The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-13
LOCATED GREAT WEALTH.
Where ia the Treasure Which Qut n
treIi Buried?
81. Louis POst-Dispatch

trelI Buried?
ST Louis Post-Dispatch.
In the western part of Bates coun-
ty, Mo, at the Dickey ford across
the Marais des Cygne river, on the
morning of Sept, p, 1863, Guam
trell, the noted guerrilla leader, dis
banded his forces, and each man
was supposed thereafter to look out
for himself The reason for such
action was the fact that the band
was in retreat and hotly pursued
after the raid on Lawrence, Kan,
which had taken place the day be-
fore.
Col Preston B. Plumb, afterwards
United States senator from Kansas,
Lad followed Quantrell the day be-
fore, and when night fell both forces
made stand at Paola, Kan. During
the night Quantrell and his men
took up the retreat south and east.
Plumb was still supposed to be
close at hand. In addition Quantrell
had reason to expect expeditions
would be sent out from Fit. Scott,
Kan, Kansas City, Springfield,
Rolla and Sedalia to intercept him.
Nor was this all. General Price had
given orders to the Confederates to
treat Quantrell as an enemy. This
explains why the raiders disbanded.
There is in the neighborhood
we'll defined tradition that Quantrell
and four of his most trusted lieuten-
ants, Shepard, Todd. Uphaze and
Anderson, crossed the river and went
south about five miles and went into
camp for the day. The place where
they are said to have camped on
that day is an ideal spot for such
men on an enterprise such as they
had carried to successful conclu.
sion.
The east bank of Upton Greek
rises some 200 feet in gradual ascent
of As degrees. Out of the breast of
this crops the Keokuk ledge of lime
stone. Above this is loose soil aud
irregular layer of sand rock, which
at the crest lie scattered about much
as though they had been "picked
over" and left by the builders. This
mound or bluff is now covered with
a thick growth of young timber,
which obscures much of the view
that was plain thlrty-five years ago.
There are few gnarled old oaks at
the very top, from which one can
even now see for twenty miles in
any direction. To the south was a
low plain bordering the creek, which
must have furnished excellent pas,
ture for the horses while their tired
and hunted riders snatched repose
in the shade of the trees, guarded
by lookout in one of the oaks.
Here another problem presented
itself. What was to be done with
the booty pending subsistence of the
excitement and resentment aroused
by their audaclous foray? They
were in momentary danger of being
overhauled by soldiers. That meant
search, and if search revealed any
thing like plumber from the raid on
Lawrence it would be prima facie
evidence of guilt, and perhaps death
on the spot. If nothing was found
upon them, their stories of being
also on the hunt for Quantrell might
be believed, or at most they would
only be held for further investiga-
ton, which meant they would be
turned loose later on.
None of the five men whose names
are mentioned above lived to again
follow the pursuits of peace. All
lost their lives during or Immediately
following the war. That they must
have buried their treasure is natural I
and sensible conclusion for the rea- {