The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
EXPLORERS SEEK &5OO,O00,000
BURIED IN u Sz4CRED LIKE
Rain done Nccded o Unveil me- larvelon Treasures ne
Votive Tributes 10 Indian DEITY:
;l.ATreaSnrcS, The.

AT last, however. toward the end of 1903,
tho welcome news reached London that
Mr.. knowles and HIS staff OF engineers
and workmen& had succeeded In cutting
through the basin OF tho lake, and the
water had been drained of successfully,
There was great jubilatton, and aprcpara-
lions were made for the large Sconsign-
ments OF gold, " silver and jewels which
might be expected TO arrive by the next
boats f5s I'M 35s tt5
58ULfortunatcly, however. the wa ter lis not
the only barrier on which the AL ilded
Man has to rely for the So fekeeping OF
his treasure The jubllatioh In London
wall was summarily ended by g Ca BILE
gram stating that tWenty-f FIVE feet Of
solid mud !. Or some 90, 900, 900 csbic fett in
ALL still lay between the trcaA uresee kers
and their quest Vi IN
]" But what is 80. ooo, 900 cubic feft OF mud
when 5000 900 is a Il stake g. "A new ems
gineering feat was dc cided aonith con-
1struction az n great dam across| the hole
made in the side of the basin elmlnating
finAa shaftBthroughsw tho $mflp should
be washed and carefully precip alted, 30
as to secure the gold and silver Treasures
as they were disturbed from thei hiding
place of centuries. vi 81
gsf'I CuIl WAS ~ As's5ftS
tho cleansing shaft, but while TN work
wa ~ n nrogress a strange thing ht{l hap!
pe,nllcd. The 'Gllded Man was eyVently
a L work again. III 35$ s
For over three years the en- gineer( had
worked III the raj N sue p q $do WiPour,
Indeed I, as was 5unprec edcnt ted N sCeHhtral
America # AS the water ran from Vhe5
lake, However the rain had stop peuI,a And
d drought equally without o. paareil1elpn3
the history Of the country ses !. Ill r
drop OF rain HAD fallen at tho scene Y
the operations, and when the eng ineefl
had completed 4 the construction Or tn
dam q { a wns only 4 to find tho sun ha\
baked tho Sc. 900. COO cubic feet Of mud intd
|. the consistency OF hard rock.
sss y Ii a1s Hidden Wealth.
sThep, fundamentally speaking, the en-
lgineers sat down and Wept. Tho rock
like substance still lies as an lmpene-
trable 5bomb-proof lid over the golden
gods md the silver dishes and orna-,
melltss to sny nothing OF the 1eWcled
siroddessos and their glittering handmaid-
ems. 81 ;5 I N "A . 5i5 So a53s
1.-THE few natives In the region, remnants
.of7ft he great race or Chibcllas, occasion
ally visit tho scene md smile cheerfully
lathe dpwncast Eng llshmen. ''lt Is all
|sthe5 work q 10 the Gilded Man. who Is
ltWatching over his treasure mountain,
they sa w and they plainly hint that when
the rain cones--if ever y does come-t {,
soften tile mud, some other obstacle Will
defeat the desire Of the treasure seekers.
Letter aftep letter from Mr.. knowles
ITO the little office In the city dejectedly
refers to- tho determined opposition Ma
tire has placed In his way, 5
III regret to say rain absolutely refuses
Ito fall here he wrote in one Of his aetI
l,ters., This Is NIL the more heart ending
asst falls all round. have been here
l.hopIng against hope. hearing the thln'
der and seeing the storm pass US py'
(which is an awful tslal, az YOU can li'i7
aglne, 4 u; sissiii J, \,
really ought TO get al the wafer -,
We want In May" he wrote agar i; 3p =!
nobody can g,l arantsc2 this 5, Z,
So far his fpassinl ISM has been jlstifea,
The 'ciilded lans rs kinSE care g 4l' Y
I OWE. j