The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-07-02
Company Organized to Search
for 100000, 900 Treasure
in Pacific Ocean.
FROM PERUVIAN TEMPLES
Gold, Silver, Pearls and Precious
Stones, Torn from Ancient Pal
aces, Rest Under Isle.


100000, is the object of a company
just formed in which several Provi-
dence men are interested.
An expedition will start for the
treasure island as soon as the neces-
sary funds are obtained. The treas
ure consists of gold, silver, pearls
and precious stones, the plundered
store of churches. temples and pal
aces of Peru away back in the ear
Hest occupation Of that region by
Pizarro and his Spaniards.
The company was chartered in
Massachusetts, June s, under the name
of the South Sea Islands Trading
company The incorporators named
are James Brown Of Providence, H. A.
Harrington and George NJ Faulkner
of Boston and w. NJ. Harrington Of
Providence. The capital Is placed at
100000, of which 1t is estimated $780,
600 will be necessary to carry the pro-
ject to completion. An option has
been obtained on several steamships,
among them the Ethelwpld OF the
| United Fruit companys heet, for the
expedition, says the Providence Jour-
nal.
Cocas Island in the West Indies, the
scene OF many q romance and the
hiding place of untold wealth, the de-
positary Of the ill-gotten gains of half
the pirates that infested the Spanish
main in the good old days of the
Spanish galleon, and which has been
dug over from beach to crown in the
search for the supposed millions con-
cealed there, figures in the story.
The opening chapter is laid in the
year 1920, when Captain Henry
Smith, ST., OF Salem, Mass, sailed
from that port in the COOL schooner
Black Witch. Captain Smith had OBJ
tained knowledge OF the secret hiding
place OF untold wealth, taken years
before from sacred edinees. Christian
and Pagan, some of It dating back to
Pizarro and a part OF the loot OBJ
tanned in the conquest of Peru. The
treasure consisted Of money in the
form OF doubloons and pieces OF
eight precious stones of all kinds,
gold and silver In lngots and vessels
OF gold. some of them more than three
men could lift; gods goddesses, idols
pearls Of enormous size and other ar
ticles Of value.
Reaching Cocos island safely with
the treasure. It was buried and the
Black Witch sailed away 10 await a
ncrp favorable time for returning and
taking away the wealth which was
buried. The schooner was wrecked
however, and Captain Smith so badly
injured by being beaten about in tho
surf that he died soon after. but no
Until he had conflded to his son tht
location Of the plumber. The young
man was instructed to go after II
MS three others had been saved from
the wreck who knew the secret.
! was not until more than thirty
years later that Captain Henry Smith
jr was In position to go after the
vas: fortune that awaited him in thu
security of It's hiding place and foi
which more than ono expedition hat
been fitted out and search of tho
Island made without success.
II is at this point that Captain
James Brown, now Of Providence, en-
tiers into the narrative. He was ther
lad OF sixteen, q native II California
and the son OF a Norwegian father
and California mother. lie Is now +;
man OF seventy-three, some inches
over six feet In height, strorg and Wig
orous, straight as an Indian, with heat
covered with iron gray hair and wear
ing heavy gray beard. He live
with his family at 20s Gala street
near Roger Williams park.
lie left home at the age OF 10 ant
followed the sea until he found him
self at Jamaica Island In the West In
| dies at the time of becoming acquaint
| cd with Captain Smith The expedi
ton was fitted out and nearly read
to sail at this time with the avowe
intention OF engaging in the pearl FISH
cries.
Young Brown was engaged as flrs
mate and with a crew Of ninety-tw,
| men, all told, the schooner Sea Foam
set sail for Cocoe Island. The treas
ure was safely taken on board and sa
made for the island In the far ava
Pscifc where It was landed and bur
led in the sand A chart was care
fully made Of the location Of the Is
| land and the hiding place Of tn
treasure marked In red ink
/ This done, the Sea Foam sailed To-
| Australia, but on arrival there, hear
Ing that two English vessels wer,
about to sail for home deeply ladel
\ with gold dust. the Sea Foam put I
| sea, and when the ships came in sigh
made chase and overlook them. Wha
was done with the crews Is left {
conjecture, but the ships were neve
heard Of again, and none Of the com
pany OF either vessel ever returned {,
tell the tale. The rich cargoee wer,
| transferred to the island and buried
beside the treasure already there
Shortly after the Sea Foam was pur
posely wrecked by Captain smitl
| While taking a pleasure cruise and al
hands were stranded on the island
One by one the crew died, the vic
Tins, Captain Brown declares. Of poi
son administered by Captain Smith
AS they died they were buried on tol
Of the hidden wealth Eighty-nlne o
the crew wele thus disposed Of unit
all that were left consisted OF Cap
tain Smith, Brown and the steward
The long boat had been saved from
the wreck, and after the death OF tn
last man about s1,ooo,0oo was put int
1t and the voyage to Australia begun
When four days from their destina
tlon. Captain Brown says, Captain
Smith shot and killed the steward ant
was about to serve him In the sam
way when he fired first and killed tn,
captain.
He finished the journey and buried
the money near Gouchln bay H
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