The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-28
A RANCHMAN's COLD.
Sick, He Buried His Wealth insfhe
 Mountains.

Sick, He Buried His Wealth fnsahe
 Mountains.
 Gold coin believed to be buriehs on a ranch or on White Cloud Mountain is causing feverish excitement in the lit tie town of Netherlands, few miles west of Boulder. At least 50 persons armed with picks and shovels hawe been searching the locality where tha riches are supposed to be hidden. So far the hunt has been fruitless, but 1t will not be abandoned.
 The story reads like the crudest tir- tion, but it is absolutely true, as resi- dents of the town will admit. Some seven years ago. Frank Fisher, a pros porous ranchman on the Boulder sfarrn. 25 miles west ot Boulder, on North Boulder Creek, was taken to the Bould- CT Sanatorium suffering with an ail- ment that gave him no hope off re- covery. Realizing that he had otiEong to live he took into his confidence a fellow patient that he had treasure 1 buried on his ranch and in case of his death to search for it and dispose of it as directed.
 An idea struck him, however and he returned to the sanitarium, where he informed Fisher that the latter had better personally find the gold, else at | probably never would be uncovered. sA spring wagon was provided and Fisher was taken to the ranch and conveyed on a stretcher to the house. Although extremely feeble, he managed to pnint out the particular log which. upon re- moval, disclosed stovepipe contain ing 4,0OO In gold coin. He was thencon- veyed to the field, where he likewise designated the rock pile. under vsalArh $500 more in gold was found. This money was afteFward distributed among Fishers relatives, as the old man died within short time after tho successful search.
 But before passing away he asserted that Frank De Lond, who had lived on the ranch adjoining his own on the northwest also had planted gold about the premises, and that this likewise could be found. De Lond 15 years ago went back to Wisconsin to settle an estate. He was killed by his brother. who had occupied the ranch with him, was killed in a mine few weeks before Frank went East. Peter said no be- lieved the money was buried in a cliff on White Cloud Mountain near the De Lond ranch.
 Frank De Lond had no bank ac- count, and his brother recollected that l when he once asked him for a loan of $1.O0O Frank went to the hill and got back the coin. However, Peter died, followed a few years later by his broth CT Frank, and when EEsher, the adjoin- ing ranchman, found himself on the verge of death, he gave away his own secret and has much as he could of De Lond's.
 The method of secreting the gold in the rock was as follows: A hole vas drilled into the solid rock quite deeply, and long iron spoon with wide fare at ; the bottom was inserted. The coin was then dropped into the hole, and as mon ey was required the spoon was hofsted up, as much money as was desiredswas removed from the top of the pile, and then the spoon with the remaining cash was again lowered into place Only by the closest scrutiny couldlthis hiding place be discovered. All this de- scription was given by Fisher, whoihad obtained fragments of it during thespre- ceding year. Fisher passed awaytsoon after relating his story.
 The De Londe ranch has now been leased to M. B. Ray, who, with many others. has for a long time been ex- amining the hills in an attempt to lo- cate the secret recess. The people of Netherlands are periodically at fever excitement, and a times a dozen men have been seen prowling over the rocks.-Denver Post.