The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-07
ROMANCE BROUGHT
TO LIGHT BY Chez
Y. NJ. G, A. Boys Make Ft
While in Summer Camp Naax
Corey, Michigan.
STORY OF CRAZY HERM
Man Found Frozen to Death ri
Years Ago; Neighborhood
Is Much Excited. 4
STORY OF CRAZY HERM

COREY, Mich, July GA romn
of the days when much OF Micbt
was wilderness was brought to Il
today when boys of the South ID
Ind, Y, NJ. C. A. summer camp. 70
digging n hole for flagstaff, brou
mp rusty iron box containing pist
books and several documents.
The lock could not be opened SO
bottom Of the chest was broken. Il
the discoveries found two rusty mis-
of an ancient pattern. resting in
of flax. Then followed motley
lection, including plain gold RING.
parently the wedding pledge Of sI
pioneer bride; silver cased watcf
Swiss manufacture; small da<
and rust stained hunting kn
leather bound books dating from
to 1919, among them Bible, 70
dren of the Abbey and the "Boo|
Passion. There were several Sci
books and number of pennies h
ing dates from 1881 to 1854; san
of silver, lead and copper ores, an
heads and a collection OF pebI
Deeds dating back as far as 1739
lated to property at Plymouth, q
A letter found in the chest READ
part as follows; Fl
This chest is the property Of
ikia Thomas, formerly of New
land, later of the Michigan wilder
sDirltuallSt of God, believing
| spirit still roams over these lake
| the full moon seasons, guarding AL
valuable deposited possessions,
they arc many and varied God 4
me many wonderful secrets. but
| cause of the great sin he took (
all away but one-the least of the
| the turning of sable stones into
| have buried this secret by the
of old Duckwing in the big su|
God rest my soul. God has filled
earth with gold. Devils do not
iieve it, but has he not promised q
and findH The blue heron is
and the night owl. but man is an
for he walketh not IN the ways Of
most high.
A little of the story of the pee|
old hermit, Thomas. is known
George Knevels, who lives in po1
Of house built by Thomas, SAYS
as boy he recollects finding care
secreted collections of pebbles IN
house. it is said that Thomas'
deserted him and that his queernes|
came noticeable about the same
| He roamed the woods "conver<
with trees and animals and believe
could transmute certain stones
gold. After selling his home
Thomas moved TO an island inI
lake, to which. in one part of his ID
he refers TO the fabode OF the 8
devils"
According TO another letter foun
the box there is another chest bI
on the island. A map gives in8
tions or directions for finding 4
chest, the key to which is said 4
hidden in a tree. The whole nei9|
hood is excited over the search, IL
diately begun, for the remaining ck
Other parts of the letter in N
Thomas revealed his secrets read
! "The island is doomed forever
| IS the aDlulnp placc Oh inc SeFtu| +
Us. Bewarel Fish die. birds dro
they pass and man disappears ID
cavernous depth of the cave. -
Another excerpt of the letter
siblv refers TO his recent spouse:|
s'The luck stone saved her from
evil one. The knife is that ~
drunk his life's blood and is e.
forever The books were her 70
sion from the older days before
great shadow fell. The man may r
his papers; Duckwing knows h<
came by them. He died for Lac
faith, The guns were his that
found on his body. He had obt<
the ring but the spirits bound hlu
"The gold pebbles were myk
product of my genius. Place the
the spring at midnight. as the
heron passes the swamp-all belle{
nothing doubling. I will aid you
spirit bids ME hasten. 1 must be 1
Farewell. -
The mans body was found lul
woods fifty years ago. He had :
| frozen TO denth.