Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
SEARCH FOR RANCHMAN'S GOLD.
Thousands of Dollars Said to be Hid-
 den in a Colorado Mountain.

Gold coin believed to be buried on a ranch or on White Cloud mountain
 is causing feverish excitement in the
 little town of Netherlands. a few miles west of Boulder. At least fifty persons armed with picks and shovels have been searching the locality
 where the riches are supposed to be
 hidden. So far the hunt has been fruitless, but 1t, will not be abandon ed.
 The story reads like the crudest fiction, but is absolutely true, as res- idents of the town will admit. Some seven years ago Frank Fisher, pros- porous ranchman on the Boulder farm twenty-five miles west of Boulder on North Boulder greek, was taken to the Boulder santarium suf- fering with an ailment that gave him no hope of recovery. Realizing that he had not long to live, he took into his confidence fellow patient who was conyalescing, and informed him that he had riches buried on his ranch and in case of his death to search for it and dispose of it as di- rected. G. s|I
 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 1t probably never would be un- covered. A spring wagon was pro- vided and Fisher was taken to the ranch and conveyed on stretcher to the house. Although extremely feeble. he managed to point out the particular log which, upon removal. disclosed stovepipe containing $4,O00 in gold coin. He was then conveyed to the field, where he like wise designated the rock nile under which $500 more in gold was found. This money was afterward distribut- ed among Fishers relatives. as the old man died within a short time af- ter the successful search.
 But just before passing away he asserted that Frank De Lond, who had lived on the rauch adjoining his own on the northwest. also had planted gold about the premises and that this. likewise, could be found. De Lond. fifteen years ago. went back to Wisconsin to settle an estate. He was killed by his brother in the brothers front yard. Peter. his brother, who had occupied the ranch with him, was killed in a mine a few weeks before Frank went east. Peter said he believed the money was buried in a cliff on White Cloud near the De Lond ranch.
 Frank De Lond had no bank ac-
 count. and his brother recollected that when he once asked hm for q loan of si,000. Frank went to the hill and brought back the coin. However. Peter died. followed a few years later by his brother Frank. and then when Fisher. the adjoining found himself on the verge of death. he gave away his own secret and as much as he could of De Lond's.
 The methed of secreting the gold In the rock was as follows: A hole was drilled into the solid rock quite deeply and a long iron spoon with a wide flare at the bottom was insert ed- The coin was then dropped into the hole. and as money was required the spoon was hoisted up. as much money as vas desired was removed from the top of the pile. and then the spoon with the remaining cash ras again lowered into place.
 Only by the closest scrutiny could this hiding place be discovered. All this description vas given by Fisher. rho had obtained fragments of it turing the preceding years. Fisher passed away soon after relating his story
 The De Lond ranch has nos been leased to N B. Ray vho. with many others. has for a long time been e1- amining the hills in an attempt tO locate the secret recess The people Df Nederlsn6s are periodically at fe- yer eEeitemsnt- and d, times a dOzen men have been seen prorlfae over the rocks--DeavsT Post