The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-05
HIDDEN TREASURE,
TONS OF SILVER INGOTS IN A
LOST CAVE IN VERMONT
MOUNTAINS.
Hunting for It Now-Was Proper
ty of Algonquin Indian Tribe &
-Spaniard Found and
Made Map of It 200
Years Ago.

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Made Map of It-20O
Years Ago.
Middlebury. VT, July 25.-Her-
bert Coventry, who. says he comes
from London, England, arrived in
this town early in the week on his
way to Bristol, whittier he goes in
search Of the treasure house Of the
Algonquin Indians, which, accord
ing to tradition, is located in hidden
caves in the side of South Noun
tain.
He was in high spirits when be
left, and like many another who
has made the search was sure be
would unesrth the long lost wealth
in short order. Old inhabitants
who have seen other treasl1re-hunts
regard the man as one more added
to the list of treasure. seeking
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Like most Of the other hunters
Coventry has map which he is
sure will guide him to the piles of
silver ingets supposed to have been
originally discovered by one De
Grau, a Spaniard, nearly two hum
.dred years ago. And a gruesome
affair this map is, for the outlines
and locations are all tattooed on
human skin. It WAS this map that
first called public attention to the
hunter. es4. .- z. sE
= Coventry explained that several
years ago he met in the London
slums a Spaniard who was suffer-
ing from an incurable disease. The
man was starving, and, as he was
too proud to ask aid the English
man saw to it that he was properly
cared for in public hospital. He
spoke some English and proved to,
be go interesting a character that
Coventry, who was an insurance So
licitor, frequently visited him, The
man said that his family had for
mer1y been wealthy, and once he
declared that if he could get we'll
enough to 60 TO America he would
soon recoup his fortunes.
: One day Coventry was summon.
ed to the hospital and was told
that his friend was dying. The
man asked the surgeon to withdraw
and then told the story of buried
treasure.
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"There are enough silver ingots
in hidden chamber in the side of
an American mountain to make a
dozen men fabulously rich," he
said, according to the story related
by Coventry.
81 am descendant of Robert De
Grau, who, over two hundred years
ago discovered the treasure-houseI
of the Algonquin Indians. near
what is now the town of Bristol,
VT, in America. The tribe was
fleeing from the Iroauois atthe time,
and in attempting to save his own
life and that of his son my ascestor
stumbled upon the treasure in a Sc
cret cavern. Part he removed to
Spain, where he became immensely
and a power in the king
dom. He intended to remove the
rest, and in fact started for .Ameri-
ca, carrying with him map of the
mountain.
GOn the way over he was taken
i'll with black DEATH died and was
buried at sea. The map fell into
The hands of the first mate Of the
ship and he took up the search. He
found the spot ON the mountain,
but landslide had obliterated the
mouth of the cave and he was new
-r able to locate the treasure.
though he spent two years in the
luest.
"The mate whose pane was
Parish or Paris, eventually died
and the map passed through sever
al hands. Il came to me in a most |
peculiar way. About ten years ago
while cruising off the coast of India,
[ befriended an old sailor. He gave
me the map, which Immediately
recognized as the one drawn on
by my ancestor. He said
be got it from a sailor who voyaged
between Hongkong and New York.
The parchment was badly worn
and was so discolored that the
drawings were almost obliterated.
suggested that a copy could be
made on paper, whereupon the sail
II declared that be knew of a |
scheme whereby the precious out
ines could never be lost"
Coventry in relating the tale,
aid that the man. pulled up his
hospital shirt, rolled over on hist