New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
SOME BURIED
TREASURES
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According to many authorities, there IS a
treasure IN cave near Bromtield, which Is
near Ludlow, of such ancient origin that there
was a dragon mixed up IN its history. How
ever, the indications are that the gold Was
found 10y SaraCen physician who learned Of
the treasure 10y occult powers, but that men
from the castle fell upon him and killed him,
taking the gold before he could recover the
great store of gems
On the Islet OF Sequia, near Neuilv, chest
OF Spanish doubloons was hidden. All ac-
counts agree on the place, but efforts to locate
the treasure have been unsuccessful
The Jewels OF Madam du Barry, estimated
At more than a million dollars in value were
buried IN a tool house al Luciennes, and are
vet TO be dug up.
The Due de Raguse. when he found that
he must deliver Paris to the Allies, buried Sc
CretlV al BellcVllle a score or more of chests of
treasure, the men who dug and filled the
graves believing that certain generals. whose
deaths had been concealed. were IN the chests.
None Of these chests has ever been found.
King Stanislaus had q khanhke penchant
for collecting and boarding wealth, and he
would have Jared better if he had expended
instead Of saved At last he buried II Just
outside the principal gate of Nancy III hill
side directly in line with the approach to the
gate Monsieur Fay spent three million francs
in a VAIN effort to find the spot.
The treasure IN the Chateau Of Pantin has
been so often NtltlDIalttl III song anu SltIN
that It's real history Is obScured; but in the
latest search, made a few Years ago, the floor
OF q rustic ball room IN the park disturbed
and under II were found vases stamped with
the arms of Orleans and the cipher Of the
Duke Instead of attempting to translate III,
engravings, the SearCherS concluded that the
treasure had been found and taken. Now
wiser men are hunting for the vases.
1t Is now certain that Napoleon buried 4
great treasure hastily when leaving the Tuil-
eries on the eve of the Battle cf Waterloo
The boleS of the elm trees down the middle
alley of the gardens are all marked with mvs-
ferrous hieroglyphlc signs which after chasing
II certain points began again on the lime tree.
on the Terrace OF the FeuIlants. The elm
trees on which the signs legan and the lime
on which they ended have been uprooted 10y
searchers and pts oi great depth sunk with
out disclosing anything
During the laving ont of the BOiS dc Bou
logne, the engineers made some discovery
which caused them to stop, consult the Coy
ernrnent and then fence III carefully = certain
part Of the wood 1t was given out that II
had been discovered that FouChe the Duo
d'Otranto, had buried q treasure there, but
the eeirch was in vain lust Is in the case OF
the Treasure Of Gordon, when all hope OF recov
cry OF the NapoleOnlc treasure was abandoned
and a law passed torblddlng even prospecting
IT the Iuiler1es, gardener IN upr"otlng some
plants carried away a quantity 81 earth which
fell of in the hothouSe ami disclosed q handful
Of Napoeonic gold fastened in the roots Ho
did not remember from what part OF the gardeI
this particular plant had come. The next day
while some workmen were laying some pipe
they labored beyond dusk, and one Of then
heard his spade clInking against metal bits
He paid no attention to the sound. The neXt
dav the trench was filled IN. and several dav-
later when the gardeners were dumping tn,
surplus earth they had wheeled away from
the trench a corner of q metal CaSket, which
had been broken off, and more gold and svet
appeared. The excited officials failed 10 dis
cover the spot whence the earth had come
II Is impossible here 10 60 into the details O
the treasure lost IN the destruction Of the Ar
rnada There were over twenty treasure ship
that belonged 10 that great fleet which were
wrecked on the Scottish coast. The Dukes o
Argyll have for more than two hundred Year
held the roval charter 10 recover these treas
ures and have made some sensational, even i
III advised efforts. one thousand dollars
worth Of CONS were secured, but no more ha,
ever rewarded the searcherS.
Vt various places on Long Island there
is SAID To- he buried treasures many Of whicl
we're cached bv the notorious Captain Kidd.
The forks Of the Canadian River, known a
the rifle OF the Restigouche.' mark the lOca
ton OF another pirate horde.
Behind St Augustine there IS buried a larg
treasure which belonged TO the fugitive colo
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