The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-25
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TREASURES OF THE SEA.
new Apparatus which is to ne Used
to Bring sunken Gold from
the Depths.

The treasures hidden by the sea have
from olden times formed a strong
temptation for mans Ingenuity and
greed; and In ancient mythology treas
ure troves intrusted to the waves play
a disastrous part in individual and ma
tional fate. No sooner has, in our
time, some inventor brought out new
submarine device or diving apparatus,
when, to use Shakespeare's words, "all
the profound sea hides in unknown
fathoms" begins to glitter before mans
eyes with its "demoDiac allurement."
On the 10Th of June the anniversary
occurred of the sinking of the Ala
bama by the Kearsarge off the French
port, Cherbourg. A series of expert
ments was being made about this date
at Cherbourg with new diving APP
paratus thak enables work to be carried
on at far greater depths than has
hitherto been possible. The new ap-
paratus, it Is expected, will prove eff
fective at 500 feet up to 100 tathoms.
The experiments, 1t is true, have so
far been made at II depth of only ITO
feet, but this is already decided ad-
vantage over previous diving opera
tions, and the trisl was entirely sue
cessful. The inventor of the new de-
vice is Tunisian engineer, NJ. Piatti
del Pozzo, and his apparatus consists
of a sphere ten feet in diameter, fitted
with three screws that enable it to
shift its position at the bottom of the
ocean. Another of its features is a
species of dredger worked by ma
chinery that can be used to pick up
cables or other objects. NJ. del Pozzo
intends shortly to search for the hull
of the famous Alabama sunk opposite
CherDourg, June 10, 1864.
At this very moment the lifting Of
a rich treasure troye from sunken war
ships in the Aegean sea attracts the
attention of Europe. The 5th of July
marked the one hundred and twenty
ninth anniversary of famous sea fight
which took place off Tsheshme, an
Asiatic-Turkish seaport, between the
Russians and Turks. Count Alexis Or
low, the Russian admiral under Cath
crime H., who, with his own hands,
in 1862, had strangled TO death the
czarin's husband, Peter III. defeated
the Turkish fleet there July 5, 1770,
with great losses on both sides. And
now the sea gives up its treasures from
the bottom OF the Aegean. The divers
report that the whole grounds about
the wrecks is covered with a gigantic
carpet of silver coins. In view of the
immense yield Of treasure, the opera
tion thus far has been confined to the
Russian flagship, which lies at a depth
OF little over 100 feet. 4 very large
amount OF Venetian, Austrian and Rus
sian gold pieces have been brought to
light, and they are so numerous that
the steamship Inebolic three weeks ago
had already twice carried shipments Of
10000 gold coins each to Constantinople.
One days yield alone amounted to
nearly 10000 gold coins, the silver being
left untouched until the yellow metals
removal has been completed. The en-
terprise's daily results are recorded by
the Turkish officials and the company
in cnarge Of the work, whereupon ev
erything saved is brought aboard the
governments guardship, where 1t is
watched by soldiers. Besides the coin
bars Of gold. gold and silver crosses,
medals and religious images, silver and
gold services, Bible bound in silver
and adorned with gems, etc, has been
found. The value Of the objects, at the
time above mentioned. was estimated
TO be above $3.50 :nno. Baltimore Sun.