The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-11
HOPE TO DISCOVER
COUONADA'S CACHE
Mounds Of Mystery Astounding
In Apparent Treasure Signs
Near TlShOmlDgO

Although without the romantic
lengends which surround the opera.
tions OF Captain Kidd. Calico Jack,
L.afltte and other famous pirates end
buccaneers, Oklahoma, the youngest
OF the states, has nevertheless It's
buried treasure stories, whether
myrth or reality, dating back 10 the
days when Coronado, the unfortunate
soldier OF fortune, set out on his fruit
less Qaest for the tabled wealth Of
Clbola traverslng the great prairies
OF the Southwest, only to return
again TO Mexico, disappointed and IN
disgrace because Of the failure Of his
quest.
No less fascinating than the tales
OF pirate treasure or the lost millions
Of the Montezumas, and apparently
with more foundation OF fact, are the
traditions which still tive among the
old settlers along the Arkansas bor-
der OF solid silver bars secreted In
the vicinity Of Fort Smith By Spanish
soldiers when forced into hasty flight
by the attacks OF hostile Indian
tribes.
The story ig supported by at least
a considerable amount OF tangible
evidence. In the collection OF the
Oklahoma Historical society Is a
stone bearing the marks which are
believed to have been put there by
thu retreatihg Spaniards, who are
supposed to have hidden vast riches
along their old trail from tho Qua
nav country to Mexico leaving an In
intricate and mysterious system
Of signs to guide them back 70 their
treasure on their expected return
which never came
This stone Is three Inches Ions,
Tho shape Of sharks tooth, and
hears upon one oi lts edges SIX notch.
es apparently made with "a metal
instrument. Time and exposure have
smooihed their corners, and thef
would not be- regarded as anything
remarkable except for the face that
there arc scores OF oihsf stones
where Ibis one was found varying IN
s,z8 from tiny pebhloa in massive
bouldeys and an marked wien the
same sign il Is That tact that taa
eauted the belief ihat & Is q treas
IRE sign,
The stone was sent to the Histor
ical society by H. l.. Stein, OF Mammal
tan, Kas., who was In Fort Smitl
on geological expedition when ht
first got on the track Of the bufiei
treasures A friend there induced
him to go to Cottonwood, Just across
tha Oklahoma line, on the preiex
Of showing him Indications Of lead anl
silver. On reaching the place, how
ever, the friend told him Of The le
gend OF the Spanish treasure, and in
tImated that Il might be more pro
fitcble to look for that than any dc
p0slts Of minerals.
slgn Of Six NSsehes
Stein was incredulous. but In OF
der 10 satisfy his companion, begal
10 look about for signs OF the Span
inrds having been there, and to hi
surprise. discovered q big bouA1e
with the sign OF the six notches. a
we'll as a single and two double tri
angles ehlpped In rs surface.
This boulder Was IN the tlmbe
and close 10 the roots oi several tree
were found stones bearing slmila
marks. STEMS interest was aroused
and he pursued his investigation
FOR week. Some of the resident
ot the vicinity learning the ohie'
Of his search, toll him of mystef
GUS Mexleans who had appeared thef
al various times during the last 81
ty years. He was also told OF a no
low tree which q negro had nns
started to cut down and had foun
within Il document, presumahl
parchment. written In Spanish NJ
being able to read It. the negro hs
burned the parchment
Mounds Of Mystory
In telling Of his fufthef dlscoverie
Mr.. Stein says:
After many observations folloi
ed on old time trait turning ov
every rock uhtii ci.nle 10 smf
raylno with worry ilttie water IN
Here something peculiar showed II
few rocks built up like 2 HI
bouso. about . foot SQUARE, took o