New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-16
.SP ANISH ARMADA
BULLION SOUGHT
Scientific Search Made OF
Scottish West Coast.
PRIZES VALUE s37, 100000.
Null Islanders Thrilled by Operations
of "Pieces Of Eight Syndicate of
London - Diver Gets Weapons and
Naval Articles, but Jewels and Gold
Are Still to Be Found.

Are Still to Be Found.
Tobermory, a popular summer resort
on the island of Null, off the west
coast of Scotland, is having the time
of it's life.
The transient population, which is
almost boosting the roofs off the ho-
tells and boarding houses, has it's at
tention centered on the diving opera
lions which have for their object the
fishing up Of bullion estimated to be of
a gross value Of $37,50OoOO and sup
posed to have gone down in the Span
1sh armada treasure ship Florenc1a.
known in historical records as the
high gallery decked Tuscany gal
leon," which sank during a terrific
storm in Tobermory bay just 1922 years
ago.
William Fitzgerald, submarine en-
gineer and inventor Of London, and
Lieutenant Colonel M. X. Foss, also of
London, who is experimenting the
quest on behalf of the "Pieces of
Eight syndicate" are the magicians
after the ideal of the sightseeing Wis.
itofs
One of Famous Armada.
Scattered by the shot, the fire ships
and the merciless tactics of Drake and
Hawkins and their men in the Dover
strait, the Florencia was one of the
100 Spanish war vessels that were
driven to the ''inhospitable and inso.
lent north" Then, caught in that hur-
ricane which Philip II. called the
contention Of God,'' the galleon with
all her wealth of guns, treasure and
humanity went to the bottom of To.
bermory bay
Periodical attempts, more or less
successful, have been made to locate
the treasure ship, and the local re.
lators of history and prophets of past
days have conspired to invest the
sunken galleon with fabulous wealth.
But If Mr.. Fitzgerald, assisted by a
daring diver Of the name Of Daniel
Mackenzie. doesn't bring up the loot
this time it will not be for. want OF
method. AS matter Of fact, by the
time that the six months at his dis.
posal for the search have expired the
area within which the 1000 ton gal.
leon OF the armada is thought to be
resting will be a honeycomb of per.
forations to depth Of eighteen feet
In the bed of the bay.
Spanish Relics Found.
Diver Mackenzie has been right on
the job from the moment he donned
the submarine helmet and first
dropped down below the surface OF
the briny within a hundred feet of the
steamboat pier. A series Of prelim,
mary dives yielded this harvest:
First Dive-Small sword, much cor,
roded, III wooden scabbard: several
iron articles.
Second Dive-very old caiking tool
pieces Of oak
Third Dive Stock of one of ships
anchors.
While similar interesting relics. in
Guiding powderhorns and hawse pipes
and incrusted sword blades, have beer
dragged ashore daily with which tt
feast the eyes of natives and visitor:
alike wild stories have futtered about
Rumor had it one day that ssMac'
bad fshed in the gold chest Of the un
fortunate Marquis of Sidonia, instead
Of which it was only porcelain oint
| ment pot incaSed in metal
Then it got noised abroad that al
admirals sword flashing with rubie.
and diamonds had been brought to thu
surface. Great race by the populace
transient and native, to the shore
front. Macs find was but an ordi
nary bayonet incased in woode1
| sheath.
So Tobermory still is waiting for
glimpse of the lockers of Spanish gold
ROYAL HEIRS DRESS SELVES