The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-10
KNOWS WHERE TREASURE 10.
Rhode Island Man Claims knowledge
Of Fabulous Deposit.

Of Fabulous Deposit
Victoria July s.-The mystery o
the famous buried treasure OF Coco
island, object OF many romanti
Quest ending In failure. and dlseour
agement and ridicule for the wealtl
hunters, is solved at last. Yet II Cap
tain James Brown, OF 200 wellingtor
avenue, Augurn, r. L, writes the truth
the boxes and bags OF gold and silvel
Icoln, caskets OF previous gold and sil.
Iver etc. have merely shifted their al
Turing magnetism; for Captain Brown
AYERS that as long ago az In is4s hs
personally assisted In successful
search of cocos island. participated IL
the exhumation OF the buried store Of
Peruvian wealth. and bore hand IN
their removal 10 another paim-plumed
island In the tropical Pacific. where
they are still safely hidden. Captain
Brown further declares that he Ia now
the sole survivor OF the party oiiiciat-
Ing at the second burial Of the IS odd
millions In the treasure trove. and he
Is now ready to head an expedition
with the recovery OF the buried wealth
for it's purpose. In letter TO Collector
OF Customs John c. Newbury Of this
city, he writes:
Il know that seevral expeditions
have been fitted out from your place
for the famous cocos island treasure,
The last one. believe. was the brig
Blakely. which failed to tlnd IL, The
reason II cannot be found Ia that II is
no longer on Cocos island. 1t was
there once. but was removed from
there In the latter part OF iS4s. and
planted on another island OF the South
Pacific and | was one OF the men who
moved Il and the only one living now
who knows where II is. win you be
kind enough to show this letter TO any
one whom you think would be inter-
ested. I want to start another expe-
dltion for the treasure. and would be
glad to communicate with anyone In
the matter"
Captain Brown does not explain
why the treasure should have been so
long cached the second time. nor why.
possessed OF such secret. he should
have so long delayed enrlchlng him
self. or now require assistance In the
organization OF a recovery expedl.
ton. Hence II Is that victorlans with
firm abiding faith In the treasure, are
nevertheless trine shy as to joining
in another proposed expedition OF re-
covery. There have been quite score
OF searches OF Cocos to date, involving
millions expenditure, the largest
equipped with variety OF electrical
finders and other novel scientific APP
pllances.
These many fortune hunts have ex-
tended through the past two score
years, the most recent and notable be-
ing conducted by Admiral Palliser. Of
the British navy, who utilized upward
OF several hundred bluejackets, engi-
neers, etc, In his expedition with the
first-class cruiser Amphion five or six
years ago. succeeded in uncovering an
immense stone trapdoor. iron-hinged
precisely as promised In an ancient
Spanish document OF which he had
become possessed, and then was barred
from further search by expiration Of
the time at his disposal, coincident
with a tropical storm and avalanche
which buried the tunnel entrance to a
depth Of hundred feet. The admiral
shortly afterwards retired from the
service, 1t is reported because OF adj
miralty objection to his utilization Of
the naval forces on his expedition.
Last year a regularly organized
stock company, with capital Of $4,000,
and head Offices In this city, dispatched
the barkentine Blakely to take up the
search. She returned with empty
holds, and was eventually sold to pay
the accumulated wages OF the crew,
he company having been ruined. Cur
ously enough many Of the shrewdest
business men Of the coast are still
'eady to venture their money In Cocos
sland searches, undiscouraged by the
repeated failures OF the past. and no
ioubt Captain Brown will not have
ong to wait before he can make his
rial.
The report OF the treasurer Of the
lational prohibition committee shows