Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
Search Is Vigorously Prose
cuted of Highland Summer
Resort on Isle of Null.
s37,5oo,ooo IS UNDER SEA
Elaborate Diving Operations on To-
hermory Undertaken by Submarine
Engineer and Inventor Of London.
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II FuHulFT ffsNIA W. NNA N''
Nun. IS having the time n It's NE
Tho transient population, which II al
most boosting the roofs on tho hotels
and boarding houses. has ne attention
centred on the diving operations which
have for their object the fishing up OF
bullion estimated 20 be ~ a gross value
OF e7.500.O0 and supposed 20 have gone
down In the Spanish Armada treasure
ship Florencia. known In historical rec
ords as the nigh gallery decked Tuscany
gallonn.p which went down IN terrific
storm I'm Tobermory Bay just so years
ago. Mr. william FITZGERALD. submarine
engineer 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 synd'-
cate" are the magicians after the Ideal
OF the sightseeing visitors.
Scattered by the shot, the FIRE ships and
the merciless tactics Of Drake and
Hawkins and their men In the Dover
Straits the Florencla was one OF the
$50 Spanish warsmen that were driven
TO the "inhospitable and tnsolent
NORTH Then. caught IN that hurricane
which Philip OF Spain called the con
tention of God the galleon. with all
her wealth OF guns. treasure and hu-
naanity. went TO the bottom OF Tober-
mory Bay Periodical attempts. more
or less successful. have been made TO
locate the treasure ship. and the local
REALTORS OF history and prophets Of
past DAYS have conspired to invest the
sunkon gaIleon with fabulous wealth.
while all the Sandys and Macs within
n radius Of many miles have constantly
staked their regulations that there was
"something in it all
NO WANT OF SYSTEM
But II Mr.. Fitzgerald, assisted by a
daring diver OF the name OF Daniel
Mackenzie, doesn't bring up the loot
this time IT viii not be for want OF
method As matter Of fact, by the
time that the Elk months at his dis
posal for the search have expired the
area within which the i,0o0-ton galleon
OF the Armada must be resting Will be
a honeycOmb Of perforations to depth
OF eighteen feet in the bed OF the bay
And should the results be nil. then the
pronouncement viii be made that the
popularity supposed location Of the ship
Is wrong.
Diver Mackenzie has been right on the
Job from the moment he donned the sub
marine helmet and first dropped down be-
how the surface OF the briny Within hum
dred feet Of the steam boat pier. A series
OF preliminary dives yielded this harvest
First Dive-sman sword, much corroded,
In wooden scaobard; several iron articles.
Second Dlye-Vcry oii caulbilg tool.
pieces Of oak.
Third Dlve-,Stock o' a.s %. a ships
anchors.
While similar interesting rc'io- .nclud-
Ing powder horns and hgwse pipes and
encrusted sword blades have been dragged
ashore daily with which to feast the eyes
OF natives and visitors alike. Wild stories
have Huttered about. Rumor had 1t one
day that Mac" had hshed in the gold
chest Of the unfortunate Marquis u ST.
donia; instead Of which Il was only a
porcelain ointment pot encascd IN metal
Then It got nolsed abroad that an admiral g
sword, flashing with rubies and diamonds,
rad been brought 10 the surface. Great
race by the populsce. transient and native.
TO the shore front Macs" md was but
an ordinary bayonet encascd In wooden
sheath.
WAITING FOR THE GOLD.
So Tohermory stnl Is waiting for a
glimpse OF the lockers OF Spanish gold
Clever proposition" comment some ~
the visiting douhters. "to have this show
on Just during the summer vacation pc
Rod. when summer hotels need nulng."
That's a downright libel" contends the
vrathful native, who believes that the
spanish treasure IS certainly due 20 be
uncovered by this methodical search
Apropos Of the search, tho Law Journal
points out that treasure seekers mi ght turn
their attention with profit 20 the more than
eb."o,oo which ropose IN the hands Of the
British government as unclaimed funds. OF
this awesolue total there is something I.ko
El,932,15S belonging % English suitors
standing 90 their credit In the books Of the
Pay once Of tho supreme Court. Since tho
passing ~ the Chanrcry Funds act Of 1872
and the Supreme Court judiciary act of
1855 AN the securities OF money paid into
court 10 the credit or any cause or any
matter go an, division OF tho Hgh Court
have been placed 20 tho account OF tho
Taymasier General and n not claimed
within certain period go 10 tho benefit
Of the Consolidated Fund. a large part OF
the sum mentioned viii. In default Of sue
cessful petition, ultimately 20 to the re
duction Of the national debt.
Tho bankruptcy offices have been
erected out Of part Of tSs Funds held by
the Treasury, IN respect OF unclaimed
dividends and the cost Of providing ac-
commodation for officers performing
duties under tho Bankruptcy act ot
1855 the total liability In respect Of
hankrupts' estates In England ana Ire
land being fi,i57.i17 In respect OF gov
eminent stocks and dividends. "A total
Of tl,B64,620 now STANDS In the names
OF the National Debt Commissioner on
account Of unclaimed funds from these
sources,