The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-15

FrlNay NofnihH lt ~. Nf3pnNiu Ndil
ffcatly astonishod % see d large hole
about -four feet across The TOP pnd
i've feet deen which had been dus
s5ihe slue dufihg the night while Mr..
Mcdonald and hi family peacefully
sAsmbelcs. amt Ahe dlggess Of thel
Aforesaid aole nai gone 50 quietly
baut iheir work that shey did nott
,3siurh ans member Of Mr. Menan.
ati'r family iAouea they werc dig.
eins not moro sAln za foss from the
House
There Is quite 4 bit ci history slngoal
With mystery abou, .he place that.
itiehl be repeated brt which dpcpensi
alhef tnan explain the mysterious
poiiyc q the party OF rather parl
ips as many thnga go 10 show thai
fls was tie work Of two men
T. Some years ago this place, which
,s nov owned by r y. simpson, was
iae property OF Mode Mcdonald, 6
fataer ei r, D. Mcdonald. who y now
Asidlne there Jnf day N lhc ~ q
1884 while My McDunald Yves afl
Sofk abori sl0 Yards away from the
lace where the hole wRa dug. he no
lera twn men walk very cautiously
.n % rae plaee. as " de lring 70 es..
anc observation, ana liter looking
areflHly over ahe ground and max
some meaaurements one OK them
fodueel somnthlng which MF Ac-
onald sprmlliH Wee steel rol
N'rh ipcY e'fitdin lte gcun6 rheY
an. tsl mfHedly and Rere seen no
mofe. AS soou as they were goue
u. Wr3nnaid wont ir the place ara
h digging down abnu, Is inchea found
MS iudgment ag,tp che object correct
Ne fnuna AZ from rod Ne was
careful ie 9ury q hack just as me-
lflmd fyf
al thai time Wew0ka WIS lust G
lfagnl.ng yllagss PAnle wNnt on and
NV Mel91hdds ffaa hlnest f9rEoteen
! .fe incident. When one aay g Niar
fme 1 him from parties IN 81
/ onis asking him II ne wanted e
la3ll tae flaee. fe cid not reply ane
M ahos time received smother let.
'r He nisde na attempt 70 sell
i a plaee af that time. however, lle
! ,firrware YDd the place anS moved
away and Il IS now the property oi
iih II. einIg0a rrhe lafee hole which
as dne Tau#dR might was about ~
nat aae enHta pl whefe Bio rod Mal
lanven daWn Tnp earth eycav1lee
! lrhOrsHat Hlsht shoAa chat some ere
ln days rasl hal dug saNn there s.
| lme purpose aad lMe then lille lhe
0ie. as me dofs soft found naer the
/ larioee contains ehunk of o elay
/ which II eniy t9unt q d depih ai three
fcst at mefe
Neaf this lmce stood an cl6 llff
ern witch Was the e.opping place Of
overland travellers ena traders n The
sariy dass before she atven, OF iae
.ailroad. JNSt 4 short distance east
n IVES the old indian sehaoE Some p
he remeins Of these old landM lrd.
silli staad
p number OF on. citizens went uu.
see tie place Friday and many the
ies arc advance as u the nuliYs
4 the daaefs. one being that an old
lmlser tad buried money there W ths
lrafly das II seems that the Oh
! ,niser h0arded 81 the old avern wiicl
food near the place aame Of The
/ Ans Of which illll remain. but be hat
ht little 70 DO or to say to any ou'
wccui The lud'aua with whom h
radea. ghc Old maa disappeared
iNey suddenly and nothing more VA
teard 0l him 1t - claimed D9 sors
.lI1at he is known 60 have had tfeeaHfl
+ hurled IN this vicinity and that b
was murdered aud q plat of the grouns
q showing the location nf hts lreasnsl
!, was stolen By the parties who klle'
d ne on man
NJ 0lheis claim thai Ia the early tlma
o laiyentuiaps triders who came iai'
!. .liMa country bad hnfled money lher
4 fos safe keeping and that parties hSyl
Il tsen searching fpf The treasure eye
/ since
s,.iil others zen uf g rich indian chic
,ho diea and was buried n this aes
, lion NAM years aGD when it was III
( custom ul The lndlans p hufy all lhl
/ llrcisure Of one ol iha rnce with 81
0Nnef aud that some Willie man has
been present al the harglng and hal
\ made 4 map uf lhe section wnere lti
araye Waa located, Intending 20 retdl
a ) later cato and sesufo ne trela
( rfc rae supporters of this heaf
lain iAHl lhe Ola rusty nails lunul
lyt thh eagth excaNaHa IhuffllAy nleh
hre usaa - We eufflil HAwes 4
E ,hcre we're no parts of a skeleiol
found.
Who did the dIgelne and what shel
motive vas silll remains mystefl
4 which Il feepnnVd bs the fact that
alNumhef 81 0ther holes none ot then
+ a. lase# however -slhaye bsen duk 4
] fafinua nlaees M and around Iavl
j. this uiaier and invariably lhc woFl
r was doue ct night and the paisie
lpo shaat the wotk 50 quietly that y
II one s evee disturbed
Thl Incident cails to mind a slIaF
eor. desufIbed as heInn an old md
E vita lonf shaggy hair and whlskefl
3 who was seen arauna town about "
+ Iyeafa ako and whom Sonic hay
Round me day iiKFlna IL ihe y i
mont Wilefe che nllns ii an eva indla
church nav elaud Il s. said Than q
old Wan ellpsaa slla boAs away u