The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-11
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utNlA ulAtE NNfi ANlAa NatN Nt1tAN NEAa Among these were two Americans named Haynes and BruneT. They got away Co Shanghai. and from there they fell in with a Frcnchman wbo had been In the country several years as an agent He had n story to tell about the Kuman islands, a story that had been told him two years before while he was at Ninw'. \ Chinese sailor whom he had bcfr.cndcd later on had been cnst ashore on the middle island and had existed there for four months. In roaming about he had discover an old wreck driven Into a break In ih' cliffs and had lowered himself down t' it Co find that it was on old pirate craft and full of treasure. He had taken out small ar aut ,.l,I @ fishing craft appc and toba h.m or. and later or. drrirga .t,-n at sea. he had met witt .a .cciLeut that had paralyzed h. .wc- a.Hus.
 Whit tlc Chinaman wanted, of c1u a. vas that the Frcuchman, whose ma vas Supry. should get up an eN- pCTg.a and go after the treasure The were many difficulties In the wa. SUpyv was no sailor himself, and he could put uo faith In the natives or the vltc sailors who deserted thelr sl'1. There would hc considerable ex- rus.. sul tl,go must bc absolute se- cr,-. N.hy lc trusted Haynes and Brunur .r aps because hc had become desperate in hs desire Co over haul the treasure, r... az they were de serters from a mau 1r.vrr lo had req son Co believe that tl would not dare serve him any trick fr.s 'f being reported and recaptured. N.l'tcvcr iho motive, however, he told them d story and suggested nn expedition. and a few weeks later one left tho port of Nlng- TO. The party was made up of Supry. Haynes, Brupcr. an Engllshman named Webb and t,yo Chinese iahorers, and thclr craft wHs a junk
 It was two weeks before ths wreck was found. The only way to get down Co her wns Co descend a cllT sixty feet high. When she was ot last found and visited the report of the treasure vas found correct She had been Q fighting junk. carrying about sixty men, and the variety Of the plunder on bosrd showed thot she had robbed right and left Her name proved that she had belonged to the piratical feet Of old ChingtoO. a well known pirate of that date. and one who wns subsequently blown out of tho water by a British cruiser. Thcrc had been a great fall of earth and rock around the treasure wreck. This was tunneled through and her hold found full Of cash and pluudcr. In fnct, cash md jewelry to the amount of Sl0O1O was taken out before a landyIip occurred which Killed one nf the lahorcrs Tt was then seen that the outlet was deficient They must have blasting powder and tools and tacklcS. and it was resolved Co run back Co port and secure them. Supry was left on the island to guard the treasure. and the others set sail for Nlngpo. The man left behind had no firearms. and how he wns to act as guard Is hard Co see.
 The Junk reached Ningpo an right but as soon as the sailors began 10 buy this and that suspicion was aroused. Just as they had secured what they wanted ma were ready Co return Co the islands they were arrested and thrown Into prison 8s suspects. The three white men refused Co give ID any information. although the bamboo was often 0pp,icd to the soles Of their feet. but the Chinese laborcr was whip ped Into telling an about it He could tell all about ulc islands md the treas ure. but he could not locate them.
 The Chinese government took a hand In the matter and sent out two or three vessels Co scout around: but. while they visited many other islands, they did not land on the Humans. Twice a week for two months the prisoners were brought out and hastlnadced, but all were firm. At length the English man died under the punishment. and at the end Of ihrcc months, when the government had determined on torture of the most savage kind to compel a confession, Haynes and Bruner gave the story away. There was some delay about getting an expedition on, and. taken altogether. it was nearly six months before one sighted the shores Of the islands. All three of them were carefully gone over but Supry could not be found.
 The wreck was there. but not as it had been left A force of men had been there and cleared away the de bris and footed an the treasure Not SO much as a 'tash~ had been left he- hind. Things hnd happened just as the Chinese government might have looked for. old Chingt5o wns still doing bust ness. gFd it was certain that be would and did hear cf the finding of the wreck. IT she had been given up for lost she was now located where be could find her and recover the plunder. It Is likely that he sent an expedition as soon as the matter became public. The Frenchmnn was found on guard,