The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-12
GOLD BRICK
FOR FARMER
STORY FROM SEDAN OF
MISPLACED CONT
DENCE
ANCIENT TREASUREBUUIED
And Apparently IaeaTthed.
Test Shows Brass Blocks



Sedan. Fes 1s-An old tradition OF the
Usage Indians concaniag vass treasures
Of hidden wealth. in the northern part Of
their reservation has again been recall
ed by one Of their number being gold
bricked-' a few days agc. For many
years Il has been a well known fact or
at least so considered among the osages
that in the great gaid excitement. days
of lsss and "a the early 5os some Colo-
RADIO miners on their way across what IS
now the Osagp reservation with vast
amounts II gold were waylaid by the
Indians AID an but one OF their number
killed They were bound for Missouri
according TO tho offen-told story. and
had secured their gold In the far west.
After his companions had been killed.
the one remaining miner buried the gold
and went on toward Missouri. That was
the last ever heard OF him and the
massacre and the story of the hidden
gold became tradition
For several years past Joseph Boulan-
ger, farmer living southeast OF slgin,
IN the southeastern part Of this county,
has seen lantern lights lodging about
the crecsts and canyons of his place. Up.
on Investigating the localities the next
day he would Invariably find where holes
had been dug the night before. This
continued for "a long time Mr.. Boulan-
ger became strong Ia The belief that men
were looking for the hidden geld on his
place: 50 when two strangers came 10
his place few weeks ago with a propo-
sltion TO produce the gold on shares. af-
ter locating II hy a moclilhe which they
had. they found a man ready and keen
-. a
anger the old story OF the Osage gold
and he had already heard OF H. 4 dead
Nas quickly made by the terms OF which
the strangers we're 20 bring their ma
chine Tor locating the gold and il return
tune
One Of the men was from Missouri
and this. Of course recalled 10 Mr. Boul-
aneers mind the fact that it was Miss
sourian who. according 20 the story. had
lost his wealth years ago this
strengthened his ercInlity and braced
Up the weak points OF their story. They
brought their machine and took it out
- the timber. II had sort Of compass
attachment. Thss part of &, whirlrd
mysteriously about several tunes and
then pointed towards "a certain spot.
Thither Went The three pe armed with
an kinds Of weapons Tor nu'cS cxcayat-
ing. They dug down two feet ana were
stopped by q fiat rock. This was next
removed and There WAS TIC treasure,
strongly protected in an iron box. IN g
were six chunks of metal shaped Ike the
proyerhial goi.b brick Loading them in-
o. a Wagon Ihoy wcnl back 90 B5ulau-
gcr6 house.
Here the hae cunning OF the, AssVie. I
ian go. b work on the pid farmer. -
ting by the fire that night 81 Bour fgerg I
nome they discussed their find.
'It VIA not 90 10 Oct this nna bc
known said the Aiissourian. The
Osaee land Is nor yet allotted and the
eofe-nmcnt might claim some of 'he
money Then too. the man who bur
ied St might have holrs who, hearing OF
the affair. would come foreward with
claims for part of The fortune There
JUST one thing for sou 10 do boulanger
continued the Missoarian. frhnt IS for
you 10 buy my Interest IA this thing and
then you 20 away whore You are not
known ana sell the bricks.
This 1as readily agreed go by Boul-
anger. who gave The Missousian $500 in
cash. the best team he had on his farm
and d note Tor considerably more.
The Mlssourian disappeared. Mr.. Bou-
langer took the metal % Pawhuska. de-
posted nve of the bricks IN bank there
and had local ieweler assay the other
only 10 leqr that q was brass san DE
did NOT believe thathe haa been gold
bricked 80 be decided 70 take them 20
Kansas City and have better test
made. This was done ana an slx were
pronounced brass. go
4, IS known that one Of ihe stra9sers
WAS from pawhuska. He had helped lo-
cate the Missourian aad a warrant has
bf.sn sworn out for him. The Pawhussa
mans Gcfense Is that he merely guided
tho stranger % the Boulaneer farm. not
knowing why ne wanted 70 40 there
The whole thing seems 20 have been wei
planned.