 20
down for The treasure Harris, member
q The expedition. came back 20 Victoria
on the way dewn. while nearing san
Jose De Guatemala. one q che crew was
washed overheard and drowned The IN
fortunate man was Charles Gibbs. tns
carpenters mate and while Re vas clos
inr the gun room sort hole during a heavy
hgovg On tie rfEAt 81 0ctcheT G ne Was
swept overheard 4 llfebost was irnne-
6lateIy lowered bat Gibbs sank 0ut q
sEht before help eullf reach him
TIE officers - The ImpeTisase sag they
are certain that HAFfcrd's story is 10
6raam snd tha.r belief q ais s1pry Is svI-
dencsd - TIE Tact taat guard q blue
jackets aas left or the Island with Gre
ilsutenaut Whle ere q tne smaller vessels
c. The squadron xlu return Immediately
Z ne stand
Anothe- stnry. whIch. however has been
subsequently GsEaed. e EAaf ERE Inpersclsse
has upwards q 81 6o8 80 81 go13 ard Jewels
aboard. an3 .he second shlp g 20 brig 70
sl3ve- Only.
Harris ana Barfs-s reformed ~ ire flag
ship
Ths Iru9erfsusa brings al Interesting
( story - q revolufsan "a Guaterusla. we1ch
u-as tke rrsuarv reason for tne trn OF ere
flagship Tas offers havs tas story TRAIT
tAe - sburv government has purchased
E tAe cara ara thst GRE o. the vessels % re
Tezt Ners Ill shorts - ordered % take
+ possession.
+ Treasure located. hus Not Taken Ont
T spss-sai nispatch - the Poss-Tn.slHze-ce-
/ VICTORIA. p c. Nov. 3-"Hsrfort IS
- drea-aer. TEE treasure e AZ Cocos
island. Sat ~ haven't recovered t. -
say ne crseers - Jhe B~srssh flagship Tn
re-fsuse returned f~on a. uns1ccess-
Z ~ search after ne hsrie3 millions g.
f peraviar state Jewels saA bfllHoz. Tier
fAsss British offers at1 thgt = the a.
-nf-ai Nss cnly allowed .hnu two 6ays
1 ~,o~e tne ~esait r. ESt have besn 5.Serrn.
F Tsev sas nus two 6svs ara t1oss GAYS
were very ralnv. ard although - u7en car
&, --,fs~h work r. a tsv. wrater-1IIeS sx-
/ csvaflrrs are hsr1 20 handle
TIE e,saasarketz fai1owe8 EsrfoTs's a.
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. - directed tar SIX fess. and then s1sover-
- the v~eat SLAB - granite Hreich twenty
+ rea- c5uti SAT Uss wtth IS etstt1 E.z.shsnz
cfrNe- max TNev ware rashzrE on e
STRIKE ere swnre1 said - iss8 70 the cav
err - fere-s ara gof& wheu ~sve~f-
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