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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27

With their great championship fight
,nly two days away, Battling Nelson,
ne champion. and Dick Hyland, the
challenger. are practically at weight,
and spend their time doing little
light road and gym work Both OF
hem passed up yesterday without
going through the strenuous boxing
stunts which have marked their work
eor the last few weeks. Each apnears
10 be in Just as good condition as
saithful labor and conscientious work
-an make him. and both look fit to
bs tile for their lives saturday after
noon. Hylsnd only laughs at the Idea
that he is OVertrainen, though there
are many who firmly believe that the
little fellow has done TOO much work.
Yesterday was the first real quiet
DAY that the Dane spent at his Gonna
camp In the morning he did his usual
10 miles of road work, and after lunch
con he PLAYED roko for half an hour
with Jack Grace, Mike. the Turk. and
the rest Of the gang. Nelson weighed
lust l34is pounds. and he decided that
this was Just about enough 10 hold him.
The champion VIII go out on the
road again this morning. and as
final warmup he VIII step two light
rounds with Joe Myers this afternoon
There Will be no rough lighting TO
this-just friendly little settO in
which both viii box ana exercise their
1feL- ne BdALAEl NVrc l0N NdHA ~
take any chances now. He was in
iown last night. and he made good
use OF his time ny signing a contract
with Miles Brothers for taking moving
pictures Of the fight Nelson has Sc
cured the exclusive privilege TO this
attraction. and he will stage ii on his
own hook He believes that il is a
good business venture N the event that
the fght is the fast, spectacular one
which he looks for.
Il may as wel have another venture
on my hands" is the way the champion
puts it, If this one turns out well
! guess that I Tyill make some money
out OF IL. and j can't lose very much,
anyhow There is a great chance. es-
pecially now that nay book is nearly
ready. I viii DO the best i can TO make
the pictures the best of their kind
ever taken"
Hyland cut all his work short yes
terday. He doubled up on the road
stuff. the gym exercise and the rest
Of *. At the conclusion he weighed
q trife over 135 pounds weight
which he figures is about right for
him three days before the great battle
He is the same silent little fellow and
has the old Jock OF determination as
strong as eVer
His boxing consisted of two short
rounds with Billy Mcdonald. the old
time rough house welter weight. and
Young Turner. the little chocolate drop.
Dick was easy and quiet throughout
his exercise. and did not give or take
q punch. He simply wrestled with his
sparring mates. and showed them
around the ring so as to get well
warmed up.
At the request of the union work
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- q q HEALS

way goes
down the blood and
means Of keeping ulcer longer
cure because reach the
only alay
and reaching the Every opuscle
the place they constantly discharge
healthy tissue and the impure
Dood
oooa the only Of S has
greatest
every imputy blood While curing s.
nealthy blood thus makes the lasting
Sores and Ulcers medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
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Latonia Results

LAT0NIA. May 26.-First race four fur
longs-Cherryola. 3 to 2, won: Inferno Queen
u to l, second; Banives, ) to 1, third. Time,
40 40
Second race. six furlongs-Marm 3 to L.
won: McChord, to /, second; Paul .Ruinart.
10 to /. third. Time 1:1S 20
Third race. four furlongs-c. A. Lehman. 10
to l. won; Placid. to |, second; Paul Davis.
to ). third. Time, 80 3-5
Fourth race. one mle-Tom Hayward. | to G.
won: Colonel Blue. to L. second; Bonnie Bard
to l.. third. Time. 1 Al 40
Fifth race, six furlongs- -Bosserian, to 2
won: Deuce. to 2 second; Voting 80 to /,
third. Time, lis
Sixth race. one mile Stone Street l3 to 5.
won; Water Lake. ) to 1. second Katie Powers.
Ito 1, third. Time, las 80
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handicap by Perseus III and the EPSON
Down plate by Bobbin Ii, were we'll re-
ceived.
Richard Croker who wandered about
the paddock alone with his hands IN his
pockets and cap drawn over his eyes,
must have contrasted the tumult today
with the silence that fell over the stand
when he led Orby II. the winner of 907
The king entertained so members of
the jockey club at the annual dinner
at Buckingham palace tonight.
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Fresno 5, Oakland 2

FRESNO, May 26.-Fast fielding and
heavy hitting marked the openino-
game OF the series between Fresno and
Oakland. in which the tail enders took
the league leaders into camp with a
score OF 5 to 2. Bloomfield was pound
ed hard by the Tiger sluggers. while
forrester was puzzle to the visitors
Five double plays, the record of the
season, We're dished up to a large
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81 Jose
RUNS AND HITS By NNINcs
SUMMARY

Three base hits-Van Buren,. Keller. Iovett
Stolen bases-Myers. Double plsy-Dashwood to
waters 10 Conrad. First base on called ba lis
on Hopkins =, of Miller J. Struck onf-Bv
Hopkins 2 by Miller .. Hit by pitcher-K
Smith. by Mosher. Wild pitches-Hopkns
hlts-On Hopkins in innings of Mosher ?
10 innings. Charge defeat TO Hopkins. Sacri-
nee hits-Miller. Kid Smith. Time of game
hour ana 40 minutes Umpre-Doyle Scorer
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SUMMARY

Home runs-Davis, McDonough Nealon. Two
base hit-Forrester. Earned runs-Fresno
Oakland ]. Sacrifice hifs-Schmpf Russell
Struck out-By Forester l. by Bloomfield r
First base on called baIls-0f Forester O. on
Bloomfield ]. Left ON bases-Fresno G. Oakland
Hft By pitched ball-cafney Smith Double
blays-M MeDonoueh TO Schlmpn 10 Tracey.
SchimpG to Kelley 70 Tracey f2l; Nealon Ia
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errors also were chalked against Hop
kins, who was replaced by Mosher
The latter allowed only two hits but
ii was too late TO repair the damage.
Score
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San jose 9. Santa Cruz /

SAN JOSE. May z6.-Tbe homo tesn,.
hatfed Hopkins out of the box TO-DAY.
hitting him for eight runs in FIVE in
nings. IN the third frame the locals
ran up hve hits on him. which netted
four runs. -Four OF the visitors sly
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SUMMARY

Three base hit-FarreIl Two bsse bits-Far
rel. Murray. Sacrifice hits-MiIler. Loucks
Mertes. Croll. First base on called baIis-on
Gray ,. on LoBcks ). Struck ouf-By GRAY 2
by Loueks !. Hit by pitched ball-Sfreih. Grar.
Passed bsli-Burke. Time sf game hour and
~ minutes. Cmpire-Ehret
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sheehan; lie Brand to Russell to lie Brand.
Time of game-l hour and - minutes. I'm
pire-Smith. Scorer-Gsrman
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Northwest League

PORTLAND, Ore. May 26-The locals we're
unable 10 do anything with KiIilay in today 5
game. lie held them down to five scattered hits
al of which were made when the Portlanders
DID not have ghost OF a show to stretch them
into anything that looked like run. Score:
Spokane .s..............
Portland .......-..... n D
Sheehan.
SEATTLE, WASH May 26-Abcrdeen won
from Seattle by score OF 4 to / in a game thaf
was was brilliantly played with the exception Of
the ninth inning. when Seattle had wild pitch
and passed three giving Aberdeen Two rms
The score WAS tied all until fle eighth when
three clean hits by Swain. Streib and Ieicune
put one run over and that was enough 10 win
Score: n H ~
Seattle .....i..... -
aperdteil ...---- 4 q .
Batteries-Seatm and Shea; Most and o Brien.
VANCOUVER, b. G., May 26-GilIigan wns
effective in the pincIlcs today. while Claim was
wild. and the locals won 4 Sow game hy !, fo
2 Donovan was released BY Manager Dickinson
today. Score: II n n
Tacoma Observation-Disclosures. q a
NancouFer ..-s. '......
Sugdep 49,
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS OF GAMES
san Francisco 1, stockton o.
Fresno ;, Oakland z.
SAN Jose 8. Santa Cruz 1.
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OAKLAND
Runs AND HITS By INNIN

IOTaI- 30 2 q 10
-MoskimaD batted for Bloomfield in ninth.
Henderson hatted for KENNEDY in ninfl
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SToCKTON.
san FRANCISCO.

RENs AND HIS ~ INNINGS
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Portland }
Sheehan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
NEW SEARCH FOR
BURIED TREASURE
OF CAPTAIN KLDD,S

sumed. but again the water forced the
toilers to stop working.
In 1853 another effort was made to
overcome the water and obtain the
treasure. The undertaking proved to
be most difficult, as the flow OF water
was very heavy. About this time the
men who were engaged In the under.
ground work got the idea that the
shaft was In danger Of caving in and
refused to enter.
[HaiIfax Syndicate Tries.
An examination was made Of the
shaft and experts found 1t to be In a
very unsafe condition, and 1t was
forthwith condemned. The pump was
withdrawn and the shaft was aban-
doned and work suspended. The
management were at their wits end
and did not know what to do or what
course to take to surmount the over.
flowing difficulty. However, 1t ap-
pears that in the meantime some Hal.
flax men had been interested and en-.
tered into an agreement to clear out
the money pit" and recover the
treasure for share of the amount SO
received. This syndicate spent lot
of money sinking a new shaft and
made heroic efforts to overcome the
flow of water but were forced to aban-
don 1t. II was at this time that a
copper coin weighing an ounce and a
half, dated 1917. and stone boats
wain's whistle were found in the bot
tom Of the pit.
Among the other "signs" which led
the discoveries to dig were the re-
mains of hoisting block, such as is
used on sailing craft. hanging to the
limb of a tree which overhung the
money pit" One of the ten foot
marks found In the money pit" was
layer Of putty. This was used in the
glazing of the windows of a house
built there afterward. Other layers
were charcoal. These articles are
usually found among the stores of
seagoing craft Among other things
that go to prove that these things
were put there by seagoing men is
an iron ringbolt imbedded in the
rock. This can be seen only at very
low tide and can be accounted for In
no other way than that 1t was put
there to moor vessels to. long ago.
Attempt to Pump Out Pit.
In 1896 new Nova Scotian com.
pany was organized to look for the
treasure. In the autumn of that year
work was again started, with two en-
gines and steam pumps, with the In.
tention of pumping out the money
pit" and forming way down the pit
which was then opened to depth OF
So feet. At 108 feet tunnel cribbed
with timber was struck. The men
went into this tunnel to explore and
had gone but short distance when
they discovered large pit about
eight feet square and open as far az
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

| jects upon the continent, but how to
| effect 1t Is the question.
"You see, he moves with caution
Notwithstanding our army flies before
him. 1t Is now month since he
landed at Skenesborough, his ad
vanced parties have advanced only
about twenty or thirty miles and moth
ing, or next to nothing, to oppose him
Sure am he never would have dared
to penetrate an inch II he had met
with a serious opposition.
Gould l persuade myself that Bur
goyne would not retreat upon the
northern army's being reinforced,
would run all the hazard to attempt
his distinctions but I am well per
suaded that he would retreat immedi
ately to Ticonderoga, where 1t would
be. out OF our power to do him any
great injury.
sour situation Is not little awk
ward, buried in the country out OF
the hearing of the enemy His excel
lency Washington is exceeding i'm
| patient, but 1t is said IL Philadelphia
is lost all is ruined. 1t is a great OBJ
ject to be sure, but not of that great
magnitude that 1t claims.
Rest assured we shall not remain
idle long. This is curious campaign
In the spring we had the enemy about
our ears every hour. The northern
army could neither see nor hear OF
an enemy. Now they have got the en-
envy about their heads and we have
lost ours.
II can assure you was no advo
cate of coming so hastily here, for
ever thought Gen. Howe's motions
very equivocal; but the loss Of Phila
delphia would injure us more than our
taking New York would them, and
it is not certain our rapid march did
not hinder the enemy from coming ur
the bay to the city. That they were
moving about the coast for several
days is very certain"
| This letter brought $195 at the Phil
adelphia sale.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
Map Of Workings On Oak Island.

when brought up the bore was
cleaned In basin and the dirt
washed out the same as II looking for
gold.
A piece of parchment with several
pieces of wood was the result of this
washing.
New Pit Sunk and Filled.
Another hole was then started and
wood was struck at 100 feet and the
soft stone at 152 feet.
This time, however, they struck the
box on its edge and the chisel worked
down past It to 157 feet, when soft
stone was again struck. They bored
through this and found It three feet
thick Under this they found ten feet
of puddle clay, and at ITO feet they
struck iron. pieces of which they
brought up, but they did not attempt
to get through 1t.
After they gave UP the boring they
decided that the best plan was to
sink another pit. A pit was according
ly started, but at 10S feet the water
drove them out. Starting a new pit
was cheaper than pumping, so again
new pit was started, but much
further away from the money pit"
This was sunk to depth of 160 feet,
and II 1t had not been for the Ill
luck that always followed them at
Oak Island the mystery would have
been solved. At 100 feet, without a
moments warning, with great rush
the water once more broke in.
Gazing Of the Tunnel.
The money pit" at once began to
fill and circumstances at once showed
that there was a perfect connection
between the two pits. This was just
what was wanted, although not quite
deep enough. They at once tore the
cribbing and everything else to pieces.
Upon close examination 1t showed
that no vent had been made for the
water on the down stroke Of the pis-
ton, and 1t took them more than a
week to fix this mistake and get the
pumps running again.
In the meantime the pit had been
standing full of water, with the crib
bling in a damaged condition. The
water worked into the tunnel at 95-
foot level and 1t caved in.
That was the end of the venture.
Since that time three pits have been
sunk. but they have all proved fail
ures.
The present theory is that a tunnel
runs through from Smiths Cove into
the money pit" to the opposite
shore. This pit is very close to the
tunnel and the water broke into the
pit from It.
It is now generally believed that
the tunnel running to the cove was
either choked by work done on the
shore by the Halifax syndicate or by
the dynamite used by the company
working in 1895.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
Women in Postal Service.

The distinction OF first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong 10
America, nor is the employment OF
women In the postal serSice new
idea AS early as 1913 woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails OF Braine lie Comte, an I'M
portant town of France. In the try
ing times OF the Thirty Years war;
the principal office in the postal serv-
Ice of Europe was held by a woman.
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1928 TO
1916 she was in charge of the mails
of the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as master general OF the
mails. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold place In the
postal department. She had charge
of the letters in Portsmouth, n. H., In
the beginning of the seventeenth CEN
tury. A half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed in charge OF the post
office in Salem, Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

For more than two centuries adven-
tnrous and ever hopeful persons have
Been seeking the treasure which that
bloody pirate. Capt. Kidd. is supposed
70 have buried In Chester Basin, Nova
Scotia. Now II is announced that
another organized search for the vast
amount Of gold and jewels Is to be
made.
Capt. Kidd was said to have secret
Cd this treasure, estimated at more
than $10,000,000, when on one of his
cruises about 200 years ago he land
cd on Oak Island. Probably many
thousands of dollars have been spent
IN unavailing search for the loot.
About the close of the eighteenth
century that part of the country was
sparsely settled and the island In
question was without an inhahitant.
In 1895 three men-Smith, McGinnis
and Vaughan--visited the island and
while rambling over the western part
sf 1t came to a spot OF which the un-
usual and strange conditions at once
attracted their attention. 1t had ev-
many years before. Red clover and
other plants altogether foreign to
the soil we're growing. Near the cen
ter stood large oak tree with marks
on the trunk. One of the lower and
larger branches of this, the outer end
Of which had been sawed on, project
cd directly over the center of a deep,
circular depression in the land about
~ feet in diameter. These and other
-signs" led the three men mentioned
10 commence work soon after.
Old Shaft Discovered.
They started digging in the spot
where they had found the depression.
and as they got down they discovered
well defined shaft, the walls Of
which were hard and solid. and 1t is
said that in some places old pick
marks were to be seen, while within
the walls the earth was so soft that
picks were not required. On reaching
q depth Of ten feet an oak plank was
struck. They kept on digging until
q depth of 80 feet was reached, find
ing oak platforms at each ten feet
At this point the earth proved to be
too heavy for them. Superstitious
beliefs were in full force in that part
Of the country at that time, and on
this account they were unable to get
any help to continue the work and
we're obliged to abandon 1t.
After an interval Of six or seven
years accounts Of the wonderful dis
eoveries made at Oak Island had
spread all over the province and a
gold seeking expedition was formed
in Truro. NJ s. Work was at once
resumed and the shaft was excavated
TO depth Of 80 feet. Marks were
found every ten feet as before, and
an iron bar was frequently used in Ia
king soundings. At the 90-foot mark
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

the pit and commenced boring. with
the idea Of striking the treasure ct q
depth Of not greater than 125 feet.
No one dreamed of there being any
thing below that depth. They bored
through puddle clay down TO a depth
Of 100 feet and struck nothing but
several pieces Of wood from 100 to
126 feet. .
They started another hole and
struck iron at 1873 feet. They struck
this iron on the edge and 1t prevent.
ed them from getting the three-inch
pipe deeper. They, however. got a
small chisel and succeeded In pass.
ing the iron and worked down with.
out piping Abe hole. At 1853 feet they
struck wood. They put common au.
ger at the end of the rods and bored
through the wood. When the auger
went through the wood 1t dipped two
or three inches and then struck some.
thing hard that they could not bore
through. The auger was worked for
some time In an attempt to get II
deeper, but It would not go down, and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
DO NOT FEAR AUTOMOBILES
Shetland Ponies the Only Breed Of
Horses That Motor Cars Don't
Brighten.

About the only breed of horses
which does not seem to fear the au-
tomobile is the Shetland pony. As to
that however, the Shetland takes
fright at nothing so different Is he In
his mental makeup from other horses.
Give a well broken Shetland to a
child, and no trouble will be expe-
rienced through his becoming fright
ened at motor cars.
Children who drive Shetland ponies
may now use the roads and pathways
In comparative safety. 30 far as auto
mobilists are concerned, provided they
have been properly instructed as to
the proper side Of the road to keep
on and the rules regarding turning out,
turning corners, etc., which should be
taught to every person who essays to
drive a horse, grown people as well as
children.---The Horse World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
FLORIDA WANTSYO
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MoVfNo
TO THAT PHENOMENAL STATE.
Land Values Are Increasing Rapidly
and q Ten-Aere Fruit and ve0s-
table Farm Well Located II
the Ideal Opportunity.

Readers of this paper will find else
where the very attractive advertise
ment headed Florida Wants You" 1t
is the announcement of five acre sub
urban farms near the phenomenal city
OF Jacksonville. Florida, for only 500.
or Just $40 an acre, on terms OF one
dollar an acre cash and one dollar an
acre a month until paid for, without
interest or taxes. The feature that Is
most attractive to every reader OF this
paper is that this announcement is
made by one of the oldest, largest and
most reliable corporations In the south,
and not by land jobbing or colony pro-
noting schemers. The Jacksonville
Development Company IL corpora
ton of large assets and wonderful re-
sources. It is Differed by some OF
the most prominent men In the state
of Florida. It is corporation o.
achievements. Perhaps one of the
most successful and famous colony
propositions ever placed before the
American public is the Keystone Park
colony in Florida, and the Tampa Bay
Land Company, which is behind that
colony, is, an associate company of the
Jacksonville Development Company.
There is no mistaking the fact.
Florida soil and climate are the great
est magnets in this country today A
five acre farm in the fruit and veg
etable belt of Florida has been proven
to be of greater earning capacity than
a one hundred and sixty acre farm in
the north and west The climate Is
ideal. The healthfulness OF Florida the
year round makes 1t a practical health
resort for multitude Of ailments. No
other state in the Union offers so
much to the man of limited means.
Thousands of people are buying small
farms in Florida now. Lands that can
be bought today for from $50 to $40
an acre will be selling for one hundred
dollars an acre in a reasonably short
time.
We believe II Is the course of wis
dom to buy lands in Florida now.
whether for savings account invest
ment, or for occupancy and cultivation.
In that connection we desire to add
that Jacksonville farms from the well
known and reliable Jacksonville Devel.
opment Company of Jacksonville,
Florida, is one of the best, safest and
surest opportunities that we know OF.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
INA REVOLUTIONARY CAMP
Letter o. Gen. Greene Discussing
''~ strategIes Of N1777 IN $3.50

A particularly good letter of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene was sold In Phila-
delphia a few days ago, the New York
Times says. It is addressed to Gen.
varnum and is dated Camp at Cross
Roads. August II. 1777." 1t is in
part:
Il readily acknowledge the propri.
ETY. of your observation that delays
are dangerous and that the prime OF
the season is wasting while we. are
basking In the sunshine of Pennsyl
vania; but repentance often comes
too late. Could we have OWNED how
Gen. Howe would have directed his
future operations some part of your
plan might have been carried into ex
ecution. The destruction Of Gen. Bur
goyne's army is one of the first OBJ