The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-11-10
SPANISH ARMADA
BULLION SOUGHT
Scientific Search Made OF
Scottish West Coast.
PRIZES VALUE S37,5OO,OO


of "Pi.ces of Eight" Syndicate of
London = Diver Gets Weapons and
Naval Articles. but Jewels and Gold
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 its life.
The transient population, which is
almost boosting the roofs off the ho-
tells and boarding houses, has its at
tention conferred on the diving opera
tons which have for their object the
fishing up Of bullion estimated to be of
a gross value of s37 100000 and sup
posed to have gone down in the Span
ish armada treasure ship Florencia.
known in historical records as the
high gallery decked Tuscany gall
leon." which sank during a terrific
storm in Tobermory bay just 800 years
ago.
William Fitzgerald, submarine en-
giDeer and inventor of London. and
Lieutenant Colonel NJ. 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
itors
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 FIOrencia was one of the
$50 Spanish war vessels that were
driven to the Unacceptable and inso-
lent north" Then. caught in that hur-
ricane which Philip II. called the
contention of God" the galIeon 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 Il
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 a 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 honeycomb of per-
forations to depth of eighteen feet
in the bed of the bay.
Spanish Relies 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. series of prelim-
mary dives yielded this harvest:
First Dive-Small sword. much cor
roded, in wooden scabbard: several
iron articles.
Second Dive-Yery old calking tool. !
pieces of oak.
Third livestock of one of a ships /
anchors.
While similar interesting relics. in
Guiding powderhorns and hawse pipes /
and incrusted sword blades. have been |
dragged ashore daily with which to |
feast the eyes of natives and visitors |
alike wild stories have fiuttered about. |
RumOr had it one day that MAC" /
had fished in the gold chest of the I'M
fortunate Marquis of Sidonia. instead |
of which it was only a porcelain oint- |
ment pot incased in metal.
Then it got noised abroad that an
admirals sword flashing with rubies I
and diamonds had been brought to the /
surface. Great race by the populace |
transient and native. TO the shore /
front. MACS" find was but an ordi- |
nary bayonet incased in a wooden /
sheath.
So Tobermory still is waiting for 4
glimpse of the lockers of Spanish gold. [