The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-10
IOsTTREAsURE
Balboa's Buried Wealth
or Sunken Cargo Of
Whiskey Goal Of \
FORMER CANTON EDITOR

Another romance H. about TO cul-
inmate or be shattered. and tie So
ing 10 be done by q fopmer Canton
man, now Of Cleveland. r. II. Nc
LauGhlin who for some time untn
four years ago. was edivor of the
Morning news Since then he has
been press agent for popular amuse-
msnt resort IN the Lake city. which
may account for the story. II reaches
back almost 400 years TO the time
when the nrst white man laved his
feet in the waters Of the Pacific. And
then Il drops TO more modern times
whsn the shifting banks and waters
Of the Red river Of Arkansas covered
Q treasure that In these days Of local
option and prohibition would be con-
sidersd by many as being OF even
greater value than the 81. .oo0.0o or
$1,000. 900 Of gold said 10 have been
buried by Balboa In the mountains
Of Darien. But listen to the story
a. told by X. X. Kitchen In the
Sunday Plain Dealer:
The lost Treasure Of Balboa may b
found At last.
For nearly 400 years this wonderful
treasure estimated To be worth be-
tween Sb, ,ooo, 900 and $4,000. 900. has
been buried In the mountains near
Darien Central America. Scores OF
lives and thousands OF dollars have
been spent in trying to discover II.
but the secret Of its location n stili
impenstrabls.
II may not remain undiscovered
much longer. however. for . Cievs-
lard man has q chart which he be-
lievss win enable him 70 md h and.
of course. mako him Independently
wealthy for the remainder OF his life.
In company with three other Clevs-
landsrs n. II. Mclaughlin. tho owner
sf the chart, will set out next spring
20 eocats the missing treasure. HIS
fellow sAvsntursrs win - Fred H.
Brandt. Dlwood Salisbury and Paul
@. Moonsy. all widely known In this
atty.
ALTHOUGH thsir start viii not -
made for several weeks they arc AZ
ready N the thross Of preparation,
heeL Laughlin has announced thas they
viii have Cleveland not iatsr than
May I. and by taking the steamer
from New Orleans 10 Cufon hc hopes
70 reach Darisn and begin the search
for <hs treasure bsf0rs NE 9rss Of
Guns.
II Jusssss sswns A,s> s9srts he
sxpscts 70 be. back IN Cleveland BY
the middle Of August and be bloated
miIiionsiss for the rsnaind~ d h~
life. ~
TAs lost treasure sf Balboa has
been sssght ~ more advsntnrers
than any other buried treasure. with
The possible exceptions Of Captain
Kidd's gold and the trsasure OF the
Incas. vasco kunss Do Balboa. the
spanish advsnturer. who js. best
known 70 fame for having discovered
che Pscife ocean. accumulated . vass
fortune during bis few years on the
asthmus In the early part Of the six-
tssnth century. II h Known that he
sxtortsa hundreds ef thoussnds Of
Ioiiars worth OF gold from the ma
tivss, hut .yhsn ~ was bshsadsd A.
O.stilla a. Oso In 1L77 No trace Of Il
could b found.
Il was rumorsd that Balboa had
buried his treasure before he was
executed BY Davila. and Immediately
after his death . search was made
for Il, hut without success In fact,
n hisoury II to be credited, many
lives were lost In the efforts 10 hnd
q.
The traditions haa u tnst balboa.
unwilling 10 trust his fellow country
men had sig Indians. aid him In bury
fns the treasure. Five Of them were
captured and tortured TO death artsr
refusing 10 disclose its hiding place.
Despite the countless number OF At
tsmpts that have bssn made 10 locate
the treasure. Mclaughlin believes ne
viii be able 10 hnd II. He has q
chart which he claims was made by
the Indian who escaped from his
s,panisn torturss. and whic. has been
handed down from generation to csn-
eration for nearly 400 years.
MoI Augilin's uncle came into Dos
sesslon of he chart n : rsnaEhabls
moS. Whsa n WA 4exn - eQe(er