Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
HO FOR THE MONEY HOLE.
And Captain Kidd's TreasureI

It was not possible to organize a joint stock company in Canaan for the purpose of sending two of our towns men to the Alaskan gold fields to pro- spect that section and locate claims, but perhaps it may be possible to form a joint stock company to reopen and work "rhe Money Hole" near thls village.
 Some people will cheerfully expend vast amount of time and money, and suffer untold inconvenience and hard ship, in travelling to the ends of the earth to view some famed bit of natur- al scenery. some ancient ruin, or some fake curiosity in foreigh museum. while in their own town there is much better scenery and more objects of in- terest. Yea they will endure the perils and horrors of Alaska and the Klondike in the uncertain search after gold where as in their own town they can certai nly obtain wealth if they will only ''dig" for it. Canaanites are no exception to the people just mentioned, and if any Canaanites are thirsting for gold, or have an acute attack of the "gold fever" we would suggest that they dig for gold in The Money Hole instead of going to Alaska or Klondike Yea. verify, better dig for Captain Kidd's treasure which Is known to be buried in The Money Hole in Canaan.
 But what about The Money Hole, and just where is it located? There is legend which states that about cen- tury ago venerable man and his aged wife who lived on the under mountain road" between Canaan and Huntsville each dreamed simultaneously and three nights iu succession, that Captain Kidd buried his treasure near tho highway leading from Canaan to So. Canaan, and almost west and op- posite of the northwest angle of Wan gum mountain. The exact location of the treasure was so minutely described and vividly pictured in the dreams of this aged couple that they had no diff ficulty in recognizing familiar nook near said highway. In fact photo graph of the scene could not be more
 
 highway which at this point begins a slight ascent while to the right in a little clump of trees standing in hol- low fsnked on the west by 8 ledge of rocks is the identical spot where the treasure is buried. It is on the Douglas farm so-called just one mile southwest of Union depot. The Money Hole can be seen from the high way, and resembles 8 circular cellar or the excavation made in digging 8 wide and deep we'll. Of course said aged couple could not conceal the fact that the location of Cap tain Kidd's treasure had been revealed to them in their remarkable dreams. They told their dreams to their neigh bors, and party was at once organized to dig for the treasure. In the dreams it was revealed that one of the condi- tions to be complied with was that dig giug should always commence at mid night Everyone knows that gold hath charms, even if its possessors have none. Gold certainly hath charms, otherwise men would not endure the perils and hardships of Alaska and Klondike to obtain it. Captain Kidd's gold also hath it's charm; and in the dreams al- ready mentioned it was revealed that if anyone spoke, even one word. while digging for the gold the "charm" would be broken for that night and digging must cease until the next midnight The legend tells us that for very many nights the party met at The Money Hole and dug more or less, but of course the excitement and nervous tension connected with the expectation of reaching the treasure the next moment was too great for the dig gers and every night someone inadver- tantly spoke and thus broke the charm for 24 hours. After many unsuccessful l attempts to reach the treasure the work was abandoned, but the excavation was never filled up and remains plainly visi- ble until this day.
 The problem of how to secure the treasure in The Money Hole has remain ed unsolved for nearly century, but was quickly solved by the writer when presented to him. Right here we will remark that the fertile brain and versa tility of an editor are equal to any emergency. and can solve almost any | problem or remove mountains. Here is the solution of The Money Hole problem, viz |, Form joint stock com | pany, and then employ only deaf and dumb miners to dig in The Money Hole and Captain Kidd's. treasure will soon | be in your possession.