New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
SEARCHING FOR THE AZTEC TREASURE.
From The New -Orlenns Picayune

From The New-Oreans Picayune.
THE interview in The Picavune this morning
with Captain Evans. the veteran Mexican miner.
said a drummer last night al the GrunewaId no,
tel, reminds of "A very interesting story heard
,hn old iogcnd ~ tho fabuIous gold buried some
where In the mountains by the Aztecs about the
time OF the invasion Of the country by the span
awaT into Their own cofYers all the golden treas
sion OF this story Is the best and there is certainly
more truth than fancy in the legend You re-
member there Rad been a large expedition sent
out from the City Of Mexico by the Montezumas
into the gold country, for the purpose OF gathering
a vast amount Of The precious metals for TIE
ornamentation Of new temples That were be.ne
constructed The record reads IN the legend that
this expedition just starting back to the capt
in the hands OF the Spanish robbers. They were
instructed to bury their treasures ana return , 10
their homes empty-handed, rather imam 70 CIV
the additional booty TO the followers OF CorteS
The gold expedition followed nstrucHons' HTie1
its treasures and returned 10 the caPita a MI
was waiting for them FOR he had adEce OF
handed return that the entire party was ordered
We'll ever since that day. at stated times, miners
ami others have sought for the treasure Many
dilieent searches have been MADE, but an nave
lost with the death OF those who buried IT. When
| was in Mexico. travelling Ia the interior some some
mile IRON the eiy Ion ~' nnjn a in Missouri He
had three partners. MeXicans, one OF whom was an
Indian and they were just starting for some point
treasure was hidden. ! have never heard a word
the expedition. Mics was liIdl NH'y
would find The ore for II he had good reason
TO believe that the Indian kne" what ne was 'aiA-
ing about. -, -
Miles said that the place whittier they were
nestlned vas within fifty miles OF Mexico city. with
in the range OF the surrounding mountains. during
the DAYS OF the AZtecs there was constant war
fare going on between the people OF the Montezu-
mas living within this range and the tribes living
without that limit. much so that az! euort 10
penetrate beyond met with armed resistance
Hence he reasoned there was very nttIe, II any,
Communication between the MonteZumas ana the
outside world all the gold mines from which me
vast wealth OF the Aztccs was Drawn mus p
within few miles OF the city. Miles believed tlat
some dav these cid mines would be redlscoVeren.
and would prove a, wealthy they evidently Were
before the Spanish plundered the country ANS st
treasure buried many years ago. the oIu iHuItl
said was now buried I'm the waters or a small AK,
in the interior This lake was the destination on
Miles and his party have watched tne paP br,
closely for some account or tho expedition, Dul
have never seen n word about A.
This man spending several months OF every !cTT,,
Tn Mexico IL convinced that there are vast Eoiu
mines somewhere in the interior close to the CITY
OF Mexico. 49, l., : ,..s g.,
ri remember" he continued. "one day was IN
,te etorc ~ a small country merchant. and an OLD
10 merchant of to side. handed him = sInaI'
,obo eco sack filled with gold dust. learned AFTER
,,ard from the merchant that he had many Gus
.rrrrs NJ fhis kind who came In quietly. mace
heir purchases and always paid TOT mem IN sol1
IL, pn, ne told me they could not be persuaded
nor brbed into giving away the secret OF tne
rnrec,ous metals location. He told me that there
somctimes came into his town whole bands OF Mex
IAN Italians al having gold dust with which they
de fh.ir purchases f}ut they show the Dittercst
snlrt toward all who make inquiries relative TO the
sources OF their crude wealth