The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22

At that time fine bronze cannon
was recovered. with many gold and
silver coins. Since then other guns
and relies have been brought to the
surface. but the strongroom supposed
to contain the treasure has never
been reached.
Among the articles already recov'
cred are sword blades and scabbards,
pistols. large and small a peculiar
tapering-necked bottle of crude work
manship and bones of drowned Span
iards. The sword blades and scab'
bards were heavily incrusted with
lime and the bottle covered with
crustacea.
One of the early divers found that
the deck OF the vessel from the miz-
zen mast forward was blown away
and that cannon and other contents
Of the ship were scattered about for
Il distance Of 20 yards. The poop
from the mainmast aft. however. was
intact. Here, it is believed, the treas
IRE room is located.
Since then the vessel has settled
considerably and formation of sand
and mud now covers 1t. To get
through this wrecking crew is work
ing under direction Of Capt. William
Burns, who has had considerable ex-
rsrience in salvage work.
Sand pumps are being used and the
divers work by the aid of 1000
.andle power electric light. They
Lave brought up candlesticks, flagons.
copper pans. coins. gold ring aad a
number OF metal and stone cannon
balls.
1t is believed that the wrecking
crew has located the position of the
strongroom and will in a short time
be able to penetrate to the treasure.
Half of all recovered, 1t is understood,
is to go to the duke of Argyle, who
owns the surrounding land. and the
remainder to the Scotch company that
is prosecuting the search.
On Island of Mauritius.
For some months an army of labor
yrs has been digging on the island OF
.Lauritius, In the Indian ocean, search
ing for a treasure valued at $780,
OO0. 900 or more. supposed to have been
buried at the time of the British con-
quest or some time before, by the
French officials. This expedition is
being directed by a company formed
for the purpose of unearthing the
treasure.
Part of the wealth Is said to have
aaen secreted in the district Of the
Black mountain by French officials,
and it is in that locality that the
present feverish search is being prose-
cuted.
England is excited just now over an
attempt to recover the royal jewels
and treasure lost by King John in the
Wash, when he fled across the marshes
in 1916.
In preparation for the search ST.
John Hope. assistant secretary Of the
Society OF Antiquarians. has made a
study of the tides and land shifti2gs
from the time King John lost his bag
gage and his wealth until the present.
The Wash has changed in its course
since 1916 and Mr. Hope calculates
that the treasure wagons will be To-
Gated at Sutton bridge. where there is
23 feet Of silt.
Another search for wealth long hid
den beneath the waters is being con-
Quoted at Sebastopol, in the Crimea.
Armed with government authority.
salvage experts have undertaken to
raise from the bottom of Balaklava
bay a large British man-of-war sunk
by Russian gunfire directed against
the British. French and Turkish op-
ponents of the czar.
1t is stated ha members of the Rus
sian admiralty possess trustworthy
information to the effect that the
sunken man-of-war contains a large
sum of money originally destined for
the payment of the British forces.
The present attempt is progressing
under the supervision Of a well-known
specialist in salvage, Sig. Restucci,
an Italian.