Bisbee daily review., 1902-05-18
DISCOVERS
 HIDDEN TREASURE

from Sonora, where he spent seven months prospecting, tells an interest ing story which is well worthy of furth- CT investigation.
 The story deals with the finding of treasure hidden for years in a cave, and skeletons chained to the walls. The details are of a weird nature, and mitted that was discovered by mere chance.
 Mir. Campbell says that many will not believe what he tells, out vouches for the veracity. He said yesterday:
 While prospecting along what is known as the Yaqui river several miles below one of the mining camps, stopped for the night on the bank of the river.
 After unpacking my burro, I pre- pared to build 3 fire and went 10 the side of a cliff to gather some dead wood. While breaking limbs from a small bush I noticed what looked to me like the small entrance to a cave. l investigated a little and saw I had made no mistake
 Tt was too late in the evening to do much about the matter so put it of until the morning Then I took a pick and went on an exploring expedition. l cleared away the brush and rocks, and opened up the entrance.
 With a candle l went in. and by stopping was able to reach a large excavation that had been made in the shape, about 10x1O, with walls the same size.
 Tt was some time before I could get my bearings, but when I did it was 10 find five skeletons standing against one of the walls. I walked over to them. and found that each one hal been chained in an upright position.
 The men must have been fastened there while alive and met their death by starvation.
 On looking further l found on the other side of the room seven earthen jars, and lifting the cover of each one was amazed to find that they contain ed gold coins. They were of ancient Spanish coinage some dating back as far as 1542. I had no way of estimat- ing the amount of money in jars, but there must have been several hun dred thousand dollars.
 "I was in the cave only a few min air to think over what had dis covered. It was the biggest thing I had ever heard tell of The fact 3f the matter is hardly knew what to do.
 T decided that it would be best 70 get help and went ten miles to a min ing camp. and got two Americans 10 come and help me get the wealth out of the cave.
 Tt was to find on our return that somebody had been there during my absence and taken away. not only the gold coins but the skeletons as well We found tracks of several horses, and were, not long deciding that Indiars had cleaned the cave of it's contents.
 T afterward heard that the cave in the mountains had been known for centuries to the Yaqui Indians, and was one of the traditions of their tribe. They had refused to talk about it, and refused large offers of money to guide Mexicans to where it was located.
 Tt seems that centuries ago band of five Yaquis robbed a Mexican town that has since disappeared They got the gold stored in the jars. The In- dians were soon captured and as punishment chained to the wall in sight of their booty, and left to die there.
 'I tried later to track the Indians who had come. but had to give it up. l believe they were watching me when I went into the cave and had tried to take away the money would have been killed. Superstituion must have kept them away from it until they thought another had found the treas- ure"