The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-21

HERE could hardly be a more
romantic way of recruiting
the finances Of an ancient
and noble family than that
which Is about 70 be tried BY
the duke OF Argyll When
the present dukes father. the
Greek scholar and eeneral
dilettante IN an branches of
learning. died he left hif
property much involved. Old inVerary
castle. where the MacCaiium More has
Held his feudal state for so many centu-
fies. was let TO the maker Of a patent
food. and the duke and his duchess estab-
ilshed themselves ia smaller house and
proceeded 70 reduce expenses. Now the
present duke Of Argyll was once known
70 fame as ne marquis Of Lorne, and
his duchess Is the queen's daughter. the
Princess Louise. For the daughter Of the
greatest monarch IN the Christian world
and the son 81 q house the heads of which
have been great lords for eight centuries.
20 be poor Is no pleasanter than y IS for
John Smith or Tom Jones. 30 the Argyll
family sat down for good family talk,
going over the posslbii ties OF their es-
iates and casting about for some way q
settling ready cash.
Then the duke thought of a treasure
which has lain FOR over three centuries
under the waves which broke upon the
shores 0f his domains. 81 looking over
he faiher's papers the auAe had come
across an old map, 81 rAfhti rough chart.
showing the losatlon ~ one ~ fhe Span
ism ships OF the inyinelnIe Armada'
which. IN 1889 had Hicnn their bones
slong the Wild Scottish arc Irish coasts.
aiore than ihle ne shin was one which
contained mnch " iAe treasure which the
duke ~ Metra s1an.a. the spanish ad-
mirai. had bruiahl with him when he
sailed with sneh high hopes from Spain.
bent 81 ths fns. uest ~ England II was
50 lenn shlr than The Admiral Of Flor
snce and 4 the treasure which the rec
ords show she contained when she went
down could BE- recovered there vas al
ones & solution Of the financial problems
which confronted The house Of Argyll
X was decided 10 begin the work Of the
rtcovery OF the treasure with the new
year. and before long there ought to be
some results uf there are destined 20 be
any. for the ship sank IN shallow water,
snd By the aid Of the chart which the
duke has N his possession The place where
che went down can be located accurately
The Admiral OF Florence was one of the
ships Of the armada which escaped from
the English fleet undir Howard and
Drake and tried 20 return 70 Spain By
passing around thu north 81 Scotland. in
the stormy waters which lash the shores
Of the Orlneya and the Hebrides th1
remnant OF the armada was dispersed Ry
storms. Thirty vessels went ashore on
the west coast Of Ireland nud lesser
number on the coast ~ Argyieshife and
the rocks Of the scottisa islands. Of that
mighty array OF 100 ships. with a tom
mage Of 75.sGs tons. and an armament o.
2.43i guns. carrying 20 their proposed
conquest soldiers and sailors to me num-
Der OF 27Oo0 men. only hfty-four vessels.
with 1900 starving and sick men on
board. got back 10 spain.
The Admiral OF Florence ran in toward
the Scottish coast hoping 20 make a
friendly port there far England and Scot
land were separate naifma then. ana
Mary, a Catholic sovere'gn, was on the
throne But there happened 10 be a chief
IN Argyieshiro a. that time. Archibald
fourth earl of Argyle. the frst person Of
Importance IN Scotland who had em-
brnced the Proiestant religion. TIE had
become a strenuous Protestant and had