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

which has beer lyine al these long. long
wears upon AIgyie's shores waiting 10
perform its mission
Another treasure which viii be recov-
cred If possible from q sunken ship as
soon as practicable IS the money which
went TO the bottom Of the sea of the
coast Of Holland when the ship Lutine
went down in 1919 This ship was con-
vesing treasure TO the continent to be
used for advancing and prosecuting the
wars against Napoleon Bonaparte. She
had ssO00.00O on board a sum which
was fully double in value at that time
to the same amount to-day The Lutine
was sunk just within the '4hree-mile lin
NJ on the Dutch coast Holland claimed
the wreck because II lay within her ma
rine Jurisdiction. and until after Waterloo
the British government took no steps 70
establish a claim 10 ownership. when
the mighty Corsican finally had been
cverthrown and England began to sit
down and count up the cost OF her long
wars the wreck Of tho Lutine was taken
cognlzance Of and claim 70 ownership
IA her made to the government Of Hol-
land. That government. naturally lndis-
posed to give up such a really valuable
claim, denied the right Of England 10 ex-
plore the wreck. The negotiations ex-
tended over nearly a century. and qally
The other day Holland gave permission
for the British 70 see what they could
hnd IN tho sunken ship
The wreck has been located and work
begun, but it Is no more sure that the
quest Of the golden treasure will be a
success than was the search for the
treasure which went down on the Huzzar
in the East river not many years before
the Iutine was sunk. The methods OF
exploring sunken wrecks has so much
changed since the duke of Argyll first
tried 10 seek beneath the shallow waters
Of his Scottish loeh the treasure Of the
Admiral OF Florence that IA such waters
Il may be possible. even AZ this length
sunk IN water which was even less ex-
posed 70 the storms and tempests Of the
open sea than the place where the Ad-
mdral went down. In the case OF the
Lutine there may BE- expected all the OBJ
etacles which were found 70 prevent the
recovery OF the wealth OF the Spanish
gaileon sunk on the South American
coast, for which Gen. Burnsides expedi-
tion sought.
Each year some progress Is made IN the
art OF diving until now there is no re-
semblance between the crude methods
which the duke Of Argyll adopted when
he first tried. 100 years ago, to find .se
gold of Medina sidonia and the work OF
the scientific professional divers OF TO-
day. In the early days they used
diving chest" which was built on the
same principles as the diving bell which
came later. In those ancient contrlvances
there was no provision for supplying
fresh air 20 the workmen under the bell
or chest. and the apparatus had to be
raised 70 the surface every now and then
so that the air could be replenished. Then
came the diving bell with an arrange
ment for pumping fresh air into and
finally the diver with his diving dress
as he works now. only. OF course. IN not
SO perfect a state. a diver nowadays can
work for long periods beneath the sur
face and move about with considerable
freedom. In the exploration OF the two
wrecks mentioned above all the most
modern and up-to-date appliances viii be
used. and while the pessimisis may look
with doubt upon both schemes, It "a pos
sibi that Medina sidonias treasure win
polish no the handle Of the big front
door, on Inverary castle and that the
OF time TO find some Of the Spanish gold.
il might be argued that the Huzzar was
British treasury may be able to devote
the ss000OO0 which the government sent
10 fight Napoleon TO the expenses OF night
ing Dewet. The exploration OF the wreck
OF the Admiral OF Florence win be super
vised by the duke OF Argyll himself The
task OF getting the treasure Of the Lutine
has been let out 70 the Lloyds.