The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-27
BEACH SJREWN
WITH DIAMONDS
ShIpwrecked Sailor Brlnos
Back Story Which Starts a
Treasure Expedition.
MUCH MONEY SUBSCRIBED
LONDON AWAITING NEWS FROM
AFRICAN COAST.

London, Aug. a.-Since the departure
OF the steamer Xema from London the
oiher day on a Misunderstanding expedi-
ton some further particulars have come
10 light which lend additional interest to
"hst is undoubtedly one Of the most ro-
mantle quests of modern times. While
ner precise destination is still kept a
ploIound secret, II is known ii is some
,sia,is on the African coaster on an
s9lanu off the coast--that il is expected
the costly gems will be found
The origin OF the venture is soon told.
not long ago ship was wrecked in
position which is admitted to be east
ward OF the dark continent From this
wreck one seafarer escaped with his life
re was ultimately brought back TO civili-
1aIlon. re carried with him some dingy
looking pebbles which he said he had
PICKED up on the beach where his ship
nao oeen wrecked. and had preserved as
souvenirs Of his perious adventure.
u hese. II is SAID. were found on exanina-
uon TO he diamonds and were estimated
10 DC worth something like 5000. What
ever they were, and whatever their value,
rs certain that the story the Sailor
told. wildly improbable as IL may SEEM
OF a beach where diamonds can be picked
up Ike pebbles, and the evidence ne
.9 SI,oSet onward TO substantiate it. made
Such( an impression on those who heard
MIN that n syndicate was formed TO
finance an expedition to find the treasure
SpoI. Inc sailor. meanwhile. was sworn
where nobody could get at him to pump
him.
Equipment of the Diamond Seekers.
divided INTO twenty-five $4,000 shares.
Ihe amount was Oversubscrbed The
Aema, which was chartered for the ex-
peditiOn. Is over thirty years old and of
no great engine power That alone fur
nishes good reason why her precise
destination should be kept secret even
Rfter her departure, for were it discovered
there would be nothing to prevent a rival
expedition being dispatched i'm haste i'm a
swift steamer which might be off the dia-
tnond strewn beach before the ancient
Nema had doubled the Cape of Good
Hope. But though a slow old craft. she
has boon fitted out most IuxJriously for
the voyage. so that whether they sue
seekers are assured of a good time The
TACT however. that the ship carried ex-
piosivcs, mining apparatus and several
miners would seem TO indicate that they
are not sure that they will find it such
easy work obtaining the diamonds as
would be inferred from the sailors yarn
All told. there are forty-six men on
the Nen1a. She is commanded by Captain
Fl. j. Temperley Gray, late OF the Brit
ish warship Spartan. Several other OF
her officers are reservists. as are also
score OF her crew. Among the members
of the expedition is Captain Jackson. who
took part in the famous Jackson Harms
worth expedition to the North. pole in
aristocratic adventurers The ship
wrecked mariner was not on board when
the vessel sailed from London. He will
be up at some port en- route.
The NeTna belongs to Earl F1tzwiliam
lie purchased her at the time he was
planning an expedition 60 Cocos island I'm
search Of buried pratical plumber. Ulti-
mately he decided that ne needed a larger
and speedier craft and bought - old
Lastle liner which he rechristel-ed the
Eeronique. The expedition ais everybody
knows. turned out disastFouslye 1t cost
the earl lot Of money and that may
me the reason why he is not among the
shareholders Of this diamond venture |
though if successful n promises A mich
richer reward than could be obtained /
from the discovery OF the pirates treas |
IRE.
Not Discouraged by Failures.
Though Earl FItzwilliam' and various
other Cocos island expeditions have failed. !
and other ventures In search OF hidden
piratical hordes have Jared no better i'm |
recent years. there are still some people
who have an abiding faith in their exist
them. Among them Is w H. Small. an
ola salt hailing from Liverpool I'm the |
course OF labOriOus seafaring life he
has amassed money enough TO become the
owner Of n staunch little fishing ketch, |
the Cathartne. In this little craft Captain
Small Will soon start across the Atlantic
bound for some island I'm the Caribbean
sea- where he is sanguine that he will
succeed In enrichng himself 20 the extent
or s60o0.000 That he estimates to be the
value Of n hoard OF gems. bullion and
specie that was there buried by Latrobe.
the notorious French pirate. some time
In 1893 or thereabouts. lie isn't seeking to
form any syndicate 60 finance an expedi-
ton and share In the treasure He wants
that 100000 for himself
other Undiscovered Treasure.
He says that the secret Of the hiding
place was revealed by an old sailor on
his desthbed some twenty-eight years
ago, 70 ships doctor named Dawson.
According to the sailors yarn as Small
subsequently got hold OF II. he was serv-