The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-21

diving bell was employed.
AT that time fine bronze cannon
was recovered, with many gold and
silver coins. Since then other guns
and relics have been brought to .he
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
distance of 20 yards. The poop
from the mainmast aft, however, was
intact. Here, it Is believed, the treas
ure room is located.
Since then the vessel has settled
considerably and formation of sand
and mud now covers it. To get
through this a wrecking crew is work
ing under direction of Capt. William
Burns, who has had considerable ex-
perience in salvage work.
Sand pumps are being used and the
divers work by the aid of a 1000
candle power electric light. They
have brought up candlesticks, fagons,
copper pans, coins, gold ring and a
number of metal and stone cannon
balls.
On Island of Mauritius.
For some months an army of labor
ers has been digging on the island of
Mauritius, in the Indian ocean, search
ing for treasure valued at $780,
900 900 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.
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 81
John Hope, assistant secretary OF the
Society of Antiquarians, has made a
study of the tides and land shiftings
from the time King John lost his bag
n,ge and his wealth until the present
the Wash has changed In Its course
dsce 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 MD
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 large British man-of'war suns
Inv Russian gunfire directed against
the British. French and Turkish op'
ponents of the czar
II Is stated ha members OF the nus
sian admiralty possess Trustworthy
information to the effect that tn'
sunlen man-of-war contains iars'
sum of money originally destined ioi
the payment of the British forces
The present attempt is progressint
under the supervision of well-knowi
specialist in salvage, Sig fes'ucci
an Italian.
Knows of Pirates Hoard.
A few weeks ago Boston woman
who signed the name sadie j. ma
SON" at the bottom of newspaper au
yertisement for hackers for her en-
ternrise asserted that she had Learned
the hiding place of millions OF treas
nre which was captured by the cu'
| .,..o. crow of q ship that new Ih'