The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-20
SOLOMON'S HIDDEN HOARD.
Secret of Treasure Hunt at Jerusalem
Is Most Amazing.

sinks into insignificance for it is now
declared that the treasure hunters
were guided by secret cryptograph-
&c cipher in the Bible, says George
Butler in The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
1t will be recalled that Capt.
Hon. Montague Parker of the British
army, headed this expedition and was
provided with immense resources In
money and men. He conducted a long
series Of excavations extending from
the Pool Of Sloan to the vicinity Of
the Mosque Of Omar, which occupies
the site Of Solomons temple at Jeru-
salem. Then suddenly the English
men departed secretely and the Mo-
hammedan world was intensely excit-
ed by the report that they had car
ried away from secret chamber be.
Meath the mosque the buried treas
u.cs Of Solomons temple. including
the ark Of the covenant. the tables Of
the law and the breastplate Of the
high priest.
Now 1t appears that Capt. Parker
was guided in his search by a hidden
cipher In the Bible, the secret of
which had been learned by DR.. Wal
ter II. Juvelius, one Of the most dis
Hebrew scholars in Fin
land.
DR.. Juvelius. in his studies Of an
cient Hebrew chronology, found
traces Of very complicated cipher in
the Hebrew scriptures. In the Book
Of Mishna, in the Talmud, he found
an indication that hidden in the
Book Of Ezekiel and in certain of the
Books Of Moses. were valuable sacred
secrets which should be revealed to
no one but the priests.
Or. Juvelius followed the indica.
tion and found in the Book of Eze-
kiel, In cipher, description Of se-
cret hiding place beneath the temple.
DR.. Juvelius then searched the Books
Of Moses as a consequence Of the sug-
gestion in the Talmud.
In the Book Of Deuteronomy he
found further descriptions Of the hid
ing place. Additional information
was also found in the ancient frag-
ment known as the Book Of Jesu ben
Syrak.
1t is impossible to explain the ma
ture OF this cipher fully because 1t Is
Of great length and based on the He
brew characters. but the information,
which is conveyed is as follows:
/. That there was a secret hiding
place In the region Of Mount Ophel,
outside the temple Enclosure, contain.
ing the tables Of the law, the temple
archives and the temple treasures.
2. That the hiding place was con
nected with the blood canal used for
the carrying off Of blood Of the
sacrificial offerings in the temple.
3. That this hiding place was in
connection also with David's city. It
Is not stated in the cipher that the
blood canal and David's city were in
direct communication, though this is
probable.
4. That Davids city was on Mount
Ophel.
.. That the immediate entrance to
the treasure chamber was through a
cleft deep down in the rock, which
was filed up at the time of the hid
ing OF the treasures, and must conse-
quently first be cleared out by any
explorers.
9. That the blood canal was built
In connection with the temple water
system.
Z. That there were three ap-
proaches to the water system and
thence TO the blood canal. One of
these was through the temple itself
now the mosque Of Omar, and anoth-
er near TO the Virgins well (discov-
cred by Sir Charles warren.) The
third approach was at a consider
able distance, and in these days I'M
available.
1t was estimated that the treasure
to be found would probably be worth
500. 10000. 600. Jesu ben Syrak's Book
states very definitely that tho con-
tents of the secret chamber include
the tables OF the law. In addition the
cipher indicated that there were
many objects OF solid gold in the hid.
ing place. az well as manuscripts and
archives OF the highest archaeological
value.
Included in the cipher is n curse
sixty and sixfold' on any unauthor-
'zed person who may attempt to dis
close the secret chamber. The ex-