Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-22
nuke IN SEARCH b
OF LOST TREASURE
Argyll Apparently Has Good
Chance OF Recovering
Sunken Gold.
AN ANCIENT a Ship
There Was Laughter for His Grace
When He Set Out in the Search,
but His Men Have Traces
Of the GaIleon.

London special: Although much was
iaid about the duke of Argylls rather
antastic project OF seeking for Spanish
sOld off the Island of Null when first
lie determined to undertake II. probably
'ew expected that the somewhat fussy
I'D nobleman actually would carry out
he enterprise. However. anyone who
ares to make n trip to the picturesque
sland off the coast Uf Scotland q see
I little steam lighter pumping away In
he bay, and the object of its attentions
8 no other han the recovery of the
'amous treasure wich went down In the
Spanish ship FLORIDA more than 300
'ears ago. Moreover. there are signs
hat the quest isn't going to be barren
~ any means.
The "Florida' was of course one OF
hat great fleet OF yalleons called the
Spanish Armada in Spain's last at
empt to wipe England from the seas.
Having been smOte hip and thigh by
Drake. the feet scattered to the near
'st p'acc Of refuge and the Florida"
,attle -sc'.rred and in anything but sea-
worthy condition. sought safety by
larting through the narrow entrance
o the landlocked harbor of Null.
Enough the Spanish captain thus got
lear away from his English foes. fate
lad decreed hat his proud galleon
With It's golden stores should never
eave the ~rockbound harbor. The Flor
da's captain. Don F'ereija, lost no time
n scraping acquaintance with the
scotchmen who Inhabited Null. and.
n return for supplies of food and drink
re seems to hav made a compact with
he local chief to help him fight a bat
lie with u neighboring clan. the allies
'roving triumphant.
Agreement Was Violated.
History is rathe vague as to just
What happened then. but the Spanish
commander appears to have mad some
ort Of a compact with the Highlander
which afterward he did not rare to
.eep, and when the latter sent one of
lis missaries-Donald Glas Maclean,
brave Northumberland the Flor
da to ask why Don Fereita's promise
a not kept. the Spaniard clapped
Aaclean below and prepared to sail at
nee. As the ScotchnIen on shore pos
essed neither heavy ordnance. nor
hips, Don might have got free in safe
I'D. who, discovering the drift II at
airs. contrived to lay II fuse to the
main magazine.
Now. just as the crew was Weighing
lnchor. 1t occurred to the Spanish cap
ain that It would be fitting for Donald
Slas to have a last look at the father
and and, little realizing that his ship
eo0 0OOAS y VIC OaO"h AAOit UClCdIl
lin. Fereija summoned the Scotchman
o the deck. Donald had his look ac-
:ompanied by grim taunts of the Span
ards. but no o had the hatch o v
RI closed over him than. with the . a
IT . hundred thunders, the Florida
iplit in two n sank.
Only Three Escaped.
OF the eighty-six souls on board only
.hree escaped. and Of these one died
iext day. The islanders insist. how
.ver. that the captains dog also sur
lived the explosion and died
,hore. where his CHASTITY bark may still
Se heard on stormy nights. The Flor
da was known to have on board an
.normou store Of reasure when she
destroyed. and for this the ducal
'amily Of Argyll has been searching of
md on since 1912. Although the pres
mt dukes ancestors found almost no
race Of the Spaniard. the search now
y0ing On has brought to light much
violence that the treasure seekers may
'eally have located the galleon.
Divers have sent up parts Of ships
.imbers, old cannon and q few silver
.Oins bearing the stamp Of Philip H..
md the duke IL confident that before
many weeks the men on the little light
n viii ret = signal from below to haul
Up the long sought gold.