The Washington times., 1905-06-25
SISTER OF KING
HUNTING TREASURE
1t Went Down in Galleon
Of Armada.
YANKEE MAY HAVE TR0vE
Story That They Secured Doubloons
YANKEE MAY HAVE TRovE
Story That They Secured Doubloons
Princess Louise and Her Husband
Are Now Looking For

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GLASGOW, June 24--Undeterred by
past failures and evidently disbelieving
the story that two cute" Americans
have robbed them of their treasure
trove. the Duke and Duchess of Argyle
are once more hunting for the chests of
gold that went down with the Spanish
galleon in the waters Of Loeb Duan in
1858.
The brother-in-law and sister of the
King tthe Duchess Of Argyle was Prin-
cess Louise, Queen Victoria's eldesD
have commissioned Captain Burns. of
THIS city. assisted by foreign expert,
to conduct the operations and the most
rigid secrecy is being maintained con-
corning the work. A specially con-
structed apparatus for photographing
the sea bottom has been secured, and it
is evident that great things are ex-
pected of the camera.
Phote.faphing Sea Floor.
Canvas awnings are stretched around
the boats and patrols are employed to
warn off all curious would-be intruders.
The result Of this new treasure hunt
means much to the duke and his prin-
OF the sea hidden doubloons be correct.
thefe are riches enough to replete the
empty Golfers OF the head Of the clan
Campbell.
The story Of the Admiral Of Flor
ence reads like a chapter from Robert
Louis Stevenson:
When the ships of the Armada, which
British shot and British storms had
left afloat. went f1eeins. from Drake and
Howard around the northern end of
Scotland there fed with them the great
treasure ship Admiral of Florence.
Cruising along the wild Scottish coast
OF Argyleshire she sunk in not deep
wa.er in Loeb Duan. an inlet on that
Storm-beaten shorey
A hundred years ago the then Duke
OF Argyle began work on the wreck
with the intention Of recovering her
treasure. But when he was informed
that the crown would claim any and
all that he might find, he stopped the
work he had begun and said Of the
treasure, Let it lie there"
First Treasure Hunt.
When the present duke came to the
title, and when the laws of treasure
trove had bean made somewhat less
feudal. the Kings brother-in-law found
himself rich in acres but poor in cotr
80 poor that he has had to let his
ancestral Castle OF Inverary and cur.
tail his living expenses generally.
Then it was that he thought Of tht
treasure of the Admiral of Florence
and determined to recoup the fortunes
u. his ancient house by gathering tht
gold and precious stones from beneath
the waves of Loeb Duan. He begar
to make elaborate preparations for ex
ploring the wreck, and his intentions II
the matter were published widely in the
uewspap pers and formed the theme o,
gossip IN club and drawing room
S3,ooo,oGo to Get.
1t was said-this was in 1901-that tn.
treasure in the Admiral was worth more
than 100000 and it is also said tha
three Philadelphia men. taking advan
tage of the information SO tngenuousl,
disseminated, decided to lift" the treas
ure. Whether they succeeded in doinl
so will probably remain forever a mys
terry, but two or three significant fact:
are on record:
In the early summer OF 1901 trim
AraerIcaa-built yacht steamed into th'
harbor OF Boulogne barring on her sterr
the freshly painted sr.5 ominous nam'
of John Silver. Thrss Yankees wen
ashore fro,n the John Silver and the da.
after their landing they were met b,
three other men. one of whom wa
recognized as a celebrated diver from
Brest The new arrivals brought sun
dry great boxes with them and whei
these were slowed away In the yach
the crew learned somehow that the,
had been handling an elaborate DIVING
plant.
Said He Had Found It.
Two weeks after the John Silver re
turned to Boulogne and landed the diver
who, before he returned to Brest, toll
friend while in q convivial mood
that he had been hunting for treasure
and what was better yet, had found II
At about the Same time there ap
peared In London paper a story tha
an American expedition had outwitte
the British government and the Argyles
and had looted the Admiral of Florence
This much is certein: When In
ducal expedition went TO work in tn
late summer of 1901 the divers brough
to light bronze cannon. five fee
long, bearing the Aragon arms an
the date 15e3-bUt no treasure.
Evidently. though. the Duke Of Arsyl
has determined to again try his luck !
hauling up the millions that went dew
In the Spanish treasure galieon.
SOME FACTS ABOUT NORWAY.
On pay-days saloons are closed an
savings banks DrSer1 until rnfdnieht