The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
NINETY-NINE'S TREASURE.
4 DEAD PIRATES GOLD AND GEMS Up
~ me CI7SkILLS.
Jenny Lind's Mad Lover. Boots Van Steen-
burgh. Knew Where the Cave Was and
Forgot IL, Says Tradition-Plnlnt of Uncle
I.i.r LIZ MILt "a In HI Inat Rinli.-

burRh, Knew Where tho Cave Was an,
Forgot II, Says Tradition-Plnin of Uncl,
Peter De Witt ms to His Lost Rights
The plnint Of Uncle Peter De Witt OF Uistel
county isn't so much that Boots Van steen
burgh should have died a. that he SHOULD
have died and Grievously disappointed him
Boots Van Strenhurgh was OF Saugerties AM
an old man when no died, but Nifty years age
h. was younG and dashing and had money
He cam" To- New York to hear Jenny Lind sins
at her first concert at Castle Garden. and fel
madly in love with her. He followed hel
everywhere about the country where her sing
Ing tour led her. and sent her jewels and Other
gifts. which she as persistently returned. His
passion AT last destroyed his mental balance
and al the remainder OF his life he was a wan.
derer about the tatskili region.
While he was 'ollowing the Swedish singer
about the country his fellow jewellers among
his native hills wondered long how he came to
have the money that enabled him to travel SO
aud IN purchase the diamonds and other Nalu-
able presents he sent Jenny Lind. They came
10 the conclusion that both the money ard
the Jewels were from the long-hunted-for
stores in Ninety mines cave. II cave that ira
dltion located somewhere in the wild Shawan-
gunk Mountains near Port Hickson or Port
Ben. or perhaps Port Even. At any rate.
"hclS'CA 'IF l'uSh uI'SHN '"s Lpthillk
was more certain in the mountaineer mind
than that Boots Van SteenburRh had in
some way discovered it and was drawing
upon its rich deposits for the means by
which he hoped TO dazzle the great
swedish snnGstrrss and TO WIN her This be-
lief was made the more certain To- the noun
taine"rs ty the fact that Boots Van Steen-
turHh had ancestors named D"pew. among
them onc Benny nepew: and Benny Dcpew
was the only dwc.icr in the Catsktlls who ever
saw the inside Of Nlnoty-nines cave, except
N!nety-nlho himself. When Van Steenburgh
returned :" the Catsk.lls after Jenny Lind had
sailed away from America the charge was
made against him that h" had found the treas
urr cave. he did not deny IT. but he would not
re'ea! the location to any soul: and after years
OF deferred hope tina: lie would reveal 1t peo-
pie at st made up their minds that he had
forgotten where II was himself and that he
could NOT reveal It II lie would. While Boots
van Nteenhurgh declared positively that he
hadn't forgotten It, nobody believed him ex-
e'Pt hc'e refer lie VIII.
IL was terT'hle Negligent o boots.' as Tn
Gle Peter will tell you any day you may meet
MN. either at herbanason. Fly Mountain.
Port Ben. or wherever else he may happen To
BE- in that legendary region. il you will listen
20 MS paint II was terrible negligent and
diatory o Boots. putin of taktn' me TO
N'netE-nlne : cave the way he did. Procraster-
nation wasn't only the THIEF o time in this
case. II was the thief OF a whole lot o goods
tnat'd be comm in about now and helrin' me
along with things I'd laid out to do. Boots
oughtnt to "a done II. but then what kin you
expect OF Il man that amt only in love. hut
mat hecn In the same old love for fifty year
and better; Come to think it all over. it don't
seem that | ought to blame Boots much: only.
why IN the name OF all thats glorious didn't he
ole INST ana ''li IN i"ve a'terward Thatd "a
ShN"' me a 100 o disaFro1htment. and | could
a gone 10 Roots's funerl with pleasure.
Nov vou sea IN, Da,,ws-l, , n
y. 9Te.'n. nepr"s-"u before we
come 10 thh'' l want 10 tell YOU how | said 10
hon,s FROM ch..in, ranrn - 49,. =, Us g.
pu' i'" '""''u Jenny LIN Fouud the
country:
funds "'
Now, mind You. Boots had quite a lot O.
money Of lis own in them DAYS sn.aLin, q,
monov for home Use. but nothfm' ike enough,
accordin to my idee. to G~allivant like he did.
huyin' wine and diamonds and keepin' Of it up.
So that> why said to HIM:
E""'-,' said !. how could you a got the
funds
:" minute l Sa'o mat Know d that Boots
Suepicioned fhat ! had an iIee. cause he
looked AT me and riNp n wink
",R,,,s .,iI 20. W..
p""'s' l 9a'"' /, N'hetJ-nlnc $ cave
And Boots lost hinI o started up fer a
second. a. If he might be vonlarin' box 7
could =. 90, o., iIa. ,.l
N'u." - 'I' '''e' anu 'h"A he give another
wink. Then | HEowd | was right.
"'Bonts.' .aiI. lit was handed dow, ,ron
p,,. w." tiOtn
henh'.T 'oCS';
But Boots merely give another wink. Be-
causr. hoiu' as the r., Wi+,s and ,La na,ou.
81 81, n. -. -. -, ' Wv h''""''
al" 'i' p' ms ana the De that, and the Van
SteenburGls and the Van Ittcns. and tho Van
this and the Van tnat. was all mixai !, s., -
Ia,., 49, - w. -, "'NVN l' - IT,
d ~ IL, ~ ~ l. wa a -. N'tt that had, a
btunIrCt'" ruhhln Lace :" the tim" wh"n the
ron HGliand. ati didn't know no h"t'"r Than
TO si".r M ian' n-H.w.T-t-t-r. no Im!"re than
u, Wv >,'nl II Jt.ln IhelF name lI-l-r-u.y.
J. uun . So Mh! NhSnt W The I'nn q b"in'
w u'lht e''rrt' Nlh"ty nine ChNeaS much
aS I.,lS nhh SiechpuFgh was. ana 50 l Sot out
i" - IN, r.stIt@'
IA h"M. SN.i' II was handed down from
p.nnN: r',iI>e'
7 hus hnf,> ie only give ano'her wink: Then
! MO" u ,hoHsh, ana ,aiI TO myself; right
,uem ,'ln me Snh' BOOTS van Staenhurgh
"" WHY ~ lev ~" 10 Nmrty-L,nt : cave some Jay
KNOW the reason Tor VIZ;
or r"9rfH y"u,v" heard al about Ninety;
nlhe anu ms cave No: mats ama2in'!