The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
BLACK HAWKS LOST COIN
Search for Indian Riches Buried in
HaIf-Breed Tracts.
(St. Louis Globe-DemocratO


(St. Louis Globe-Democrat)
What has become of the thousands upon
thousands Of dollars, in gold eagles and
double eagles, sent from st. Louis sew
eHty-five and 100 years ago to paw the Sac
and Fox Indians for the lands which they
| had ceded to the United States. millions
upon millions of acres, and to pay the
| IElted states troops under command OF
| Colonel Zachary Taylor. subsequently
I president of the United States. at Fort
Mckay during the famous Black Hawk
/ war:
! The belief that this golden treasure lies
buried In various parts of the state of
! Iowa has led hundreds of persons to dig
/ lndustriously for more than half a CEN
I TRY The discovery within the last fort
! night of $4,000 in gold in one part of the
state and a map giving the Wherea bouts
/ of 5000 of Black Hawks fortune in an
other, has set hundreds all over the state
1 to searching the records and digging the
/ ground. After lapse of a century the
fortune, for the first time, now seems
| about to be discovered
| That gold by the thousands of dollars
/ aeSreSating far more than 100000, was
sent from St. Louis to the northern In
/ dams, both before and after the Black
| Hawk war of 1892 is undeniable
In 1904, as a result of the treaty negO-
tiated in st. Louis by William Henry Har-
rison with five Sac and Fox chiefs, an an
nuity of $1,000 was granted to the tribe
and was paid for more than quarter Of
a century.
In 1890 no less than $4,000 was sent from
St. Louis to Colonel Zachary Taylor at
Fort Mckay, Ia. to pay the regular SOL
CteTs whose presence was necessary in the
territory of Iowa. because of Black Hawk
and his anticipated outbreak. That for
tune in gold was buried by Zachary Tay-
lors command. and the men who knew
of its whereabouts were killed by the In
dams.
In 1892, following the Black Hawk war,
81 II
Sac and Fox chiefs by Winfield Scott and
Governor Reynolds of Illinois, by which
the Indians were given lump sum of
$0O,o0O and an annuity OF S4J,WO for thirty
years. Aside from buying whisky and
rifles. the Indians had no way TO spend
the money.
Instances of Money Missing.
A dozen other instances might be cited
of money sent into Iowa territory to pay
red men and white that has mysteriously
disappeared. Just within the last few
days have the first traces been found OF
l.. Iowa has gold mines which the plough
of the farmer may turn up any day,
bringing fortune to the lucky man.
Such lucky man is Frank Blint. far
mer residing near Denmark. IN the famous
half-breed tract of Iowa, just across the
DeS MOineS river. which separates the
northeastern corner of Missouri from the
southeastern corner of Iowa. The half
breed tract was once the home OF In
QlanS as wealthy as the OSdSeS ol lCu3y.
The land had been set aside for them by
the government because they were the
children of two raceS-white man and In
dian. The half-breeds inherited wealth
from there Indian foroears VINO h9d
shared in the distribution of the 1904 ard
1852 treaty money. They inherited wealth
from their white fOrbears, who came to
Iowa with Julien Dubuque back in 1iSS
and obtained the right to work the famous
lead mines near the present city of Du-
buque; of the white forbears VINO went
out from Auguste ChOuteau. buying furs
of the adventurous cOureurs Gu Dolls VINO |
carried on the commerce OF the territory
and took buxOm Indian bellies to wed
Frank Blint owns a farm IN lne heaft
OF what half a century or more ago was
the famous half breed tract deciding TO
deepen a cistern which he'd been on the
premises for many years he went indus |
triously to work with pick and shovel |
Hardly had he turned up a dozen shovel ]
fuls of the long undisturDed eartn Wnen |
his shovel rang on metal. A few min |
utes' work disclosed an old IRON pot !
Digging il loose and bringing IL up 10 the /
light, BliRt was daZzled by the golden /
stream which poured forth. bXactiy So,- /
900 in gold eagles and double eagles was 1
the fortune he he'd CneaTthed- IL could /
have come from no other source than /
some family OF wealthy halt breeds. una /
bic to spend their generous ptitrimOny.
The same week in which this portion of /
the vast treasure was discovered clues !
we're found to another portion ondoubted-
~ buried not fifty miles away near where
Slack Hawk and his companions spent I
their last DAYS after the Disastrous close /
Of the rebellion and their journey down /
he Mississippi to jefferson barracks. and /
hen. in charge of Jefferson DAVIS across /
to Washington and New YORK
Tearing down the old Bonnificid log
"a bin. near Fairfield one of the oldest /
buildings in the oldest part OF the state
he workers found an inkhorn ard quill
.ase. resembling much in appea rance a
-azor case and a musty old pocketbook
which contained newspaper clipping
bearing the date June ., ISIS, and let